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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
17-02-2025
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- BBC News
Truro 'not relying' on other teams
Truro City manager John Askey says his side are not relying on other teams' results after maintaining their play-off bid with a 1-0 win at Tonbridge Angels on Saturday. Defender Will Dean scored the only goal of the game in the 17th minute to confirm Truro's second consecutive away victory, bolstering the Cornwall club's hopes of remaining in the National League South play-off positions as they sit sixth."It's in our hands," said former Shrewsbury and Port Vale boss Askey. "We're not relying on other people to lose, to stay in the play-offs. It's down to us which is a nice position to be in. "We've got about 14 games to go, so we've got to keep our heads, keep working hard and hopefully we'll get to where we want to be." Truro's recent spike in away form has made up for their three consecutive home draws, most recently against mid-table 60, pointed to strong winds on the south-west coast affecting his side's football but believes Truro's away performances have given the players "confidence"."It's been difficult at home," he added. "The wind doesn't help us on the pitch at the moment, so hopefully we can get the pitch right for next Saturday and we can get the ball down and play a little bit more which has been difficult at home for about six or seven weeks. "The players take confidence, I don't think it matters who we play. It's about us, our performances and if we do that, then we've got a great chance whoever we play."Truro next face 14th-placed Slough Town at home on Saturday.
