League Two (Week 3) : Forest Green beats Yeovil 4-3
ENGLAND, Aug. 19, 2017 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 3: After losing 2-0 to Mansfield Town on August 12, The Green bounced back with a 4-3 victory over Yeovil Town this Saturday.
Yeovil Town had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Olomola Olufela ('9), Khan Otis ('14 on penalty) and Zoko Francois ('35), while Forest Green only scored twice Doidge Christian ('23) and Brown Reece ('45). Trailing 3-2 at half time, The Green nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Cooper Charlie '49 and Bugiel Omar '79).
Forest Green Rovers FC climbed to 15th place with 4 points from 3 games, tie on points with Wycombe Wanderers FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of August 19, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Notts County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Barnet | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Morecambe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 21 | Yeovil Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 3 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2017-2018
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Overview
Forest Green Rovers FC
- Position: 15 +5
- Best performance of the season:Forest Green Rovers 4-3 Yeovil Town (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:Mansfield Town 2-0 Forest Green Rovers (12 Aug.)
- Next game:Colchester United - Forest Green Rovers (26 Aug.)
Yeovil Town FC
- Position: 21 -6
- Best performance of the season:Yeovil Town 3-2 Accrington Stanley (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Yeovil Town 3-2 Accrington Stanley (12 Aug.)
- Next game:Yeovil Town - Coventry City (26 Aug.)
- 19 August 2017
- 15:00
- nailsworth
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town | 7 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 7 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 6 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 6 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 6 |
Week 3 Results
| Saturday 19 August 2017 | ||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2-4 | Notts County | ||
| Crawley Town | 0-1 | Cambridge United | ||
| Forest Green Rovers | 4-3 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Carlisle United | 3-0 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Stevenage | 3-1 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Coventry City | 0-1 | Newport County | ||
| Morecambe | 0-1 | Swindon Town | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2-1 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Exeter City | 1-0 | Lincoln City | ||
| Luton Town | 3-0 | Colchester United | ||
| Chesterfield | 2-0 | Port Vale | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1-0 | Barnet | ||