Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll hails players for winning first match since loss of Lee Collins

Yeovil's Collins tribute

OUR CAPTAIN: scorer Tom Knowles points to the sky in memory of the late Lee Collins
PICTURE: Pinnacle

EMOTIONAL Darren Sarll hailed his Yeovil Town players for winning in their first match since the tragic death of club captain Lee Collins.

A first-half strike from Jimmy Knowles gave the Glovers victory at Huish Park over .

Yeovil had not played since Collins passed away last month with tributes and respects paid to the popular centre-back in the weeks that have followed.

And on their return to boss Sarll saw his side put in a performance Collins would have been proud of.

“Everyone knows how tough it has been,” said Sarll. “They are a brilliant group and they really stuck together.

“They are incredible people. I spoke quite a lot [before the match] but I tried to get my focus on the game. We are at work now and we want to win. Lee and I both came here to win.

“It has brought a lot of teams together, but today's desire and determination were very fitting. I said Lee was the glue of our dressing room and today he held us together.”

Elsewhere, remained top of the with a stunning 7-2 victory at while second-place Sutton United thumped 4-0.

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