Devon Non-League Pre - Season friendlies
25.07.2021
Barnstaple Town took on Bilston Town in a game that was delayed due to traffic but when the game did start it did not take Barnstaple long to get going and they scored after only two minutes when Yohan Rutty-Smith intercepted a back pass and went around the Bilston keeper to make it 1-0 to the home side. Barnstaple thought they had scored goal number two but it was ruled out for off side.Bilston piled on the pressure and were rewarded when Adam Garnson equalised for the visitors. Bilston were the more superior of the teams in the second half and deservedly took the lead when Kye Houlahan scored to make the final score Barnstaple Town 1 Bilston Town 2. Plymouth Parkway were beaten by two Rocky Neal goals as Truro City won by a 2-0 scoreline. Buckland Athletic traveled to Southern League Premier South side Dorchester Town and took the lead but goals from Sam Baysyom(2) Christos Papakonstantinou and Harry Burns made the final score Dorchester Town 4 Buckland Athletic 1. Tavistock and Plymouth Argle played out a 0-0 draw while Willand Rovers were beaten 3-2 by Falmouth Town. Mid week action saw Tiverton Town beat Cullompton Rangers 10-1 while Barnstaple Town were beaten 2-1 at Bridgwater United. Tavistock had a tough game against league side Middlesbrough who ran out 7-0 winners.Exmouth Town and Bideford played out a entertaining 1-1 draw. Another game that ended even was between Buckland Athletic and Bodmin Town which ended 2-2. Source: Paul Gray
