Truro City Diary - November2011
NOVEMBER 2011
FIXTURES:
1/11/2011 Home - Woking
5/11/2011 Away - Bromley
9/11/2011 Away - Thurrock
12/11/2011 Home - Gateshead (FA Cup 1st Rnd)
19/11/2011 Home - Sutton United
22/11/2011 Away - Eastbourne Borough
26/11/2011 Home - Weston-super-Mare (FA Trophy 3rd Qual. Rnd)
TRANSFERS IN:
Arnold Bouka-Moutou (LB)
TRANSFERS OUT:
RESULTS:
1st November 2011 - Treyew Road
Truro City vs Woking
3-0 (forgot to screenshot)
Izzy Iriekpen opened the scoring after he dribbled in between two players and placed the ball brilliantly into the corner.
Iriekpen got the second for himself and the team with a near-post flick on from a Sodinha corner.
Damian Casalinuovo continued his goalscoring run by dribbling through two players and slotting the ball home.
Manager's Verdict: The performances that I've been getting from the lads are making me feel like I'm on cloud nine. The only downside of this match was that Kalum O'Kane was forced off with a thigh strain that will put him out of action for a month. Plus, Woking's manager was sacked after this match. Haw haw.
5th November 2011 - Hayes Lane
Truro City vs Bromley
2-1 (forgot to screenshot)
Barry Hayles had a goal chalked off for being offside early in the game but Gareth Williams made everybody forget about that when he collected a throw in at the edge of the area and smashed it first time into the net.
Sodinha also had a goal disallowed right at the stroke of half time when he pounced onto a goalkeeper fumble.
Helio Andre appeared to have scored his first ever goal for Truro City but once again it was disallowed by the referee.
Joe Broad, who replaced goalscorer Gareth Williams, got in front of his marker to tap in a Scott Walker cross.
At the other end, an unmarked Tamer Tuna got to the end of a throw in inside the box and he slotted the ball in with ease.
Manager's Verdict: Well, we got the three points but I have to say that it was a poor performance. Bromley was on horrible form and not one of their players had more than very poor morale. We could well have lost points in this match but I'm glad that we didn't. We have to be more clinical and make sure that we stay onside in the future.
9th November 2011 - Ship Lane
Truro City vs Thurrock
8-1 (forgot to screenshot)
Damian Casalinuovo got Truro off to a flyer with a goal after just 22 seconds. At the kickoff, the ball was passed to Gareth Williams who played it to Francois Kompany, who then spotted the run of Casalinuovo behind the defender and slipped a through ball in for the Argentine to smash into the back of the net.
Omar Koroma scored the second by tapping in a drilled cross from Francois Kompany.
However, at the 17th minute mark, Danish left back Thomas Lyskov was shown a straight red card. Casalinuovo was withdrawn in place of Mamadou Gomes, leaving Omar Koroma to lead the line alone.
Brother Nicholas Lyskov added a third for Truro by knocking down Izzy Iriekpen's header which crashed off the crossbar following Sodinha's corner.
Paul Terry pulled one back for Thurrock when he was left unmarked at the 6 yard box, allowing him to easily convert a cross from the right.
Sodinha put the ball into the top corner from just outside the box to make it 4-1 for Truro at the break.
The Brazilian got his second of the game when he took the ball from the halfway line all the way to the Thurrock penalty area where he rounded the keeper and slotted the ball into the back of the net.
Sodinha was involved once again when he laid off a simple pass from the right into the path of Omar Koroma who simply tapped the ball past the goal line.
Truro added their seventh of the night when Gareth Williams unleashed a wonderful strike that smashed right under the crossbar and bounced just past the line.
Francois Kompany completed the rout by getting a deserved goal by just tapping in a Sodinha cross.
Manager's Verdict: There are no words to describe that performance. The scoreline did not flatter us at all and I feel that we could have definitely made it more than 8-1 but perhaps the boys were feeling a little sympathetic that day. It was certainly a vast improvement from the Bromley game and considering that we had 10 men for more than three quarters of the game, I am extremely pleased. I hope that our momentum rolls on as we face a tough challenge in Gateshead in three days.
12th November 2011 - Treyew Road
Truro City vs Gateshead
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Gateshead took the lead in 10 minutes when Yemi Odubade was given way too much space by Nicholas Lyskov to take the ball a long way to place it into the corner of the net.
Helio Andre drew level when Izzy Iriekpen launched a wonderful diagonal ball that the Angolan Under-20 international latched onto then placed the ball into the corner of the net.
Kris Gate lost his marker at the 6 yard box to put Gateshead back in front with the last touch of the game.
Jon Shaw doubled Gateshead's lead when he was unmarked a hit the ball that deflected off Izzy Iriekpen, leaving Simon Tracol with no chance.
Izzy Iriekpen reduced the deficit by getting in front of his marker to power a header into the Gateshead near post following a corner.
Truro pushed hard in the last 20 minutes but could not find a way past the Gateshead defense.
