The scoreline does not reflect what was a very even game, with the visitors seizing their chances and the home side ruing their chances not taken! The match began quite even with chances at both ends being cancelled out by strong defences.  Both keepers making fine saves to keep the match goalless.  It was the visitors who scored first with Coral Smith finding herself unmarked on the edge of the 18 yard box, she looped over the outstretched hands of Sandra Gosling.  Bude levelled within 5 minutes with Katie Horstmann rounding the keeper and tapping in. The first half remained an equal battle with both sides hitting the bar and both keepers making fine saves.  Claire Gifford and Corinne Salt were dominant in the home defence and at the other end Anita Symons, Katie Horstmann and Lizzy Jenkins had so many attacks they were amazed not to take the lead but visiting keeper Dan Bradford was outstanding, snatching shots from the air.

The second half was again a level fight with a full on attack from Bude, Dell Birkenshaw proving to be the Rolls Royce of engines in the middle of midfield and wingers Leanne Stanbury and Leona Marsh running a marathon as usual. However it was another looping shot from just outside the area that gave Saltash the lead and they made it 1-3 when Emma Pemberton’s shot tumbled through the keepers legs.  Bude continued to attack and despite numerous chances they could not beat the Saltash keeper.  A goalmouth scramble in the dying minutes sealed the win for Saltash and it finished 1-4