Despite the scoreline this was Towns best performance of the season, and for

parts of the match they looked a fair match for the more experienced

Kingsteignton team.

In the first half the visitors spent plenty of time in the Town half, but

for all of their possession and teritory it took nearly 10 minutes for the

first goal, as some strong defending from Alex Blackburn and great shot

stopping from Jack Hingston in the Town goal kept it at 0-0.

Eventually the Kingsteignton pressure told and they scored a couple of goals

in fairly quick succession, but Town came back into the game and were able

to mount a couple of attacks themselves with Ben Sharratt looking dangerous

upfront and latching on to a couple of long balls to force the opposition

keeper into a save or two.

Approaching half time and the lack of any Town substitutes began to take its

toll, with some tired looking players stranded in midfield and allowing

Kingsteignton to press forward in much greater numbers and score another 3

in the final 5 minutes of the half to make it 5-0 at the break.

After some rest and refreshment Town looked a bit brighter at the start of

the second half, and although Kingsteignton scored early in the half there

then followed a 10 minute passage of play where Town again matched their

opponents and started to put some attacking moves together although they

could not find a goal. Jamie Alford and Charlie Taylor never stopped running

and trying to break up play while Jack in goal continues to make save after

save.

Once again though the Town players began to tire as the half wore on, and in

the minal minutes the visitors again scored 3 quick goals to give the final

score a slightly lop-sided look at 9-0. However the positive for Town should

be that for maybe 25 minutes of this match they competed well and in that

time the overall score would have been 3-0. There are signs of improvement

already, and some improved fitness along with having substitutes available

will hopefully give the side the ability to compete throughout the whole

game.

Man of the match was awarded to Jack Hingston for his excellent goalkeeping,

although all credit to Alex Blackburn for yet another whole hearted display

in defense, while Ben Sharratt worked tirelessly to try and create attacking

opportunities. The side will look to improve again when they entertain local

rivals Buckland and Milber at Coach Road next Sunday