Torquay United 1-5 Braintree Town

Daniel Sparkes had scored just four league goals this season before his hat-trick at Plainmoor

Torquay United suffered their biggest home league defeat in almost 20 years as Braintree cruised to victory.

Daniel Sparkes scored either side of a John Campbell equaliser to put the visitors ahead at half time.

Sparkes completed his hat-trick with a left-footed shot before Matt Paine and Ryan Peters secured a win for Braintree on their first visit to Torquay.

The Gulls had not lost as heavily at home since going down to a club-record 8-1 loss to Scunthorpe in October 1995.

The defeat was the first time Torquay, who were relegated from the Football League last season, had conceded five goals at home since October 2011.

Braintree go above them into 15th place in the Conference, with the Gulls dropping to 17th.

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
• Live Text

Line-ups

Torquay

Formation 3-5-2

1Rice

8Young26Gueguen4Downes

16Richards9Bowman25Ives10Ajala29Dawson

32Campbell5Pearce

• 1Rice
• 8Young
• 26Gueguen
• 4Downes
• 16RichardsBooked at 76mins
• 9BowmanSubstituted forPrynnat 67'minutes
• 25Ives
• 10Ajala
• 29Dawson
• 32CampbellSubstituted forBriscoeat 85'minutes
• 5PearceSubstituted forChapellat 54'minutes

Substitutes

• 7Briscoe
• 11Cameron
• 12Chapell
• 15Prynn
• 22McQuilkin

Braintree

Formation 4-4-2

1Hamann

2Brundle6Massey5Paine3Habergham

20Clerima4Isaac8Davis11Sparkes

9Marks17Mensah

• 1Hamann
• 2Brundle
• 6Massey
• 5Paine
• 3Habergham
• 20Clerima
• 4Isaac
• 8Davis
• 11SparkesSubstituted forPetersat 76'minutes
• 9MarksSubstituted forMulleyat 90+2'minutes
• 17MensahSubstituted forAkinolaat 66'minutes

Substitutes

• 15Akinola
• 16Maybanks
• 23Peters
• 26Mulley
• 29Pentney

Referee:

Wayne Barratt

Attendance:

1,103

Match Stats

Home TeamTorquayAway TeamBraintree

Possession

Home45%

Away55%

Shots

Home11

Away9

Shots on Target

Home6

Away7

Corners

Home9

Away9

Fouls

Home8

Away7

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Torquay United 1, Braintree Town 5.

2. 90'+4'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Torquay United 1, Braintree Town 5.

3. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Foul by Ryan Peters (Braintree Town).

4. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Aaron Downes (Torquay United) wins a free kick.

5. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Foul by Toby Ajala (Torquay United).

6. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Mitch Brundle (Braintree Town) wins a free kick.

7. 90'+2'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Braintree Town. James Mulley replaces Sean Marks because of an injury.

8. 89'

   Post update

   Foul by Kenny Davis (Braintree Town).

9. 89'

   Post update

   Louis Briscoe (Torquay United) wins a free kick.

10. 89'

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Louis Briscoe (Torquay United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

11. 85'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Torquay United. Louis Briscoe replaces John Campbell because of an injury.

12. 82'

    Goal!

    Goal! Torquay United 1, Braintree Town 5. Ryan Peters (Braintree Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Habergham with a cross.

13. 81'

    Post update

    Foul by Toby Ajala (Torquay United).

14. 81'

    Post update

    Ryan Peters (Braintree Town) wins a free kick.

15. 80'

    Post update

    Offside, Torquay United. Aaron Downes tries a through ball, but Aaron Downes is caught offside.

16. 80'

    Post update

    Foul by Kenny Davis (Braintree Town).

17. 80'

    Post update

    Courtney Richards (Torquay United) wins a free kick.

18. 76'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Braintree Town. Ryan Peters replaces Dan Sparkes.

19. 76'

    Booking

    Courtney Richards (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

20. 76'

    Post update

    Foul by Courtney Richards (Torquay United).

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