League Match

Plymstock United 2    Bude 7

Budes already depleted squad was dealt a blow after just 20 seconds when Glen Bickle put his head down to meet the ball and got a kick to the face and was forced to be subbed. The resulting free kick though was launched in to the box by Wayne Cornish, flicked on by Tommy Statton, hit a defenders' shoulder and the keeper saved by couldn't stop the ball being dragged in to the net.  Plymstock nearly equalised after 20 minutes when a loose ball 20 yards out was fiercely struck against the Bude post.  Five minutes later Bude doubled their lead, Billy Hopcroft got in behind the Plymstock left back and squared it across the six yard box for Statton to fire in.  Budes third came on the half hour mark, Jamie Kirklands' chipped through ball found the run of Hopcroft whose shot was saved by the keepers legs, an eager Statton followed up to score his second.  Kirkland became provider again five minutes in to the second half when the run of ever alive Hopcroft was found and he ran on to score with a low shot in off the right post and end his drought of 5 games without a goal.  Statton grabbed his third and Budes fifth 5 minutes later when his strike went in of the underside of the bar.  Plymstock pulled one back when a long range low drive from Steve Chapman saw Bude keeper Gary Dinshaw fumble the shot back in to his goal.  With Bude under a bit of pressure Plymstock scored again, Chapman again played in and from the edge of the box smashed an unstoppable effort in to the top left corner.  Soon after Dinshaw redeemed himself tipping a close range effort over the bar.  With 15 minutes left Bude again pulled away, Hopcroft was strong again down the right and he chipped across the box again to Statton who thumped his shot down the middle of the goal.  With minutes remaining Bude's Simon Chadwick tapped in for Budes seventh and final goal of the game.