Tuesday 29 October 2002 - Huish Park - kick off 7.45pm FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round Replay

For the first time this season City were able to field an unchanged line-up as the eleven players who had played so well in the first match were given a deserved chance to repeat their efforts. And for the opening 20 minutes they showed that they were capable of doing just that. Although Andy Williams and Frankie Bennett were struggling to get into the game, the former particularly closely marked after his man of the match performance in Sunday's stalemate, the constant running of Jason Eaton and Dan Cleverley meant City earned more than their fair share of the ball, although they didn't really threaten Weale's goal as they had two days earlier. By contrast even the occasional foray forward by the home side held more threat than before. Johnson's 12th minute centre just eluding McIndoe and Mark Bryant doing well to cut out the now gloveless (colder night, eh?) McIndoe's cross that was heading toward Crittenden. As the half progressed Yeovil began to see more and more of the ball in the City half and for the first time in the match the tide seemed to be turning away from the Romans. Way saw a shot deflected wide on 32 minutes and McIndoe's free kick saw the same fate moments later. From the resultant corner Skiverton headed narrowly over. City's defending was now become more desperate and Thorne was fortunate that the referee only awarded a corner following Gary Thorne's 38th minute challenge on the increasingly influential McIndoe. Up to that point it had been a quiet night for the man in black but he finally resumed the centre stage he seems to relish by booking Harvey (naturally) and Kemp within a minute just before the interval.

This was Harvey's last real involvement, he was replaced at half time by Ellis Wilmot, but he had played his part in ensuring the game was still goalless at the break. This parity only lasted for another 22 seconds. Straight from the restart Yeovil advanced down the left and O'Brien sent over a perfect cross that was headed home by the previously anonymous Demba. Clearly lifted by finally breaking through they now began to press City back and a second goal looked on the cards everytime they went forward. It arrived after 59 minutes. Another left wing centre, this time from Way, caused havoc in the City box and the ball broke kindly to Demba allowing him to head home from six yards out. This could have been the signal for City to cave in but they showed that they had not given up hope. Eaton finally forced Weale into action after 66 minutes, blocking at his feet after good work by Cleverley. Demba was denied a hat-trick by a smart save from Bryant and then with eleven minutes City were back in the game, Eaton, who had been booked three minutes earlier for 'diving', produced a neat turn and flick that left his marker for dead and his cross was headed home by Adrian Foster. Did this tie has one final twist? For a spell it appeared that City could produce an unlikely comeback as they lifted their game for a final effort. Throwing three men up front they had to risk leaving gaps at the back and with three minutes remaining they were punished. McIndoe was allowed to make ground toward the City box from the left flank and he unleashed a stunning 20 yard shot that flew over Bryant into the top corner of his net. That was it for City, although Foster should have grabbed a second goal in stoppage time, and despite their efforts over the 180 minutes it was Yeovil who headed into the 1st round.