Yeovil still on level terms with Huddersfield

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Yeovil Town were relieved to go in at halftime without conceding after Huddersfield dominated the first half at the Galpharm.

Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic needed to be on top form to shut out the Terriers in his penultimate game before he returns to Portsmouth.

Yeovil manager Russell Slade had to do without captain Terry Skiverton because of his rib injury but

a scan has revealed there is no break and he could be back for Saturday's trip to Oldham.

Aaron Brown replaced him while Keiran Murtagh was called up to a five-man midfield at the expense of

striker Paul Warne.

Danny Schofield was returning to his old club and he set up the first chance when his low corner

found Murtagh, who shot wide of the near post.

At the other end, Robbie Williams had Begovic diving full length to his left soon after to

stop his long range drive. Williams and Terriers striker Keigan Parker scored Blackpool's goals

against Yeovil in the 2007 play-off final at Wembley.

Huddersfield's other frontman Liam Dickonson hit the side-netting on 17 minutes from Mike Flynn's cross but Yeovil were largely untroubled by their hosts in the early stages.

Brown saw a header deflected over for the Glovers and then nodded over from the resulting corner.

Begovic produced a superb save on 27 minutes when a long range drive from the home side's Gary

Roberts took a deflection off Ian Craney and the big Canadian reacted smartly to tip the ball over.

Begovic dealt more comfortably with a near post header from Dickinson from a Jim Goodwin cross

before Ian Craney fired over from the edge of the box.

Dickinson hit a skidding free kick just wide of the near post and Begovic pulled off another

brilliant stop, parrying Andy Butler's powerful header from a Williams free kick.

And Begovic had to be alert again on 38 minutes when Gary Roberts counter-attacked down the left and

struck a low drive that the Pompey man blocked with his foot.

Yeovil's Rendell was then booked for a foul on Nathan Clarke and from the free kick Dickinson once

again skimmed the side-netting with a curling effort.

Brown followed Rendell into the book after bringing down Parker and Dickinson got even closer from the set-piece, glancing the post with Begovic beaten.

Huddersfield Town (4-4-2): Glennon; Goodwin, Clarke, Butler, Williams; Flynn, Worthington, Craney,

Roberts; Dickinson, Parker. Subs not used: Holdsworth, Skarz, Collins, Jevons, Jones.

Yeovil Town (4-4-1-1): Begovic; Alcock, Brown, Owen, Jones; Schofield, Way, Roberts, Welsh; Murtagh;

Rendell. Subs not used: Tomlin, Warne, McCollin, Peltier, Smith.

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