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Morecambe 1-2 Truro City: Tinners give Jim Bentley much to ponder

Truro City boss John Askey praised his side after their ‘vital’ victory over fellow National League strugglers Morecambe at the Mazuma Stadium.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 February 2026

Truro City’s Tyler Harvey and Shaun Donnellan celebrate

By Derek Quinn

MORECAMBE 1
Popov 51

TRURO CITY 2
Donnellan 34, Harvey 45+2
Truro City boss John Askey praised his side after their ‘vital’ victory over fellow National League strugglers Morecambe at the Mazuma Stadium.
First-half goals from Shaun Donnellan and Tyler Harvey helped the Tinners to their first away win in 293 days as they survived a second-half comeback from the Shrimps in Jim Bentley’s first home game on his return to the club, with a Chris Popov goal proving to be a mere consolation.
Askey said: “It was vital to get three points against a side around us in the table and ev...

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