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BBC News
18-04-2025
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Torquay United beat Truro City to keep title hopes alive
Torquay United kept their National League South title hopes alive as they won 1-0 at top-of-the-table Truro Jay's second-half strike was enough for the Gulls who move up to third in the table with two games to play. They are a point off new leaders Worthing and level on points with Truro, who drop to second two points separate the top five sides in the league - 10-man Worthing drew 1-1 with Eastbourne Borough, who drop to fifth after Dorking Wanderers were 4-2 winners over Hampton and Richmond. In difficult conditions neither side could break the deadlock before the interval as Luke Jephcott and Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain had chances for the hosts while Jay twice went close for the started the second period well, but it was Torquay had the first decent chance after an hour - Ryan Law's mistake let in Jordan Young, but he and Cody Cooke got in each other's way and the opportunity went begging.A great challenge from Jordan Dyer denied Truro's Jaze Kabia soon after before Torquay took a 66th-minute lead. in front of a record crowd of 3,306 at the Truro Community showed excellent footwork on the edge of the area before the former Exeter City player curled a left-footed effort into the top corner. Cooke blasted over from close range seven minutes later before Truro top-scorer Tyler Harvey saw a good chance saved by James Hamon with nine minutes to go. Truro went close from a stoppage-time corner but they could not find a way past their former goalkeeper Hamon as the Cornish side lost for just the second time in 16 games.
BBC News
05-04-2025
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Truro City go top of National League South after Worthing win
Truro City went top of National League South after winning 2-1 at former leaders Worthing. The victory sees the Tinners go above Worthing on goal difference with both sides on 80 points with four games to Wanderers are third, two points behind, after conceding a late goal in a 1-1 draw at St Albans City. Will Dean gave Truro the perfect start as he fired home after Worthing failed to deal with Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain's third-minute long Kabia had a second goal disallowed a minute later for offside before Nick Wheeler struck the Truro bar in the eighth minute. Dan Lavercombe did well to stop chances from Worthing's Temi Babalola before the Tinners keeper brought the forward down at the end of the first half and Danny Cashman converted the resulting Truro retook the lead midway through the second half as Yassine En-Neyah flicked the ball forward and Luke Jephcott got in behind the defence fired in his fifth goal since joining City on loan. Truro held on despite Worthing pressure as Jack Spong saw a header sails land onto the roof of the net while Lavercombe pulled off a superb 90th-minute save to deny Babalola a second equaliser.
BBC News
31-01-2025
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Oxlade-Chamberlain extends Truro City loan deal
Truro City have extended the loan of defender Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain until the end of the 26-year-old has played in 27 of the Tinners' 28 National League South games since joining from Kidderminster Harriers in August on a three-month deal, which was extended until the end of this brother of former England and Liverpool player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and the son of former England winger Mark Chamberlain has scored one goal this season. "I just wanted to play football and that was the biggest factor in coming here," he told the club website."The gaffer called me the Wednesday before the season started and I said I wanted to play. Nothing has changed and it has felt like a real community, with the fans appreciating everything everyone does."Where we are at the moment, play-offs is a minimum and anything above that would be pretty good. But we are just trying to win every game we play in and see where that takes us."Truro City boss John Askey added: "Christian has been vital to us and it is really pleasing to have him until the end of the season and get (the deal) over the line.'It was a worry that someone else would come along and pinch him, but I think he has enjoyed his time at Truro so far, he has been playing week in week out, which is always nice as a player."
