Rovers loose 3rd concecutive game whith a poor performace by a strange first-team selection by Dave Penney, Hughes in for Thornton, and Leo Fortune-West was chosen over Roberts to replace Heffernan.
Yeovil started the match but it was the Rovers who had the first sight of the opposition goal when they were awarded a free kick in nthe centre of the pitch some 25 yards from goal. Mulligan took it but put it just wide of goal. Yeovil won the first corner of the game after 7 minutes and five minutes later, out of the blue, scored the first goal of the game. JEVONS got the ball in the inside right channel, outpaced his marker and rocketed a shot from 15 yards into the top far corner of the net. Minutes later, the Rovers won their corner but it was cleared. A good ball by Mulligan gave McIndoe the chance of a shot on goal but it was blocked and diverted out for a corner. Further corners to each side followed before the Glovers began to dominate play. On 25 minutes, a corner on the Yeovil right was met with a fierce header by Skiverton going for the top corner but somehow Budtz got a hand to the ball to give another corner to the visitors, which was cleared by Fortune-West. Further pressure by Yeovil won them another corner on the half hour, which Budtz mis-punched straight up into the air but it was eventually cleared. A good five minutes for the Rovers followed although the goalkeeper wasn't troubled but at least the home team had kept possession for a lengthy spell. A spell of mostly midfield play followed but on 43 minutes, Jevons was put away down the Yeovil left, got to the byline before hitting a low cross to the middle. Budtz sprawled full length to push it away but Harrold, on the floor, put it back on goal only to see McDaid appear and clear off the line. The break came with Yeovil leading by the single goal.
The second half opened with Yeovil faster to the ball and having most of the possession in the first quarter of an hour. That's how long it took for the Rovers to get into the Yeovil penalty area. Only a timely interception by Fenton stopped Jevons and Budtz had to beat away a shot from Cohen as Yeovil sprayed the ball around the field. Substitutions were made to the Rovers team and gradually the Rovers began to show signs of the football and cohesion that had graced their displays before Christmas. On 64 minutes they won a corner on the left but it was cleared. This was followed by a good move that came to Ravenhill, who hit a terrific low drive from 25 yards that was only just wide. Then a cross from Offiong, on the right, reached McIndoe, to the left of goal. He cut inside but a weak right foot shot went wide. The Rovers were now pressing hard for an equaliser. On 81 minutes, a corner on the Rovers left was headed over by Albrighton. A series of corners to the Rovers came to nothing but the pressure was building on Yeovil. Crosses came in from Offiong, on the right but the Yeovil defence was resolute in their defending. Five minutes added-on time was announced. Collis saved from Thornton and Albrighton had a header saved following a corner from Thornton. It wasn't to be, however and the final whistle went, with the Glovers hanging on to their one goal, the same score as two years ago, the last time they visited Belle Vue.