Torquay United 2-0 Welling United

Nathan Smith's goal is his first in professional football

Torquay United claimed back-to-back league wins for the first time this season as they beat fellow strugglers Welling to move off the foot of the National League.

Nathan Smith had a header well saved early on, while Shaun Harrad also went close for the Gulls.

Smith broke the deadlock when he headed in Dan Butler's second-half corner.

And substitute Iffy Allen tapped in number two from a Butler cross shortly after coming on.

Torquay are now level on points with Welling, with both sides seven points from safety.

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
• Live Text

Line-ups

Torquay

Formation 4-4-2

21Lavercombe

29Berry5MacDonald16Richards3Butler

18Smith14Ajala10Racchi4Rees

12Harrad17Blissett

• 21Lavercombe
• 29BerryBooked at 47mins
• 5MacDonald
• 16Richards
• 3Butler
• 18Smith
• 14AjalaSubstituted forAllenat 59'minutes
• 10RacchiBooked at 87mins
• 4Rees
• 12HarradBooked at 55minsSubstituted forVermaat 82'minutes
• 17BlissettSubstituted forChaneyat 90+1'minutes

Substitutes

• 7Allen
• 19Chaney
• 22Gerring
• 25Verma
• 31Corderoy

Welling

Formation 4-4-2

21Rodak

23Williams6Chambers17Ferry3Chesmain

16Gayle15Nortey20Corne22Harris

24Yusuff36Adeloye

• 21Rodak
• 23Williams
• 6ChambersSubstituted forLokkoat 3'minutes
• 17FerrySubstituted forWanadioat 76'minutes
• 3ChesmainBooked at 74mins
• 16Gayle
• 15Nortey
• 20Corne
• 22Harris
• 24YusuffBooked at 45minsSubstituted forKabbaat 76'minutesBooked at 84mins
• 36Adeloye

Substitutes

• 1McEntegart
• 9Kabba
• 10Wanadio
• 19Lokko
• 30Daniel

Referee:

Craig Hicks

Attendance:

1,341

Match Stats

Home TeamTorquayAway TeamWelling

Possession

Home49%

Away51%

Shots

Home17

Away8

Shots on Target

Home5

Away2

Corners

Home7

Away6

Fouls

Home13

Away6

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Torquay United 2, Welling United 0.

2. 90'+5'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Torquay United 2, Welling United 0.

3. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Foul by Nortei Nortey (Welling United).

4. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Iffy Allen (Torquay United) wins a free kick.

5. 90'+1'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Torquay United. Sam Chaney replaces Nathan Blissett.

6. 90'+1'

   Post update

   Offside, Torquay United. Nathan Blissett tries a through ball, but Nathan Blissett is caught offside.

7. 89'

   Post update

   Attempt missed. Reece Harris (Welling United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

8. 89'

   Post update

   Offside, Torquay United. Nathan Blissett tries a through ball, but Nathan Blissett is caught offside.

9. 88'

   Post update

   Corner, Welling United.

10. 87'

    Post update

    Attempt blocked. Sam Corne (Welling United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

11. 87'

    Booking

    Danny Racchi (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

12. 87'

    Post update

    Foul by Danny Racchi (Torquay United).

13. 87'

    Post update

    Tomi Adeloye (Welling United) wins a free kick.

14. 84'

    Booking

    Sahr Kabba (Welling United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

15. 82'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Torquay United. Aman Verma replaces Shaun Harrad.

16. 82'

    Post update

    Foul by Ian Gayle (Welling United).

17. 82'

    Post update

    Nathan Blissett (Torquay United) wins a free kick.

18. 81'

    Post update

    Foul by Nathan Smith (Torquay United).

19. 81'

    Post update

    Tomi Adeloye (Welling United) wins a free kick.

20. 81'

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Nathan Blissett (Torquay United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

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