Cornish Guardian (St. Austell & Fowey)
Big final week for Truro in race to avoid drop
»» TRURO were in action again on Tuesday night after giving themselves a massive boost in the race to stay in the National League South on Saturday.
Before Tuesday night’s trip to bottom club Dover Athletic, Truro beat play-off chasers Maidstone United 3-1 on Saturday to give themseleves breathing space above the relegation zone.
In a busy end to the season, Truro are at home (in Gloucester) against Weymouth on Thursday, before the end-game at already-relegated Dartford on Saturday.
Boss Paul Wotton hailed the performance against Maidstone as ‘magnificent’.
Tyler Harvey opened the scoring after 25 minutes with a powerful low finish before Dan Sullivan profited from a Maidstone defence error to double City’s advantage 10 minutes later.
The second half saw Truro concede possession and territory to Maidstone but the hosts defended brilliantly. And then, with three minutes left, Dom Johnson-fisher was upended in the box and Harvey duly dispatched from the spot.
Maidstone did score in injury time through Raphe Brown, but it was a mere consolation for the Kent outfit.
“We were magnificent from the first whistle,” Wotton told trurocity. co.uk. “Against a top, top side, my goalkeeper has not had a save to make in 97 minutes. Yes, they did score at the end and it is a poor goal, but we looked really comfortable.
“It is a huge win at a critical time of the season and after a tough week with travelling, I don’t have enough accolades for my squad.”
The race at the top of the
Western League Premier Division is tight between two Cornish teams, with Falmouth Town top and
Helston Athletic second.
With just a point between them, there is only one automatic promotion place from the division.