Manager's Verdict: It was disappointing to go out with in the first round against only a BSS Premier team, which causes concern for me because if we do promote, we might face some problems next season. This was also our first loss in eight games and I hope that morale will not be killed. We were nowhere near clinical enough in this match. We had more shots and more possession but yet we barely finished our chances. Our main creative forces Kompany, Casaniluovo and Williams were virtually anonymous today and left the goalscoring to rookie Helio Andre and centre-back Izzy Iriekpen. I'm not as distraught as I was in August, but I am definitely slightly concerned.
19th November 2011 - Treyew Road
Truro City vs Sutton United
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Helio Andre got Truro off to a fantastic start with his first ever senior goal and boy was it a glorious one. With just 4 minutes on the clock, he lifted the ball over the goalkeeper from 30 yards to give Truro the lead.
Izzy Iriekpen controlled a Sodinha corner to smash it into the back of the net.
Francois Kompany made it three before the break when Nicholas Barrett played him clean through on goal with a good through pass.
Sodinha deservedly got his name on the scoresheet with a header that cannoned off the bottom of the crossbar and past the line.
Sutton pulled one back through Leroy Griffiths, who was put through on goal with a defence-splitting through ball that left Simon Tracol with no chance.
Helio Andre got his second when Damian Casalinuovo was tackled and the ball fell kindly at his feet.
Sutton reduced the deficit through Tony Taggart, who expertly converted a cross first time.
Sutton edged closer to a comeback when Simon Tracol came off his line and a pass allowed Bradley Woods-Garness to score a sweaty goal.
Manager's Verdict: We were in the driver's seat the entire game and I am absolutely distraught that we conceded three goals. Tracol could have done better to save the goals and the defending was shocking. Nevertheless, I am still proud of the team's attacking prowess and I just hope that our defence bucks up soon with Martin Camano and Kalum O'Kane soon to be returning.
22nd November 2011 - Priory Lane
Truro City vs Eastbourne Borough
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Eastbourne took the early lead through a header at the six yard box by David Lee that soared past the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
Sodinha put Truro back in the game when Casalinuovo had a one-on-one attempt pushed into the path of the magical Brazilian.
Sodinha continued his brilliance when Casalinuovo played a wonderful diagonal ball for Sodinha to latch onto before smashing a rocket of a shot into the top corner.
Nicholas Barrett scored his first ever league goal for Truro when Sodinha dribbled down
Sodinha completed the marvelous performance with a hat-trick when debutant left back Arnold Bouka-Moutou whipped in a free kick from about the halfway line all the way to the right flank where Sodinha took the shot first time and smashed it into the net.
Sodinha was involved again as Truro got their fifth through Izzy Iriekpen, who nodded in a typical Truro near-post corner.
Casalinuovo finally got his name on the scoresheet when substitute Mamadou Gomes swung in a ball from deep to find the feet of the Argentine striker.
Sodinha was given a standing ovation as he was withdrawn when young Nicholas Lyskov was shown a straight red card.
Gareth Williams completed the rout in bizarre circumstances. He swung in a free kick from the edge of the area on the left that found the head of Sodinha's replacement Jake Ash. Ash's diving header was sent across goal that found the frame of the goal. The ball floated directly at Williams, who dived at the ball to force it into the net.
Manager's Verdict: I am absolutely speechless. Eastbourne were in first place before this match and they even got themselves off to a great start. I am not sure how we ended up trumping them 7-1. I am beginning to think that this team, especially the God who is known as Sodinha, is too good for this league. I'm looking forward to silverware this season.
26th November 2011 - Treyew Road
Truro City vs Weston-super-Mare
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Francois Kompany finally broke the deadlock when Damian Casalinuovo was tackled and the Belgian latched onto the loose ball.
Substitute Gambian Omar Koroma marked his return with a goal that was similar to the first goal.
Koroma got his second when Francois Kompany lifted a wonderful free kick over the wall but so unluckily curled and rebounded off the post. Koroma pounced on the rebound to get Truro the third goal.
Robbi Maggs grabbed a consolation when a 30 yard lob hit the post before French full-back Arnold Bouka Moutou hit a wayward clearance that fell to the right winger of Weston-super-Mare. He drilled in a cross that Maggs shot tamely. Simon Tracol stopped it with his legs and the ball rebounded off the inside of the post and while it crawled on the line, the Cambodian international somehow failed to grab and allowed Maggs to pounce.
Casalinuovo killed off the game by finishing off Nicholas Barrett's
Koroma got his hattrick when he beat the offside trap to finish off a splendid return.
Manager's Verdict: More big results for the boys from Cornwall as we killed another opponent in staggering fashion. Still rather disappointed to concede though, and I think that would be the only thing that I will look at for next month.
END OF MONTH REVIEW: Massive month for us as we got ourselves 6 wins out of 7 matches played in November, and the only loss was a close one to BSS Premier team Gateshead. We see ourselves in 5th place at the end of November, lying in playoff places with 30 points. This month, we claimed a whopping 15 points and rocketed 7 places in the table. As mentioned previously, I will look to shake up my goalkeeping selection more next month, but will not look to sign more keepers for the time being. I have some more deals looking to come through as backup for injuries in December, and that should be something to look forward to.