Yeovil Town beat Aldershot Town 2-0 on Tuesday evening, a result that felt comfortable long before the final whistle despite a lively second half from the visitors.
Aldershot made a bright start. Oliver Scott put them ahead in the seventh minute, and Terrell Works doubled the advantage before the half-hour mark, leaving Yeovil with ground to recover at the interval.
The home side responded with purpose after the break. Josh Sims pulled one back almost immediately on 46 minutes, and four minutes later Jake Wannell levelled the tie. The momentum had shifted completely. Finn Cousin-Dawson then gave Yeovil the lead for the first time on 56 minutes, turning what had been a deficit into a platform.
The middle portion of the second half brought a flurry of substitutions from both benches. Joy Mukena and Ryan Jones came on for Aldershot around the hour mark, while Jed Meerholz was introduced shortly after. Yeovil responded with their own changes, bringing on Tahvon Campbell and Jed Ward around the 75-minute mark.
Sean Patton threatened to restore parity on 74 minutes but could not find a finish, and Aldershot's afternoon unravelled further when Kyle Ferguson was dismissed on 86 minutes, leaving them short for the closing stages.
Matt Penney wrapped up the win for Yeovil late on, completing a turnaround that owed much to the energy carried out of the dressing room at half-time.
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