League Match

Roche 1    Bude 4

This was a must win game for Bude who needed six points from their two remaining games for promotion and with Roche just a place behind this was going to be a tricky tie.  An even and competitive opening 20 minutes saw few chances apart from a through ball to Billy Hopcroft who rounded the keeper, but a defender did enough to put him off and he couldn't get his shot off. Bude took the lead after 25 minutes, a free kick on the right from Herbie Goodgroves in to the box was volleyed in low after finding space.  Five minutes later though Roche pulled one back when their striker hit a unstoppable shot in to the right corner from just outside the box.  Just before half time Bude won a penalty when Dan Starkey was brought down in the box, Hopcroft stuck the spot kick away. Bude went three-one up 5 minutes in to the second half, Hopcroft played a one-two with Jason Ferrett and Hopcroft was through and tucked his shot away.  The game was as good as wrapped up after 70 minutes when James Giodarni won a crunching tackle in midfield and put Hopcroft away, on the edge of the box he was fouled but had got his shot off which flew low against the right hand post and in for his hat-trick.  Bude continued to work hard throughout the remaining 20 minutes  and kept their promotion hopes alive for another 2 days.