League Match

Callington 1   Bude 3 

Bude were told to not expect the same as their first meeting when Bude came out 7-1 winners at home in January and that was the case in the first half as a stronger Callington side turned up. Both teams had their chances early in the half, Callington hitting the bar and various shots going just wide of the posts and crossbar, Bude themselves had their moments with Billy Hopcroft, Norman Foster and Tommy Statton coming close. Bude won a penalty after half an hour when winger Wes Pugh stormed down the wing,  his cross was handled in the box by a Callington defender. Statton stepped up but dragged his shot wide of the left hand post.  Early in the second half Callington took the lead, Bude only partially cleared a corner and a shot from outside the box took a deflection of Pugh, giving keeper Gary Dinshaw no chance.  Callington nealry doubled their lead when a cross from the left saw a close range header heading goalwards, with cheers from the home side going up, keeper Dinshaw made a stunning reaction save lifting the ball on to the crossbar and over. The save seemed to kick Bude in to gear and with the introduction of Dan Balsdon Bude were soon level.  Balsdon received the ball in to his feet 25 yards out from Foster, turned and struck an early shot at goal, which flew past the keeper, off the far right hand post and in.  Within minutes Bude were in the lead, the ever running Foster made a strong run down the left and cut the ball back across goal where Balsdon slid in for his second.  Bude now looked confident and could have added further goals from Statton who hit the post and Chris Ward being denied by the keeper.  Bude wrapped up the game with 5 minutes left after a Callington foul in the box.  This time Foster took the penalty who smashed it to the right hand side.