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Johnstone's Paint Trophy | Area Semi-Finals

Dec 8, 2015 at 7.45pm UK

Oxford Utd Oxford United
3-2
Yeovil Yeovil Town

Evans (5'), O'Dowda (42'), Maguire (54')

FT(HT: 2-1)

Fogden (37'), Jeffers (90')

Match Report

Football

Oxford United beat Yeovil Town to reach area final

By Chris O'Keefe, Reporter

Published: December 8 2015 | 21:41

Last updated: December 9 2015 | 16:39

Chris Maguire scores in his first start for Oxford United, who reach the Southern final of the Football League Trophy with a 3-1 win over Yeovil Town.

Oxford United are into the Football League Trophy Southern final after they comfortably beat fellow League Two outfit Yeovil Town.

The U's were ahead inside five minutes at the Kassam Stadium when Welsh Under-21 international Jordan Evans scored on his senior debut for the club.

United were pegged on 37 minutes when a lapse in defence allowed Wes Fogden to coolly slot his shot past a helpless Sam Slocombe.

However, Oxford restored their lead just before the interval as Josh Ruffels's run and cross presented Callum O'Dowda with the chance to beat Yeovil keeper Chris Weale.

Early in the second half, the hosts increased their lead when Chris Maguire scored on his first start for the U's since joining on-loan from Rotherham United.

Shaun Jeffers netted a second for Yeovil in the 90th minute, but it proved only to be a consolation as Oxford set up a Southern final with Millwall.