27 February 2017
Truro City 2 Gosport Borough 0
It was tagged as a relegation six pointer and a game neither side could afford to lose.
Sadly, Gosport Borough were the ones coming away empty handed which increases the pressure on Alex Pike and his players with thirteen games to go. They are now without a win in 14 games and remain just one point above the drop zone but five points adrift of a group of clubs who have now moved well clear of danger.
Behind them are only Whitehawk, Bishops Stortford and basement dwellers Margate - all of whom Gosport must still face.
Boro' looked heavy legged from the off as they started this vital National South fixture less than two hours after completing a five hour, 215 mile journey down to Cornwall.
It was the first half performance in which they looked tired and lethargic that effectively cost them the game. Two goal Tyler Harvey decided the contest with a 13th minute penalty and a superb individual goal with eight minutes until half time.
Gosport made two changes to the team that had lost at Eastbourne last weekend. Alex Pike introduced another goalkeeper in the on-loan Jonathan Miles who signed a months loan deal with two of Boro's regular keepers Nick Jordan and Mark Childs injured and a third, Dan Thomas facing a three match ban after his weekend dismissal in East Sussex.
Miles signed the relevant paperwork moments before boarding his new club's coach to Cornwall and had just five hours to try and get to know them. He had little chance with Harvey's penalty, awarded for a push on Niall Thompson after just seven minutes.
Josh Carmichael was shown a yellow card for a shove on Harvey in the game's only real flash point on a windy, blustery Cornish night as the wind whipped in off the Atlantic Ocean. Capping a man-of-the-match winning performance, Harvey then effectively won the game with eight minutes until half time with a classy solo goal, a chipped finish that left Miles helpless.
Alex Pike made two changes at the break, bringing on Duran Martin and Ollie Bailey for Wright and Lea. The changes briefly galvanised the tired looking visitors whose first half performance had been below par.
Martin nipped in behind the Truro defence with just 30 seconds gone of the second half and fired a shot across the face of goal and wide as former Boro' keeper Martin Rice was tested for the first time.
But there were precious few further chances for Gosport as Truro resumed their control on the game. The White Tigers won a series of corners which Gosport defended well.
Gosport were relieved to see Harvey limp off injured with 18 minutes remaining but his replacement Andy Neal proved to be equally dangerous and caused them one or two anxious moments.
Jack Masterton replaced the tiring Harding for Boro' late on but the visitors inability to convert some decent possession into good service and promising chances cost them any chance of turning this game around as the minutes ticked past.
The final whistle was greeted with celebrations from all to do with Truro City whilst the result simply piles on the misery for Boro'. They are now without a win in 14 league matches while Truro broke their own miserable record with a win, moving them away from the danger zone.
For Boro' there was only a miserable and tiring five hour return journey to Hampshire, made worse by the fact they would do it empty handed. They now aim to end that bleak run of form against Hemel Hempstead at the weekend. They need to, otherwise the relegation alarm bells will ring that little bit louder.
It was tagged as a relegation six pointer and a game neither side could afford to lose.
Sadly, Gosport Borough were the ones coming away empty handed which increases the pressure on Alex Pike and his players with thirteen games to go. They are now without a win in 14 games and remain just one point above the drop zone but five points adrift of a group of clubs who have now moved well clear of danger.
Behind them are only Whitehawk, Bishops Stortford and basement dwellers Margate - all of whom Gosport must still face.
Boro' looked heavy legged from the off as they started this vital National South fixture less than two hours after completing a five hour, 215 mile journey down to Cornwall.
It was the first half performance in which they looked tired and lethargic that effectively cost them the game. Two goal Tyler Harvey decided the contest with a 13th minute penalty and a superb individual goal with eight minutes until half time.
Gosport made two changes to the team that had lost at Eastbourne last weekend. Alex Pike introduced another goalkeeper in the on-loan Jonathan Miles who signed a months loan deal with two of Boro's regular keepers Nick Jordan and Mark Childs injured and a third, Dan Thomas facing a three match ban after his weekend dismissal in East Sussex.
