Ebbsfleet United 1 Yeovil Town 1: National League match report as 10-man Fleet earn point thanks to Aaron Cosgrave’s equaliser

Spirited Ebbsfleet held on with 10 men for a point at home to Yeovil on Tuesday night.

While a draw might not be enough in their fight against relegation come the season finale, it at least showed they won’t be going down without a fight.

Ebbsfleet made three changes from the side that drew 2-2 at Boston on Saturday with Luke O’Neill, Callum Harriott and Franklin Domi replaced by Tyler Cordner, Alex Aoraha and Ben Chapman.

The hosts started brightly enough, looking the more positive side in the early exchanges even though Charlie Cooper had a long-range shot deflected wide at the other end and Brett McGavin’s free-kick sailed high and wide into the Plough End.

For all the Fleet’s positivity, with new recruit George Moncur looking bright on the ball, the closest they came was Morgan Williams’ pass back which saw keeper Ollie Wright hurry back towards his own goal, thankful that the ball was just wide of the upright.

Ebbsfleet lost Todd Kane to injury before the half-hour and Yeovil tweaked with their formation during the break in play, bringing Kofi Shaw more infield and pushing Jake Wannell further forward down the left.

They got a grip of the midfield and enjoyed long spells of possession, albeit without threatening to offer much of an end product, Aaron Jarvis’ hooked effort lacked any power and Shaw shot straight at keeper Mark Cousins.

The breakthrough came seven minutes before half-time with a touch of class by Sean McGurk. The midfielder twisted away from Chapman and then went past Aoraha in a flash before firing in off the upright from 30 yards.

McGurk nearly latched onto a through ball minutes later but Edser got back in time to clear the danger.

Ebbsfleet rallied again in stoppage time, the willing Cosgrave took