League Match

 

Combe Martin 2   Bude 4 
 

 

The home side started well and soon went one nil up when a cross from the left was headed in from the Combe Martin striker. Bude started to settle after their long journey and started playing some nice football on a difficult pitch.  After 20 minutes Bude were level, a Jason Stewart corner was met with the head of John Clayton who scored from 6 yards out.  Bude took the lead after half an hour when Steve Thompson was hauled down in the box, Stewart smashed the spot kick in to the roof of the net.  Bude looked to be in control when early in the second half they extended their lead with the goal of the game, the ball dropped from the air to Clayton who struck a sweet volley from 30 yards out straight down the middle and over the home keepers reaches.  In the 80th minute the lead was reduced when similar to their first goal, they broke down the left hand side and a decent cross in to the box was again met with the head of their striker. Bude were just about holding on when in the final minutes they again got the two goal cushion, Clayton broke clear of the defence, rounded the keeper and tapped in to an empty net.