League Match

Bude  1     Roche  1

Bude had the worst start possible going one nil down after just 15 seconds.  Roche played the ball through the middle of the park, and got lucky when a cleared ball struck striker Carlos Wright and looped over the keeper Gary Dinshaw and just off the underside of the bar.  Bude struggled to recover during the half and although neither side created many chances for the next 40 minutes Roche had the slight edge.   Roche had the chance to double their lead early in the second half when the referee spotted a handball by a Bude defender from a corner but Dinshaw guessed the right way to pull off a superb stop from a Chris Julian penalty.  Bude started to come in to the game more and more, and the introduction of substitute Jamie Hopcroft seemed to add that spark Bude were lacking.  Jamie Kirkland  started to boss midfield with some meaty challenges, and Bude equalised in the 75th minute when a cross from the right picked out an unmarked Hopcroft who scored with a spectacular flying volley. He nearly scored a second soon after when another cross from the right saw him head just wide of the right hand post.  Bude were now a different team and looked dangerous every time they broke forward  but could not find that elusive winner and were held to their third draw on the trot.