Match ends, Torquay United 0, AFC Telford United 1.
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Conference bottom club Telford secured only their third win since the middle of November as they won at Torquay.
Tony Gray pounced on a mistake by Levi Ives to sidefoot past Martin Rice for the game's only goal on 11 minutes.
Telford top scorer Gray had a second-half penalty saved by Rice after Sean Clancy was fouled by Aaron Dawson.
Telford keeper Freddy Hall kept his side in it with impressive late saves from Luke Young, Krystian Pearce and Louis Briscoe.
Telford ended a run of four straight defeats to cut the gap at the foot of the table to three points, but they are still 11 points adrift of safety, with 10 games left.
Torquay, in 15th, are now 19 points off the play-off places, but have games in hand on most of the teams around them.
AFC Telford United manager Steve Kittrick told BBC Radio Shropshire:
"The players are saying it is on again after this win. They had the right attitude coming into this game. We had a long conversation after Tuesday's game, they gave me feedback to put into the game plan and we applied it well.
"We put everything in place. We went 4-3-2-1 with the formation, that allowed Tony Gray to do what he does well and that's score. We wanted an early goal and we got that.
"It's game on again. People know my feelings over the last week so we have done a good job here. It's very pleasing."
Line-ups
Torquay
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Rice
- 29DawsonBooked at 61mins
- 4Downes
- 5Pearce
- 25Ives
- 12Chapell
- 8Young
- 22McQuilkinSubstituted forYeomanat 83'minutes
- 32CampbellSubstituted forAjalaat 55'minutes
- 20ReidSubstituted forBriscoeat 66'minutes
- 9Bowman
Substitutes
- 7Briscoe
- 10Ajala
- 14Yeoman
- 16Richards
- 26Gueguen
Telford
Formation 4-4-2
- 25Hall
- 6Grogan
- 27Sharps
- 4ByrneBooked at 35mins
- 26MatthewsBooked at 79mins
- 9FarrellBooked at 26mins
- 24Ventre
- 20Poku
- 11Clancy
- 18SmithSubstituted forDyerat 29'minutes
- 10GrayBooked at 45minsSubstituted forDeaceyat 90+1'minutes
Substitutes
- 14Hancock
- 16McDonald
- 19Deacey
- 23Disney
- 29Dyer
- Referee:
- Dean Treleaven
- Attendance:
- 1,647
Match Stats
Home TeamTorquayAway TeamTelford
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away3
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away16
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Torquay United 0, AFC Telford United 1.
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Foul by Krystian Pearce (Torquay United).
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Michael Grogan (AFC Telford United) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Ryan Bowman (Torquay United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Telford United. Jordan Deacey replaces Tony Gray.
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Corner, Torquay United.
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Attempt saved. Louis Briscoe (Torquay United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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Attempt missed. Danny Ventre (AFC Telford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Torquay United. Ashley Yeoman replaces James McQuilkin.
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Corner, AFC Telford United.
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Foul by Louis Briscoe (Torquay United).
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Adam Farrell (AFC Telford United) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Aaron Downes (Torquay United) header from a difficult angle and long range on the right from a direct free kick.
Booking
Glenn Matthews (AFC Telford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Glenn Matthews (AFC Telford United).
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Luke Young (Torquay United) wins a free kick.
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Hand ball by Michael Grogan (AFC Telford United).
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Foul by Tony Gray (AFC Telford United).
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Aaron Dawson (Torquay United) wins a free kick.
