League Match

 

Braunton 1       Bude 10 

Bude destroyed a Braunton side playing their 1st game of the season, almost scoring in 5 seconds when John Clayton shot straight from the half way line, the home keeper was off his line and had to scramble backwards to tip the ball over the crossbar.  From the corner though the ball fell to Gary Hodgson who scored from close range.  Good work from Clayton on the right saw him lay the ball across the edge of the box to Hodgson who curled a left foot shot in to the top left hand corner to double their lead after 20 minutes.  Although Braunton were slowly getting themselves back in to the game Budes lead increased to three on the half hour. An Ian Marks free kick from inside Budes own half picked out Hodgson on the edge of the box who rose to loop a header in to the far right corner for his hat trick.  Just before half time a long ball up to striker Stevie Thompson was headed in to the path of Jordan White who placed a low shot in to the bottom right corner.  Bude continued to dominate the second half and were soon five up when Josh Allen cut in from the left and a perfect shot flew from the edge of the box in to the right hand corner giving the keeper no chance. Allens' second soon came another early shot from inside the box, hit the keeper and trickled in to the goal.  Braunton kept battling and had some promising chances, a well taken free kick was well tipped over the bar from keeper Phil Constable and another shot struck the upright, but it was Bude who continued to find the net, striker Clayton happy that he was finally joining in with the goals, sub James Bromell playing Clayton in who made no mistake from close range.  Hodgson grabbed his fourth, again Bromell setting the move up with a cheeky back heel in to the path of Hodgson who smashed in past the near post.  Some individual moves from Thompson saw him grab his only goal of the game and Budes ninth.  Adam Pugsley grabbed a consolation goal for Braunton knocking in a goal mouth scramble.  After a push on Clayton in the box Bude were awarded a penalty in the final minutes.  Allen was pleading to take it and was finally given his wish and scored for his third and Budes tenth.