Match ends, Torquay United 2, Dover Athletic 0.
TorquayTorquay United2DoverDover Athletic0
Torquay extended their winning streak to six games with an easy win over Dover.
Aaron Downes' glancing header from Luke Young's corner gave the dominant Gulls a first-half lead.
Ricky Miller should have equalised for Dover with 11 minutes left, but put his shot over the bar after rounding the goalkeeper.
Torquay doubled their lead as Connor Essam put Courtney Cameron's cross past debutant goalkeeper Andy Rafferty.
Torquay have now gone 556 minutes without conceding a goal, keeping five successive clean sheets.
Line-ups
Torquay
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Rice
- 4Downes
- 21MacDonald
- 2Tonge
- 3Cruise
- 16Richards
- 12ChapellSubstituted forCameronat 68'minutes
- 10AjalaSubstituted forWakefieldat 80'minutes
- 8Young
- 9Bowman
- 24Ofori-AcheampongBooked at 83mins
Substitutes
- 5Pearce
- 11Cameron
- 14Yeoman
- 22Wakefield
- 23Seabright
Dover
Formation 4-4-2
- 30Rafferty
- 6OrluBooked at 89mins
- 16Sterling
- 26BonnerBooked at 84mins
- 12LockBooked at 43minsSubstituted forSaundersat 70'minutes
- 29Essam
- 4KinnearSubstituted forPayneat 86'minutes
- 17Deverdics
- 2Stone
- 19ReidSubstituted forNanettiat 46'minutes
- 27Miller
Substitutes
- 5Raggett
- 9Elder
- 14Payne
- 20Nanetti
- 21Saunders
- Referee:
- Paul Rees
- Attendance:
- 2,363
Match Stats
Home TeamTorquayAway TeamDover
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Torquay United 2, Dover Athletic 0.
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Corner, Torquay United.
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Corner, Torquay United.
Goal!
Own Goal by Connor Essam, Dover Athletic. Torquay United 2, Dover Athletic 0.
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Corner, Torquay United.
Booking
Richard Orlu (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for dissent.
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Foul by Matthew Saunders (Dover Athletic).
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Duane Ofori-Acheampong (Torquay United) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Stefan Payne replaces Chris Kinnear.
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Foul by Luke Young (Torquay United).
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Craig Stone (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
Booking
Tom Bonner (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for dissent.
Booking
Duane Ofori-Acheampong (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Duane Ofori-Acheampong (Torquay United).
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Tom Bonner (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Torquay United. Josh Wakefield replaces Toby Ajala.
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Attempt missed. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
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Foul by Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic).
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Aaron Downes (Torquay United) wins a free kick.