Miles signed the relevant paperwork moments before boarding his new club's coach to Cornwall and had just five hours to try and get to know them. He had little chance with Harvey's penalty, awarded for a push on Niall Thompson after just seven minutes.
Josh Carmichael was shown a yellow card for a shove on Harvey in the game's only real flash point on a windy, blustery Cornish night as the wind whipped in off the Atlantic Ocean. Capping a man-of-the-match winning performance, Harvey then effectively won the game with eight minutes until half time with a classy solo goal, a chipped finish that left Miles helpless.
Alex Pike made two changes at the break, bringing on Duran Martin and Ollie Bailey for Wright and Lea. The changes briefly galvanised the tired looking visitors whose first half performance had been below par.
Martin nipped in behind the Truro defence with just 30 seconds gone of the second half and fired a shot across the face of goal and wide as former Boro' keeper Martin Rice was tested for the first time.
But there were precious few further chances for Gosport as Truro resumed their control on the game. The White Tigers won a series of corners which Gosport defended well.
Gosport were relieved to see Harvey limp off injured with 18 minutes remaining but his replacement Andy Neal proved to be equally dangerous and caused them one or two anxious moments.
Jack Masterton replaced the tiring Harding for Boro' late on but the visitors inability to convert some decent possession into good service and promising chances cost them any chance of turning this game around as the minutes ticked past.
The final whistle was greeted with celebrations from all to do with Truro City whilst the result simply piles on the misery for Boro'. They are now without a win in 14 league matches while Truro broke their own miserable record with a win, moving them away from the danger zone.
For Boro' there was only a miserable and tiring five hour return journey to Hampshire, made worse by the fact they would do it empty handed. They now aim to end that bleak run of form against Hemel Hempstead at the weekend. They need to, otherwise the relegation alarm bells will ring that little bit louder.
http://www.gosportboroughfc.co.uk/teams/80237/match-centre/1-2183973
Sadly, Gosport Borough were the ones coming away empty handed which increases the pressure on Alex Pike and his players with thirteen games to go. They are now without a win in 14 games and remain just one point above the drop zone but five points adrift of a group of clubs who have now moved well clear of danger.
Behind them are only Whitehawk, Bishops Stortford and basement dwellers Margate - all of whom Gosport must still face.
Boro' looked heavy legged from the off as they started this vital National South fixture less than two hours after completing a five hour, 215 mile journey down to Cornwall.
It was the first half performance in which they looked tired and lethargic that effectively cost them the game. Two goal Tyler Harvey decided the contest with a 13th minute penalty and a superb individual goal with eight minutes until half time.
Gosport made two changes to the team that had lost at Eastbourne last weekend. Alex Pike introduced another goalkeeper in the on-loan Jonathan Miles who signed a months loan deal with two of Boro's regular keepers Nick Jordan and Mark Childs injured and a third, Dan Thomas facing a three match ban after his weekend dismissal in East Sussex.
Miles signed the relevant paperwork moments before boarding his new club's coach to Cornwall and had just five hours to try and get to know them. He had little chance with Harvey's penalty, awarded for a push on Niall Thompson after just seven minutes.
Josh Carmichael was shown a yellow card for a shove on Harvey in the game's only real flash point on a windy, blustery Cornish night as the wind whipped in off the Atlantic Ocean. Capping a man-of-the-match winning performance, Harvey then effectively won the game with eight minutes until half time with a classy solo goal, a chipped finish that left Miles helpless.
Alex Pike made two changes at the break, bringing on Duran Martin and Ollie Bailey for Wright and Lea. The changes briefly galvanised the tired looking visitors whose first half performance had been below par.
Martin nipped in behind the Truro defence with just 30 seconds gone of the second half and fired a shot across the face of goal and wide as former Boro' keeper Martin Rice was tested for the first time.
But there were precious few further chances for Gosport as Truro resumed their control on the game. The White Tigers won a series of corners which Gosport defended well.
