Keohane free-kick the difference at Huish Park
A young Exeter City reserve side overcame their Yeovil Town counterparts in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Huish Park on Tuesday morning, as the game ended 1-0 to the Grecians.
The only goal of the game came through Jimmy Keohane, who bent a free-kick round the open side of the goal and into the top corner after a foul had been drawn outside the area.
City’s defence held firm against a strike-force which boasted first-team players including Paddy Madden, as well as a number of trialists.
Elliott Chamberlain and James Hamon were both introduced in the second period, as was Jamie Reid, who continues on his road to recovery from a groin injury.
Exeter City assistant manager Rob Edwards praised the side, and said: “We’re trying to keep this group playing together as often as we can, and a lot of them are pushing themselves forward towards the first team. They’re getting better and stronger and they’re all improving.
“The result isn’t the most important part in a friendly, but at the moment their confidence is sky-high because of the results we’ve had recently against Plymouth and Southampton. Their main target as players is to keep improving and getting themselves closer to the first team.”
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