On Sunday 5th November 2017 Truro City Football Club played in the FA Cup 1st Round proper for the the first time in their history against Charlton Athletic at The Valley, 996 Truro City fans made the journey to South East London.
Truro’s previous best in the Football Association Cup was reaching the 3rd Qualifying Round on three occasions (2009-10, 2011-12, 2015-16).
The Qualifying Rounds
2nd Qualifying Round
AFC Portchester (H) W 2-0 (Neal 73, Thompson 89) Sat 16 Sep
Team – Tom McHale (GK), Billy Palfrey, Connor Riley-Lowe, Ed Palmer, Ben Gerring, Alex Hartridge, Aaron Lamont, Noah Keats, Tyler Harvey, Cody Cooke, Ben Harding
Subs Used – River Allen, Andrew Neal, Niall Thompson
Manager – Lee Hodges
Att. 302
3rd Qualifying Round
AFC Sudbury (H) W 4-1 (Todd 44, Lamont 51, Harvey 84, Yetton 89) Sat 30 Sep
Team – Tom McHale (GK), Billy Palfrey, Connor Riley-Lowe, Jamie Richards, Chris Todd, Alex Hartridge, Aaron Lamont, Noah Keats, Tyler Harvey, Cody Cooke, River Allen
Subs Used – Stewart Yetton, Andrew Neal
Manager – Lee Hodges
Att. 359
4th Qualifying Round
Hampton & Richmond Borough (A) W 2-0 (Keats 60, 89) Sat 14 Oct
Team – Tom McHale (GK), Billy Palfrey, Connor Riley-Lowe, Jamie Richards, Ben Gerring, Alex Hartridge, Aaron Lamont, Noah Keats, Andrew Neal, Cody Cooke, River Allen
Subs Used – Tyler Harvey, Stewart Yetton
Manager – Lee Hodges
Truro City manager Lee Hodges has hailed his players after the club reached the FA Cup first round for the first time. Noah Keats scored twice in the 2-0 win at Hampton and Richmond Borough, while City’s Tom McHale saved a penalty. The club became the first side from Cornwall to reach the first round since Falmouth Town in 1969. “This is an amazing achievement for Truro and for Cornwall,” Hodges told BBC Radio Cornwall. “For all these players and the supporters who were here supporting us, it’s a very special day for the club.” City took the lead in the second half with a neat finish from Keats, but were indebted to McHale who saved from the spot with seven minutes left, before Keats’ long-range strike with three minutes remaining sealed the win. “The way the boys defended and put their bodies on the line, you could see they wanted it, and a couple of moments of magic from Noah Keats – that’s what he does, he’s stepped up to the mark,” added Hodges. “In my honest opinion it wasn’t a penalty in the first place, but Tom McHale again, time after time this season, has made some unbelievable saves at some very important stages.” BBC Sport
The Match
First Round
Charlton Athletic (A) L 1-3 (Harvey 59) Sun 5 Nov
Team – Tom McHale (GK), Ben Gerring, Ed Palmer, Jamie Richards, Billy Palfrey, Aaron Lamont, Noah Keats, Ben Harding, Connor Riley-Lowe, Cody Cooke, Tyler Harvey
Subs Used – River Allen, Andrew Neal, Stewart Yetton
Manager – Lee Hodges
Stats
Charlton Athletic – 58% – Possession – 42% – Truro City
Charlton Athletic – 26 – Shots – 15 – Truro City
Charlton Athletic – 12 – Shots on target – 8 – Truro City
Charlton Athletic – 7 – Corners – 4 – Truro City
Charlton Athletic – 10 – Fouls – 11 – Truro City
National League South Truro City’s FA Cup run came to an end as they lost to Charlton Athletic at The Valley. The Addicks hit the crossbar early on through Jake Forster-Caskey’s header and Ben Reeves put the hosts ahead with a smart half-volley on 10 minutes. Mark Marshall’s deflected shot doubled the League One side’s lead but Tyler Harvey headed in to pull one back in front of 996 travelling fans. Reeves made it 3-1 with a drilled shot across goal 20 minutes from time. BBC Sport
2017/2018 FA Cup Squad – River Allen, Cody Cooke, Ben Gerring, Ben Harding, Alex Hartridge, Tyler Harvey, Noah Keats, Aaron Lamont, Tom McHale (GK), Andrew Neal, Billy Palfrey, Ed Palmer, Jamie Richards, Connor Riley-Lowe, Niall Thompson, Chris Todd, Stewart Yetton
FA Cup Appearances & Goals
River Allen – 4 apps (2 starts – 2 subs) – 0 goals
Cody Cooke – 4 apps (4 starts – 0 subs) – 0 goals
Ben Gerring – 3 apps (3 starts – 0 subs) – 0 goals
Ben Harding – 2 apps (2 starts – 0 subs) – 0 goals
Alex Hartridge – 3 apps (3 starts – 0 subs) – 0 goals
Tyler Harvey – 4 apps (3 starts – 1 sub) – 2 goals
Noah Keats – 4 apps (4 starts – 0 subs) – 2 goals
Aaron Lamont – 4 apps (4 starts – 0 subs) – 1 goal
Tom McHale (GK) – 4 apps (4 starts – 0 subs) – 0 goals (2 clean sheets)
Andrew Neal – 4 apps (1 start – 3 subs) – 1 goal
Billy Palfrey – 4 apps – (4 starts – 0 subs) – 0 goals
Ed Palmer – 2 apps (2 starts – 0 subs) – 0 goals
Jamie Richards – 3 apps (3 starts – 0 subs) – 0 goals
Connor Riley-Lowe – 4 apps (4 starts – 0 subs) – 0 goals
Niall Thompson – 1 app (0 starts – 1 sub) – 1 goal
Chris Todd – 1 app (1 start – 0 subs) – 1 goal
Stewart Yetton – 3 apps (0 starts – 3 subs) – 1 goal
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