National League South

‘Heroic’ defence frustrate the Fleet

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 April 2017

TRURO CITY 1
EBBSFLEET U 1
By Stephen Darby
A HEROIC second-half defensive performance earned relegationthreatened Truro a crucial point and severely dented the visitors’ hopes of claiming automatic promotion.
The draw left City five points clear of the drop zone, while second-placed Ebbsfleet now trail leaders Maidenhead United by the same margin.
Truro put a difficult build-up to the game behind them, with skipper Arran Pugh making a late decision to attend a wedding – a decision which infuriated City boss Lee Hodges – and three other players missing the match because of...

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