YEOVIL, England (Interstat) — Charlie Lennon scored twice and Yeovil defeated visiting Leatherhead 5-2 on Tuesday in the competition. Yeovil overcame an early deficit with a burst of three first-half goals and added two more after the break to secure the home win. Leatherhead opened brightly and took the lead, but the visitors could not keep pace as Yeovil took control before halftime and protected the advantage in the second half. Yeovil’s five-goal output came after Leatherhead had struck first.

Leatherhead took the lead in the second minute when Kofi Anokye Boadi scored. Yeovil responded in the 15th minute through Joseph Gubbins. Ryan Jones put Yeovil ahead in the 25th minute, and Slavi Spasov extended the advantage in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time. Yeovil led 3-1 at the break after scoring three times in a 30-minute span following Anokye Boadi’s opener. The first-half surge put the home side in control.

Charlie Lennon made it 4-1 in the 58th minute. Connor Harris pulled one back for Leatherhead in the 77th minute, but Lennon completed the scoring in the 85th minute. Lennon finished with two goals, while Gubbins, Jones and Spasov each scored once. Anokye Boadi and Harris each scored once for Leatherhead. The goals came in a match that saw Yeovil control the second half after a competitive opening period, with Lennon’s late finish ending Leatherhead’s comeback hopes. Lennon was the only player in the match to score twice.

The result moved Yeovil to 1 win, 0 losses and 1 draw in this competition and 8 wins, 2 losses and 5 draws across all competitions. Leatherhead is now 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw in this competition and 2 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw across all competitions. The teams had met earlier in the season, playing to a 3-3 draw at Leatherhead. The earlier draw remained the only listed head-to-head meeting between the clubs this season.

Yeovil’s attack produced goals from four different players, with Lennon the only player to score twice. Gubbins, Jones and Spasov each found the net in the first half, helping Yeovil turn the early deficit into a two-goal halftime lead. Lennon then added his first in the second half before Harris briefly gave Leatherhead hope. Lennon’s second goal restored Yeovil’s three-goal margin and closed the scoring. Yeovil’s scoring was spread across the match, with three goals before halftime and two after the break. The home side finished with five goals from four scorers.

Leatherhead’s Anokye Boadi struck early to give the visitors a short-lived lead. Harris scored in the second half for Leatherhead’s second goal. Yeovil’s defense limited Leatherhead after the early breakthrough, and the home side’s finishing proved decisive. The match ended with Yeovil scoring five goals and Leatherhead scoring two. Leatherhead’s two goals came from Anokye Boadi in the opening minutes and Harris in the second half. Yeovil’s lead was never seriously threatened after Spasov’s first-half goal.

Yeovil entered the match with recent wins over Wealdstone and Boston Utd among its previous results this season, while Leatherhead had beaten Hanworth and Ramsgate but also lost to Cheshunt and Chatham. Yeovil’s previous results also included a draw with Worthing, a win at Kidderminster and a home win over Solihull. Yeovil is scheduled to host Altrincham in its next National League match. Yeovil’s following National League fixtures include trips to Hornchurch and FC Halifax. Leatherhead is set to travel to Welling in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Yeovil 2, Leatherhead 1, and its ELO system had given Yeovil a 65.3 percent pregame probability to win. Yeovil had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 7 went under the over/under line of 3.25.