Gosport were relieved to see Harvey limp off injured with 18 minutes remaining but his replacement Andy Neal proved to be equally dangerous and caused them one or two anxious moments.
Jack Masterton replaced the tiring Harding for Boro' late on but the visitors inability to convert some decent possession into good service and promising chances cost them any chance of turning this game around as the minutes ticked past.
The final whistle was greeted with celebrations from all to do with Truro City whilst the result simply piles on the misery for Boro'. They are now without a win in 14 league matches while Truro broke their own miserable record with a win, moving them away from the danger zone.
For Boro' there was only a miserable and tiring five hour return journey to Hampshire, made worse by the fact they would do it empty handed. They now aim to end that bleak run of form against Hemel Hempstead at the weekend. They need to, otherwise the relegation alarm bells will ring that little bit louder.
It was tagged as a relegation six pointer and a game neither side could afford to lose.
Sadly, Gosport Borough were the ones coming away empty handed which increases the pressure on Alex Pike and his players with thirteen games to go. They are now without a win in 14 games and remain just one point above the drop zone but five points adrift of a group of clubs who have now moved well clear of danger.
Behind them are only Whitehawk, Bishops Stortford and basement dwellers Margate - all of whom Gosport must still face.
Boro' looked heavy legged from the off as they started this vital National South fixture less than two hours after completing a five hour, 215 mile journey down to Cornwall.
It was the first half performance in which they looked tired and lethargic that effectively cost them the game. Two goal Tyler Harvey decided the contest with a 13th minute penalty and a superb individual goal with eight minutes until half time.
Gosport made two changes to the team that had lost at Eastbourne last weekend. Alex Pike introduced another goalkeeper in the on-loan Jonathan Miles who signed a months loan deal with two of Boro's regular keepers Nick Jordan and Mark Childs injured and a third, Dan Thomas facing a three match ban after his weekend dismissal in East Sussex.
Miles signed the relevant paperwork moments before boarding his new club's coach to Cornwall and had just five hours to try and get to know them. He had little chance with Harvey's penalty, awarded for a push on Niall Thompson after just seven minutes.
Josh Carmichael was shown a yellow card for a shove on Harvey in the game's only real flash point on a windy, blustery Cornish night as the wind whipped in off the Atlantic Ocean. Capping a man-of-the-match winning performance, Harvey then effectively won the game with eight minutes until half time with a classy solo goal, a chipped finish that left Miles helpless.
Alex Pike made two changes at the break, bringing on Duran Martin and Ollie Bailey for Wright and Lea. The changes briefly galvanised the tired looking visitors whose first half performance had been below par.
Martin nipped in behind the Truro defence with just 30 seconds gone of the second half and fired a shot across the face of goal and wide as former Boro' keeper Martin Rice was tested for the first time.
But there were precious few further chances for Gosport as Truro resumed their control on the game. The White Tigers won a series of corners which Gosport defended well.
Gosport were relieved to see Harvey limp off injured with 18 minutes remaining but his replacement Andy Neal proved to be equally dangerous and caused them one or two anxious moments.
Jack Masterton replaced the tiring Harding for Boro' late on but the visitors inability to convert some decent possession into good service and promising chances cost them any chance of turning this game around as the minutes ticked past.
The final whistle was greeted with celebrations from all to do with Truro City whilst the result simply piles on the misery for Boro'. They are now without a win in 14 league matches while Truro broke their own miserable record with a win, moving them away from the danger zone.
For Boro' there was only a miserable and tiring five hour return journey to Hampshire, made worse by the fact they would do it empty handed. They now aim to end that bleak run of form against Hemel Hempstead at the weekend. They need to, otherwise the relegation alarm bells will ring that little bit louder.
http://www.gosportboroughfc.co.uk/teams/80237/match-centre/1-2183973
22 February 2017
Truro City 1 Concord Rangers 2
Harvey 15’: Della-Verde 27’, Cawley 39’)
From Treyew Road
National League South
CONCORD Rangers moved eight points clear of the relegation places with a 2-1 win at struggling Truro City.
