'Tremendous' Torquay United stay in title fight

BBC News

21-04-2025

Torquay United moved up to second place in National League South after a 3-0 win over relegated Weymouth.The victory moved sees the Gulls level on points with leaders Truro City with a game to go.Torquay's goal difference is two less than their Cornish rivals ahead of their final game of the season at Hemel Hempstead next week. They are a point clear of third-placed Eastbourne Borough and fourth-placed Worthing as they look to return to the fifth tier a year after going into administration.Jordan Dyer headed home Jordan Young's corner to give Torquay a fourth-minute lead.They did not double their tally until midway through the second half when Matt Jay scored for the third successive game as he backheeled Dan Hayfield's pass into the net.The win as sealed with 19 minutes left as Jay Foulston volleyed in from close range. "We had a perfect start and I thought the first 15 minutes we were electric," Torquay manager Paul Wotton told BBC Radio Devon."I think that's our seventh clean sheet in nine games, we're on a hell of a run of form, and now there's no if's and ands, it's set in stone what we've got to do next week."For us to be where we are with a game to go, after the club nearly went out of existence last year - I've signed 31 players lots of comings and goings, and I think to take it down to the last game is tremendous."I can't wait, I wish it was tomorrow."There's an awful lot to play for, and I've said for a long time it can go down to the last five minutes of the last game, and it looks like that's going to be the case."