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Nanpean 3   Bude 2 

An even game against two of the youngest sides in the league saw Nanpean scrape a vital win.  Bude started well and Chris Ward nearly opened the scoring when a mistimed cross from midfield caught the keeper off his line and flew over him on to the far post. Bude took the lead after 25 mins when Tommy Statton was brought down in the box. He picked himself up to tuck the spot kick away. Nanpean slowly worked their way back in to the game and were on top come the end of the half and equalised just before half time as Ben Douglas was fouled on the edge of the box. Skipper Andrew Avery scored after a deflection off the edge of the wall saw the ball nestle in the corner.  Some early pressure from Bude in the second half nearly saw them re-take the lead, Budes Dan Starkey up for a corner smashed the ball on to the cross bar from 10 yards out, Nanpean broke quickly up the field and Bude were left two on two, Rory Barnicle drifted free was played in and struck an early shot low in to the far left hand corner.  Nanpean soon increased their lead with Douglas scoring from close range.  Bude managed to reduce the arrears when winger Norman Foster was played in and coolly swept in his strike from just inside the box.  Their luck wasn't in as they piled on the pressure late on with a clear hand ball in the Nanpean box not being seen by the referee and Bude lost out on a share of the points.