Both sides knew the significance of the match, with the Cornwall side unlucky not to forge ahead inside 10 minutes.
An excellent free-kick beat Bailey Vose but cannoned off the cross bar and away.
But Tyler Harvey was to put Truro ahead after 15 minutes with a neat finish
Concord needed a lift and a fine goal brought them level.
Twelve minutes after going behind, Steve Cawley and Lyle Della-Verde combined, with the latter scoring from close range.
And five minutes before half-time the score had been turned on its head.
Dion Sembie-Ferris sent in a cross but Cawley did the rest, controlling and spinning to shoot into the corner.
Truro thought they had equalised after Vose spilled a free-kick, with the loose ball tapped home but the referee saved the stopper’s blushes as Concord took the points.
http://www.concordrangers.co.uk/truro-city-1-concord-rangers-2-match-report/
From Treyew Road
National League South
CONCORD Rangers moved eight points clear of the relegation places with a 2-1 win at struggling Truro City.
Both sides knew the significance of the match, with the Cornwall side unlucky not to forge ahead inside 10 minutes.
An excellent free-kick beat Bailey Vose but cannoned off the cross bar and away.
But Tyler Harvey was to put Truro ahead after 15 minutes with a neat finish
Concord needed a lift and a fine goal brought them level.
Twelve minutes after going behind, Steve Cawley and Lyle Della-Verde combined, with the latter scoring from close range.
And five minutes before half-time the score had been turned on its head.
Dion Sembie-Ferris sent in a cross but Cawley did the rest, controlling and spinning to shoot into the corner.
Truro thought they had equalised after Vose spilled a free-kick, with the loose ball tapped home but the referee saved the stopper’s blushes as Concord took the points.
http://www.concordrangers.co.uk/truro-city-1-concord-rangers-2-match-report/
21 February 2017
12 February 2017
Bath City 4 Truro City 0
Bath City went from almost letting slip a leveller to routing Truro City in the space of 17 frenetic second-half minutes.
A goal to the good courtesy of Axel Andresson's first-period penalty, the Romans centre-half gave up one to the visitors himself in the closing stages.
But he was left owing goalkeeper Max O'Leary a drink or two, as the goalkeeper kept out fouled party Niall Thompson's penalty to spark City back into life.
And within a flash the advantage was doubled through Billy Murphy before Andy Watkins closed out the game with a quickfire brace to reach double-figures on the season.
With the result, City totted up their third straight win and made it seven games without defeat.
The struggling visitors, who had already conceded five at Hungerford Town on Monday night, were rarely given a sniff in a fairly lifeless first period.
Watkins linked up with Marvin Morgan early in the piece and had the opening shot blocked out as the Romans looked liveliest from the off.
The ball only spent time on the ground sporadically as both sides failed to take full control of the game.
But defensively-mind Truro, playing with a three-man defence, would create only one half-decent shooting opportunity by the break.
Gradually City grew into the game, although without testing visiting keeper Martin Rice.
Frankie Artus fired over, before an excellent midfield turn from Murphy set George Rigg away down the right and clear to whip a cross over.
It took two bites to get a ball in, his second delivery just too high for McCoulsky to get on top of.
Watkins also failed to hit the target after excellent build-up from Nick McCootie, who rode a challenge, burst to the byline and slipped in a low ball the top scorer could only send into the side-netting.
The penalty decision itself was somewhat innocuous as Artus' volley bounced into the ground and back up at Arran Pugh.
Referee Will Finnie was nevertheless happy to point to the spot, with Axel confidently slotting the ball just out of Rice's reach.
More excellent approach play from the hosts came and went unrewarded, the Truro defence regularly scrambling, but their custodian only called into action to punch clear a Watkins cross and keep out a tame McCootie dig.
All Truro could muster by the break was a rangy hammer from Connor Riley-Lowe, from a sweeping Tyler Harvey pass, that sailed into the depths of the Bristol End.
