Terry Skiverton's Match Reaction

YEOVIL Town boss Terry Skiverton hailed Scott Murray's performance after his two goals rescued a point against Brighton – and then explained why the Scot has hardly played so far this season.

Murray scored the 100th goal of his career against the Seagulls and then netted a late equaliser from the penalty spot in only his second league start of the season after tendonitis over the summer left him short of fitness.

Skiverton has had to brush off rumours that there were other reasons behind Murray's omission from the team. "I mentioned before the game just what Scott Murray can do," he said. "I told you that he's fully fit and he's raring to go and that he's had a good bit of a run in form in training.

"For him to come in and score two goals today was fantastic for us. It's going to create a real headache for us because I thought he performed very well today.

"I said before, it was only tendonitis that kept him out at the start of the season. I've had to keep justifying myself to a lot of people, that Scott is a good player and he's easily good enough for this standard.

"I think you could see the way that Yeovil played in the second half, we were by far the fitter team, and to get on the pitch and to play for Yeovil you've got to be of a certain fitness and a certain standard. Scott wasn't up to that, but he's up to that now, and that is why he is getting game time."

Yeovil fell 2-0 behind in the first half as Brighton struck through Andrew Crofts and Liam Dickinson. The Glovers' fightback delighted Skiverton, but he was frustrated by events leading up to Albion's second goal.

Sam Williams appeared to be fouled by a lunging challenge from Seagulls defender Tommy Elphick – but referee Oliver Langford instead ruled the Town striker had dived.

Skiverton said: "I'm very pleased in how we responded and the lads' second-half performance. I'll be honest with you – we were terrible in the first half in the way that we played.

"I was a little bit disappointed before their second goal though when Sam Williams knew that their lad was going to come right through him.

"I thought there was a rule that a foul was a matter of intent. If Sam had left his leg in there and not dived out of the way, then he would have broken his leg. Then all of a sudden the referee gives them the free-kick and gives Sam the yellow card. Then the free-kick leads to their goal.

"That just seems to keep happening at the moment. I feel as a team, that we're going up against their team, their management staff, their fans and the referees at the minute.

"We can't keep on coming up against referees every week that are sub-standard."