Hereford United 0 Yeovil Town 2

HEREFORD lost their unbeaten home Nationwide Conference record in a comprehensive defeat on Tuesday, writes IAN MORGAN.

Injury-hit United can have no complaints about the result which condemned the Bulls to their first reverse at Edgar Street in five matches and saw them slip to 12th place.

Yeovil's pace and movement ran a depleted Hereford side ragged in the opening period and it was surprising that United held out until the 40th minute, by which time the Glovers could have opened up a three-goal advantage.

The Somerset club's second strike immediately after the interval then killed off the game.

Although United marksman Rob Elmes headed a superb Paul Parry cross against an upright in the 53rd minute, the visitors coasted to victory.

Hereford boss Graham Turner said: "Yeovil outclassed us in the first half and we were hoping to get to half time with the scores level.

"We battled hard after the interval but the second goal was crucial."

After six minutes Lee Johnson scuffed a glorious chance wide for Yeovil and within minutes Mark Williams and Matt Clarke were forced to race back and clear off their goalline.

A Yeovil breakthrough was only a matter of time and it finally arrived when Carl Alford rose to head home a corner.

That goal sparked Hereford into life and Paul Parry left three Yeovil players for dead before unleashing a cross shot which goalkeeper Jon Sheffield parried. The ball fell to Jimmy Quiggin but the forward's effort was blocked.

The Glovers deservedly wrapped up the points in the 48th minute with their first raid of the second half.

Johnson broke clear and fired an 18-yard angled drive which goalkeeper Matt Baker got a hand to but could not keep out.

Bookings - Hereford: Parry (dissent), Snape (foul), M Williams (foul). Yeovil: Way (dissent).

Hereford: Baker, Clarke, M Williams, Webb, Quiggin (Piearce 46 mins), T James, Sedgemore, Snape, Elmes, G Williams, Parry. Subs not used: Goodwin, Evans, K James, Marshall.

Yeovil: Sheffield, Lockwood, Tonkin, Skiverton, White, Way, Johnson, Giles, Alford, Crittenden, McIndoe (Turner, 46). Subs not used: Lindegaard, Haveron, Ramsey, Weale.

Attendance: 1,709.

Referee: R Lewis (Shrewsbury).