YATE, England (Interstat) — Yate Town and Sholing played to a 1-1 draw in a global football match Tuesday at The Jelf Stadium, with the home side answering after conceding before halftime. Yate Town was the home team, and Sholing was the visiting side for the fixture. The teams traded goals in the first half and could not find a winner after the break. Sholing took the early advantage, but Yate Town responded before the interval and held on for a share of the points.

Sholing opened the scoring in the 31st minute when Josh Phillips found the net. Yate Town equalized in the 44th minute through Ajay Weston. The goals came in that order, leaving the match level at halftime and through the second half. Neither side recorded another goal after Weston’s strike, and the score remained 1-1 at the final whistle.

Ajay Weston was a key performer for Yate Town, playing the full 90 minutes and scoring once. Josh Phillips was Sholing’s key contributor, also playing the full 90 minutes and scoring once. Weston’s goal gave the home side its equalizer, while Phillips’ strike had put the visitors ahead. The two goals accounted for all the scoring in the match.

Sholing’s record in the competition now stands at one win, one loss and four draws. Yate Town’s competition record is now zero wins, three losses and three draws. Across all competitions, Sholing is four wins, one loss and four draws, while Yate Town is zero wins, five losses and three draws. The draw added one point to each side’s competition tally.

Sholing entered the match with recent results that included a scoreless draw against Uxbridge, a 2-0 win over SE Dons, a 3-2 loss to Chichester, a 1-1 draw at Frome, a scoreless draw at Basingstoke, a 2-1 win at Ebbsfleet and a 2-0 win over Berkhamsted. Those results formed part of Sholing’s season record before the trip to The Jelf Stadium. Sholing also had a 1-0 win at Yate Town earlier in the season.

Yate Town’s recent form included a scoreless draw at Plymouth Parkway, a 3-2 loss at Malvern Town, a 3-0 loss to Berkhamsted, a 3-3 draw with Frome, a 4-0 loss at Wimborne, a 1-0 loss to Sholing and a 2-1 loss at Chippenham. Yate Town entered the match still seeking its first win of the season across all competitions. Its competition record included three draws before the final whistle Tuesday.

The most recent head-to-head meeting before Tuesday ended in a 1-0 Sholing win at Yate Town. The match at The Jelf Stadium featured two first-half goals and a tight second half, with neither side able to add to its total. Yate Town and Sholing each took a point from the fixture, adding to their competition and overall season records. The draw left Yate Town with three competition draws and Sholing with four.

The fixture was the second meeting between the sides this season. Sholing had won the first meeting 1-0 at Yate Town, and the return game at The Jelf Stadium produced a 1-1 draw. Both goals came in the first half, with Phillips scoring for Sholing and Weston scoring for Yate Town. No further goals were recorded after the 44th minute. The result gave each team a point in the competition and added to the season totals for both clubs.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Yate Town 1, Sholing 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Yate Town with a 60.4 percent probability to win. The total score of 2 went over the over-under line of 2.5.