⚪️ Wotton delighted with ‘huge three points’ at St Albans
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⚪️ Wotton delighted with ‘huge three points’ at St Albans
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⚪️ Wotton delighted with ‘huge three points’ at St Albans
By Gareth Davies at Clarence Park
Truro City boss Paul Wotton says the 2-1 away win over St Albans was a ‘huge three points’ for his side.
Goals from Andrew Neal and substitute Adam Porter put City firmly in the driving seat during the second half before Zane Banton scored for the hosts nine minutes from time.
But City saw out the game with relative ease to record a morale-boosting away win — their first since early January.
Victory hoists Truro up a place in the National League South standings and towards safety, with a number of games in hand on every side in the lower echelons of the division.
“It was a huge three points,” Wotton told trurocity.co.uk. “I’m delighted with the performance and the result because we deserved that today.
“St Albans had all the ball, all the possession but it doesn’t matter because Hammy (James Hamon, Truro goalkeeper) didn’t have a save to make. I actually think their goal was rather fortuitous and the lad didn’t mean it.
“We deserved (the win) on sheer will, work rate and heart. I don’t think that has always been there in certain games so to react right from the Chelmsford defeat was really important.
“Overall, it is a good day because not many teams come here and win. We scored with two good finishes and in training on Thursday, we worked hard on our game plan and we executed it perfectly.
“To a man, the boys stuck to that plan and listen, St Albans are a really good team. They are sharp around the edge of the box, bounce it off the front man and use runners. We knew we had to do the dirty side of the game and although there was a couple of blocks in the box, I will say again that Hammy hasn’t had a lot to do.
“I’m not getting carried away because our results haven’t been good enough of late but we will enjoy this one, then prepare for a hell of a game on Tuesday night.”
City had to withstand St Albans’ dominance on the ball and in terms of territory, although the 46-year-old, who is into his fifth year as Truro chief, said he was comfortable with his side winning ugly.
“We spoke about the first 20 minutes being a horrible football game,” Wotton added. “We are all football purists, but we had to do what we had to do. We weren’t great in the first 20 to 25 minutes but we did grow into the game and I said at half-time for the lads to just believe in themselves on the ball.
“The first time we strung a couple of passes together we scored and although we are always striving to be better, this isn’t the time in the season for beautiful football.
“We were ugly today and I have no problem with that.”
Wotton also reserved special praise for the City fans, who made themselves heard throughout, what at times, was a tough watch, after making a near 540-mile round trip from the Duchy to Hertfordshire.”
“I’m happy for the boys and I have to mention the fans too,” he remarked. “They were non-stop chanting for Truro and it was fantastic to celebrate with them at the end.
“Like all of us, they haven’t had it easy recently so this is great for them.”
🔵 Good day for Cornish trio as Helston retain slender lead
By Matt Friday
Helston Athletic are still one point clear at the top of the Western League Premier Division at the end of a weekend that saw three out of four Cornish teams clinch victory in the division.
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