There was little change come the second half as City immediately went on the front foot.
Rice slashed a terrible clearance behind for a corner, from which McCoulsky flicked a header past the far post.
Artus blazed over the crossbar from a presentable 15-yards out, having latched onto a deft Morgan dink over the last defender.
Eventually Truro began to rally and force the hosts backwards, with ex-Roman Ben Adelsbury forcing O'Leary into a sprawling save with a header at a corner.
The fouled party stepped up to take the penalty himself and sent it straight down the middle, and low, for O'Leary to save and smother.
That spurred City to get back on track and make the final result comfortable and they got the second when Murphy's long-range effort deflected past a wrong-footed Rice.
The next soon arrived as Watkins jagged in from the left flank, exchanged a lightning-quick one-two with McCootie and slotted in.
Rice made a double save to keep City at bay as he parried a McCootie strike out to McCoulsky before faintly touching the follow-up header wide.
In the end there was no denying the Romans number four. Artus found Watkins in acres of space on the left with a perfect cross-field ball to net his tenth of the season and round off the scoring.
Bath City: O'Leary; Rigg, Batten, Andresson, Welch-Hayes, Artus, Watkins, Murphy, McCootie, Morgan (Hemmings 77), McCoulsky (Hunter 90+2).
Subs not used: Hutchinson, Simpson, Diallo.
Truro City: Rice; Adelsbury, Richards, Riley-Lowe, Bentley, Pugh, Knowles, Harvey, Neal (Thompson 63), Smith (Yetton 80), Allen (Byrne 63).
Subs not used: Brett, Booth.
Referee: Will Finnie.
Attendance: 543.
Chronicle star man: Max O'Leary.
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A goal to the good courtesy of Axel Andresson's first-period penalty, the Romans centre-half gave up one to the visitors himself in the closing stages.
But he was left owing goalkeeper Max O'Leary a drink or two, as the goalkeeper kept out fouled party Niall Thompson's penalty to spark City back into life.
And within a flash the advantage was doubled through Billy Murphy before Andy Watkins closed out the game with a quickfire brace to reach double-figures on the season.
With the result, City totted up their third straight win and made it seven games without defeat.
The struggling visitors, who had already conceded five at Hungerford Town on Monday night, were rarely given a sniff in a fairly lifeless first period.
Watkins linked up with Marvin Morgan early in the piece and had the opening shot blocked out as the Romans looked liveliest from the off.
The ball only spent time on the ground sporadically as both sides failed to take full control of the game.
But defensively-mind Truro, playing with a three-man defence, would create only one half-decent shooting opportunity by the break.
Gradually City grew into the game, although without testing visiting keeper Martin Rice.
Frankie Artus fired over, before an excellent midfield turn from Murphy set George Rigg away down the right and clear to whip a cross over.
It took two bites to get a ball in, his second delivery just too high for McCoulsky to get on top of.
Watkins also failed to hit the target after excellent build-up from Nick McCootie, who rode a challenge, burst to the byline and slipped in a low ball the top scorer could only send into the side-netting.
The penalty decision itself was somewhat innocuous as Artus' volley bounced into the ground and back up at Arran Pugh.
Referee Will Finnie was nevertheless happy to point to the spot, with Axel confidently slotting the ball just out of Rice's reach.
More excellent approach play from the hosts came and went unrewarded, the Truro defence regularly scrambling, but their custodian only called into action to punch clear a Watkins cross and keep out a tame McCootie dig.
All Truro could muster by the break was a rangy hammer from Connor Riley-Lowe, from a sweeping Tyler Harvey pass, that sailed into the depths of the Bristol End.
There was little change come the second half as City immediately went on the front foot.
Rice slashed a terrible clearance behind for a corner, from which McCoulsky flicked a header past the far post.
Artus blazed over the crossbar from a presentable 15-yards out, having latched onto a deft Morgan dink over the last defender.
