Truro City back top of the table heading into dramatic final day

Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info TYLER Harvey’s second half brace gave Truro City a superb 2-0 win at play-off hopefuls Weston-super-Mare – and left the fate of the National South title firmly in their hands heading into the final round of fixtures on Saturday. The Tinners returned to the top of the table after title rivals Worthing and Dorking Wanderers played out a 1-1 draw, but Torquay United’s 3-0 win over Weymouth means they are level on points at the top of the standings. However, Truro have what could prove to be a significant two-goal better goal difference, thanks in large to Harvey notching a penalty at Weston in the 97th minute, to the delight of their travelling fans on the Somerset coast. One of six teams could yet lift the National South title in the most incredible climax to a league season probably ever seen. Eastbourne Borough and Worthing are a point further behind, while Boreham Wood and Dorking are three further adrift. To give the league season a further twist, Truro host St Albans City on Saturday, who are in the relegation zone on goal difference. Torquay head to 11th-placed Hemel Hempstead, who have nothing to play for, Eastbourne are at home to Weston, while Dorking host Chesham and Worthing visit Enfield. However, the Tinners can only focus on themselves and after the huge disappointment of losing to Torquay on Good Friday, Askey’s men once again showed their ability to bounce back from adversity with such a significant win. Weston needed the points themselves to keep alive their own hopes of making the play-offs and that now seems impossible as they trail Maidstone United, in the last of the play-off places, by three points. And with their goal difference 16 goals worse off than the Stones, it is just the league title and who contests the play-offs that will be decided this coming weekend. Truro boss John Askey kept faith with the same XI that started the Good Friday defeat to Torquay – and even the bench was unchanged. Both teams started well with Weston’s former Plymouth and Exeter striker Reuben Reid forcing Dan Lavercombe into the first save of the match in the sixth minute. Jaze Kabia then spun sharply and got his shot away, but it was off target for Truro before Reid did have the ball in the net for Weston, but it was chalked off for offside. Kabia was forced to leave the field of play just before the half hour mark, replaced by Dominic Johnson-Fisher and it was he that had Truro’s best chance of the first half, but he was denied the opening goal by a smart save from Max Harris on the stroke of half-time. Weston came out firing at the start of the second half, but Truro defended for their lives, thwarting the Seagulls’ attack and ten minutes into the second half, they got the breakthrough. Johnson-Fisher took down a long clearance from Lavercombe and despite his short being pulled, the referee waved play on. Harvey collected the loose ball and showed great composure to beat Harris with a crisp finish. Johnson-Fisher thought he had won a penalty soon after when he was hauled down, but nothing was given, by which time the Tinners were on top with Weston struggling to create any clear-cut chances. When they did fashion an opening, they were denied by some heroic defending from Truro, who settled the contest in the seventh minute of 12 additional played for stoppages. Johnson-Fisher was brought down inside the box and Harvey’s follow-up struck the post. However, referee Neil Pratt blew for the penalty and Harvey made no mistake, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way from 12 yards.