A bit of a strange match but we took over for half an hour and that was that. First 15 we were slow out of the blocks. Then we score an identikit goal to the previous week. Good delivery from Tempest and Waterfall with a comfortable header. You feel he has more goals in him this season. In fact i would try and target up to 10. We then completely took over with a good mix of long and short passing. Usual flick on from Rheady and Hearn who looked sharp today was in on it like a flash. We then hit the woodwork three times, had two goals disallowed and missed an open goal. Muldoon had also previously forced their keeper into a good save . Half time, well 5-0 would not have flattered us. We could not sustain such excellence, and in fact in the second half Torquay played well and showed a lot of spirit. We worked hard, but the Gulls put us under sustained pressure. Luckily for us, they gave us the third goal which was a calamity for the defender and keeper. In the next attack, they broke quickly and i think one of our defenders slipped or missed a crucial tackle, i couldn't see who it was, but it left Farman exposed. We did then see out the last few minutes pretty comfortably.
Positives a plenty, good team spirit and hard working performance. Farman was his usual solid self, Howe and Waterfall ( Whitehawk apart) are looking as commanding a centre back pairing as i have seen in an imps shirt for a good few years. Power and Stanley worked their socks off, Muldoon and Tempest both did well especially Tempest who gave us good balance on the left and has a good dead ball delivery. Rhead and Hearn combined well all game. The big man was class and Hearn looked sharp. ( one goal, two disallowed and he hit the inside of the post). The only negative for me was Hawkridge, who came on and weakened the team, he was just not on it at all. A very professional performance and they could not lived with our purple patch. A Very satisfied Somerset imp. UTI
