League Match

Bude  0     St.Stephen 4

Bude didn't start the day well with Gary Dinshaw having to replace keeper Matt Warburton before the start who was too ill to play.  Within 15 minutes Bude had used up their two substitutions with defender Dan Starkey injuring his already suspect toe in a challenge.  Although at a fairly slow pace and with the wind behind them Bude created the better chances in the opening half, mainly from dangerous corners but no one could finish off some great crosses. They were made to pay in the second half for those chances as St.Stephens now used the wind to assist their charge against the home team and Bude were three down in 15 minutes.  Martin Matthews with their first scrambling in a close range effort after Dinshaw had saved a previous shot on the line, then Nick Bailee made it two with a glancing header.  Craig Coad grabbed their third with his head and then a strange second for him when a team mate shot from 25 yards out only to see the ball ricochet off Coads head who wasn't really looking and in to the opposite corner.  This completely stunned Bude who tried to retrieve something from the game but everything they tried didn't come off and St.Stephens went away with a comfortable victory and still in with a chance of winning the league title.