South Devon League

Division 1

Tuesday 12th March 2019

Kick Off 20.00 Actual 20.04

Paignton Saints 4 Babbacombe Corinthians 1, attendance 19

9’ 0-1

43’ 1-1

83’ 2-1

86’ 3-1 (pen)

88’ 4-1 (pen)

@ South Devon College Sports Centre, 3G Pitch

Eight Acre Drive

Off Waddeton Road

Paignton

TQ4 7TP

No Admission or Programme.

Paignton Saints normally play their home matches at the 3G Pitch at Paignton Community College. With that fully booked up during the week, they have booked the brand new facility here at South Devon College to play a couple of their matches in order to catch up on a bit of a fixture pile up, this game being the second match staged here.

It is better than a few of the grounds that have recently been allowed into the higher level South West Peninsula League in recent seasons. Spectators can watch from behind the near goal, or along the right hand side, where there is a 49 seat (plus 2 for wheelchair helpers) stand as well as a bit of covered standing. There are even two turnstiles at the cage entrance, although they were not in use tonight.

The match was top versus bottom in the league table, Saints having won eleven of their thirteen matches so far, with one draw and one defeat. Babbacombe went ahead against the run of play, but having edged in front, put in a superb defensive performance that really deserved a point for their efforts. Having been pegged back just before the break, they finally conceded a second goal with just seven minutes left on the clock, before two penalties, one for a foul and the second for handball, gave a score line that didn’t give a true reflection of how the game went. The win leaves Saints five points clear of second placed Torbay Police, who have played four games more than the leaders.