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Truro City win historic National League South title to gain promotion

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St Albans brought on towering striker Alex Wall on at half-time as they tried to salvage something from the game, and the forward almost pulled a goal back after an hour as Oxlade-Chamberlain did well to block his header.

Will Dean blocked a Ken Charles shot midway through the half as Saints made the game more even.

After news filtered through that Hemel had reduced their deficit against Torquay to 3-1, the home fans had felt able to relax after a tense spell at the start of the second period.

However, when Torquay’s former Truro striker Cody Cooke got his hat-trick to make it 4-1 in Hemel with 15 minutes left you could feel the nerves return around Truro’s new ground.

It got even more tense when St Albans substitute Shaun Jeffers headed in a Charles cross with 12 minutes to go to make it 4-2 and narrow Truro’s lead at the top to one goal on goal difference.

Harvey had a goal ruled out soon after when Truro substitute Andrew Neal was offside while Yassine En-Nayah shot agonisingly wide of the post with nine minutes to go.

But seconds later, long-serving Truro striker Neal sealed the promotion as he broke through and fired a low left-footed shot off the base of the post and in past Johnson to send the record home crowd of 3,597 wild.

“It’s been a rollercoaster season,” Truro City manager John Askey told BBC Sport.

“None of us thought we’d be here today celebrating winning the league.

“It doesn’t get any better, it’s been a fantastic effort by the players and I’m just really pleased for Truro and all of Cornwall.”

Askey – who has now won promotions out of the National League, National League North and National League South – says he did not expect his side to get off to the start they did on Saturday.

“I’ve never seen it before,” he added. “For a promotion team who’s got to win, to score three goals in such a short space of time.

“Then when we did get a bit of a setback and it went 3-1, to come straight back and make it 4-1, it’s been a special day and one we need to enjoy.”


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