Football Friendlies

Bude Town  4    Belmore Jags  0

Bude completed their 3 game pre season program with a four nil win over touring side Belmore Jags from Cheltenham.  Jason Ferrett opened the scoring midway through the half when a supposed cross flew straight in past the near post and past the visiting keeper.  Bude doubled their lead mid way through the second half with Gary Dinshaw scoring an instinctive goal inside the box.  The Jags’ mini tour was starting to show as they tired in the final 20 mins and Bude took control and opened them up on various occasions.  Budes third was a penalty, 15-year-old Billie Hopcroft was brought down, and he duly stepped up to tuck the penalty away.  Minutes from the end Hopcroft was put through one on one, and lobbed the oncoming keeper to grab his second of the game.  

Budes 1^st friendly was against East Cornwall Premier side Launceston and an even match saw the game finish two all with Bude scoring two late goals, a Wayne Cornish header from a corner and Dan Balsdon. 

Budes other pre season game was against North Devons Bradworthy who also gave Bude a stern test.  Although not Budes best game so far they drew three all.  They went in to a three-one lead, Jamie Hopcroft scoring Budes first, a cracking own goal saw Bude take a two-nil lead early in the second half, Bradworthy pulled a goal back soon after but were then two goals behind again when Dan Balsdons hard work paid off with him beating the keeper and smashing in to an empty net.  Bradworthy didn’t give up and scored two very late goals to earn themselves a draw.