MATCH REPORT: Truro City 1-1 Chippenham Town | National League South | Tuesday 5th November 2024
A sell out crowd, partly attracted by the live music and firework display and also the Tinners inaugural game under lights for their first team at the new stadium in Langarth.
The kick-off was delayed by five minutes due to the pyrotechnics.
The Bluebirds scored late on only for the home side to level in the final minute of stoppage time.
Chippenham were the first to show with Harry Parsons’ fourth minute shot from distance being off-target.
At the other end former Bluebird Tom Harrison headed wide following a long throw.
On fourteen minutes Jaze Kabia shot over the Chippenham bar.
Five minutes later Tom Owen-Evans slipped in the act of shooting and Dan Lavercombe was able to gather.
Christian Oxlaide-Chamberlain, on loan from National North side Kidderminster Harriers, then controlled the ball before shooting wide.
A flurry of action on twenty seven minutes then saw the league’s top scorer Tyler Harvey’s shot blocked by Will Henry and two follow up efforts from Andrew Neal and Will Dean were blocked before Freddie Grant stopped a shot on the line.
Either side of the half hour the Cornish side won two corners, the second led to a long throw which ended with a shot going wide.
Tom Mehew was then fouled in the area but the referee pulled the game back for a previous Truro foul and Tom Owen-Evans was booked for his protests.
A slick free kick routine followed with Grant heading wide, whilst at the other end a Neal shot hit the side netting.
HALF TIME: Truro City 0-0 Chippenham Town
Two minutes into the second half Henry saved well from Kabia and Harvey’s follow-up was blocked.
Owen-Evans and Alex Bray then combined to set up Mehew with a good chance but he fired over.
On fifty minutes Neal’s shot from distance was just wide, whilst at the other end Mehew was unable to convert a chance.
Parsons’ shot was then blocked and the ball fell to Gravata who was off target with his effort.
On seventy four minutes substitute Will Dawes latched on to a loose ball but he snatched at his shot and it went wide.
On eighty six minutes a Joe Andrews corner saw Grant fouled in the box, the resultant penalty was converted by substitute Matt McClure.
In the third minute of stoppage time Henry superbly blocked substitute Yassine En-Neyah’s shot.
In the ninety fifth minute Truro levelled as Tom Harrison headed the ball at the back post and Harvey scored.
FULL TIME: Truro City 1-1 Chippenham Town
Chippenham: Will Henry, Alex Bray (Caine Bradbury 89), Luke Haines, Freddie Grant, Tyreke Johnson (Will King 84), Tom Mehew (Will Dawes 72), Joe Andrews, Luke Spokes, Tom Owen-Evans, Harry Parsons (Matt McClure 76), Leone Gravata (Nat Williams 04) subs not used none.
Truro: Dan Lavercombe, Tylor Love-Holmes (Dominic Kuleya 88), Connor Riley-Lowe, Tom Harrison, Sam Sanders, Tyler Harvey, Will Dean, Christian Oxlaide-Chamberlain, Andrew Neal (Billy Palfrey 66), Daniel Rooney (Yassine En-Neyah 52) Jaze Kabia subs not used: Dominic Johnson-Fisher, Ben Adelsbury
Ref: Phillip Eddie
Att: 2818
