MATCH REPORT: Torquay Utd 3-0 Chippenham Town – Sat 7th Aug 2021
Torquay showed why they are many people’s favourites for promotion after finishing second and being beaten in last year’s National League play-off final, as they dominated this game and ran out worthy winners.
Torquay showed why they are many people’s favourites for promotion after finishing second and being beaten in last year’s National League play-off final, as they dominated this game and ran out worthy winners.
New Gulls signing Dan Holman twice hit the woodwork inside the opening quarter of an hour.
Home skipper Armani Little fired just over nine minutes before the break as Chippenham failed to make any significant headway up front. Torquay opened the scoring five minutes after the break Keelan O’Connell crossing for Holman to head home.
Six minutes later Chippenham gifted their hosts a second as the Bluebird trialist keeper hit his clearance against Holman who went on to chip the ball home. Substitute Gabby Rogers hit the third when his thirty yard shot deflected into the top corner.
Chippenham finally mustered a shot on goal five minutes from time but Mark Halstead pushed the effort behind.
Chippenham: Trialist, Alex Bray, Spencer Hamilton, Trialist, Kieran Parselle, Luke Russe, Harvey Bunker, Joe Hanks, Marlon Jackson, Alefe Santos, Dan Griffiths subs: Harry Warwick, Jennison Myrie-Williams, Adam Mann, Callum Gunner, Ross Stearn, Bailey Leach (GK)
Torquay: Mark Halstead, Ben Wynter, Tom Lapsie, Ali Omar, Danny Wright, Armani Little, Dan Holman, Keelan O’Connell, Klaidi Lolos, Dean Moxey, Joe Lewis subs: Marcin Brzozowski (GK), Jake Andrews, Chiori Johnson, Player A, Scott Piper, Alex Moyse
Ref: Marc Whaley
Ass Refs: Sean Rothwell, Mark Senior
4th Official: Michael Lazarus
Att: 621
