AN AWAY day victory and a comprehensive home defeat were the fruits of Morecambe's Bank Holiday weekend.

Wayne Curtis was the Shrimps star at Hereford on Monday, scoring a brace to recapture the goal-scoring form, which appeared to have escaped him in the opening home games of the season.

The youngster struck on 17 and 41 minutes to give Jim Harvey's side a seemingly insurmountable lead.

However, skipper Dave McKearney was sent off for a second bookable offence and the travelling fans had an anxious wait after Jamie Pitman's goal early in the second half put the home side back in with a shout.

Saturday saw Yeovil claim their first victory of the season at Christie Park, a victory that was about as comprehensive as a 2-1win can be.

Yeovil didn't take long to get on top, with experienced striker Carl Alford forcing a fine save from Craig Mawson after just six minutes with a 20-yard screamer.

However, on 20 minutes, Morecambe took an unlikely lead.

A half-cleared Andy Gouck free kick fell to Iain Swan in the area and the big defender hit a shot, which looped off the heel of a Yeovil defender and foxed keeper Chris Weale.

However, Morecambe were always struggling to keep the twin threat of Michael McIndoe and Gavin Williams.

The two attacking midfielders interchanged gleefully, both showing great pace and skill with McIndoe's amazing left foot a constant menace.

It was Williams who created Yeovil's equaliser on 27 minutes, drifting down the right wing and turning in a pinpoint cross, which allowed Alford to head home at the far post.

Three minutes later, Williams almost created a second, when he played in Abou Demba, but from a tight angle he was unable to beat Mawson.

Mawson again saved from Demba three minutes later as the Glovers looked as though they could notch up a big score.

Morecambe had been forced into an early reshuffle, with the quicker Michael Stringfellow replacing the ineffective Gouck, and the young midfielder almost put Morecambe back in front five minutes into the second half, with a long range shot that had Weale well beaten.

Within 10 minutes of the break, both sides had undergone a re-organisation and switched to a 4-4-2 formation, prompting the Shrimps' best spell of the game, when Weale again had to deny Stringfellow, this time from a header.

As Yeovil settled, however, their flowing football returned.

McIndoe had a goal ruled out, rightly, for offside before a flowing move saw the same player play in Williams, whose shot was well blocked by Lee Colkin.

The breakthrough came on 71 minutes, when substitute Howard Forinton broke the deadlock and again Williams was at the heart of it.

The midfielder danced through the heart of the Shrimps defence but his shot was deflected to Forinton, on a week's trial at the club, who fired home from 10 yards.