Eventually Truro began to rally and force the hosts backwards, with ex-Roman Ben Adelsbury forcing O'Leary into a sprawling save with a header at a corner.
The fouled party stepped up to take the penalty himself and sent it straight down the middle, and low, for O'Leary to save and smother.
That spurred City to get back on track and make the final result comfortable and they got the second when Murphy's long-range effort deflected past a wrong-footed Rice.
The next soon arrived as Watkins jagged in from the left flank, exchanged a lightning-quick one-two with McCootie and slotted in.
Rice made a double save to keep City at bay as he parried a McCootie strike out to McCoulsky before faintly touching the follow-up header wide.
In the end there was no denying the Romans number four. Artus found Watkins in acres of space on the left with a perfect cross-field ball to net his tenth of the season and round off the scoring.
Bath City: O'Leary; Rigg, Batten, Andresson, Welch-Hayes, Artus, Watkins, Murphy, McCootie, Morgan (Hemmings 77), McCoulsky (Hunter 90+2).
Subs not used: Hutchinson, Simpson, Diallo.
Truro City: Rice; Adelsbury, Richards, Riley-Lowe, Bentley, Pugh, Knowles, Harvey, Neal (Thompson 63), Smith (Yetton 80), Allen (Byrne 63).
Subs not used: Brett, Booth.
Referee: Will Finnie.
Attendance: 543.
Chronicle star man: Max O'Leary.
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07 February 2017
Hungerford Town 5 Truro City 0
City suffered a miserable night in West Berkshire as they went down to a sixth National League South defeat in seven games. A Stefan Brown hat-trick and goals from Luke Williams and Warren Bentley eased the in-form home side to a victory at a very wet Bulpit Lane, which moved The Crusaders into fourth place in the table.
But the defeat, City's eighth on the road this season, saw them remain 17th in the table, just five points off the relegation places ahead of this Saturday's trip to ninth-placed Bath City.
Manager Lee Hodges gave a start to Connor Riley-Lowe, who has returned to the club on a second loan spell from Exeter City. But on a very heavy pitch with the rain pouring down, City soon found themselves 1-0 down with Williams scoring after seven minutes and further goals by Bentley (33) and Brown (45) put the game virtually out of sight as the home side went in 3-0 up at the break.
A Brown penalty soon made it 4-0 and he went on to complete his hat-trick a minute from time, to round off an awful night for the visitors who have now conceded 64 goals, the worst record in the league, apart from Gosport Borough who have let in one more.
CITY: Rice; Adelsbury Richards, Pugh, Bentley, Riley-Lowe, Thompson, Sole, Allen, Brett, Neal.
Subs: Afful, Smith, Todd, Knowles, Williams
Referee: Richard Hulme.
Crowd 266:
http://www.cornwalllive.com/truro-city-go-down-to-5-0-defeat-at-hungerford-as-poor-run-goes-on/story-30116891-detail/story.html
But the defeat, City's eighth on the road this season, saw them remain 17th in the table, just five points off the relegation places ahead of this Saturday's trip to ninth-placed Bath City.
Manager Lee Hodges gave a start to Connor Riley-Lowe, who has returned to the club on a second loan spell from Exeter City. But on a very heavy pitch with the rain pouring down, City soon found themselves 1-0 down with Williams scoring after seven minutes and further goals by Bentley (33) and Brown (45) put the game virtually out of sight as the home side went in 3-0 up at the break.
A Brown penalty soon made it 4-0 and he went on to complete his hat-trick a minute from time, to round off an awful night for the visitors who have now conceded 64 goals, the worst record in the league, apart from Gosport Borough who have let in one more.
CITY: Rice; Adelsbury Richards, Pugh, Bentley, Riley-Lowe, Thompson, Sole, Allen, Brett, Neal.
Subs: Afful, Smith, Todd, Knowles, Williams
Referee: Richard Hulme.
Crowd 266:
http://www.cornwalllive.com/truro-city-go-down-to-5-0-defeat-at-hungerford-as-poor-run-goes-on/story-30116891-detail/story.html