I finally got around to reading last week's Non League Paper and thought I should find out what happened when the National League South bottom club beat the National League South top club, and Torquay were at home.
Here is the report:
Weston-super-Mare manager Marc McGregor hailed the character of his side as they inflicted the first home defeat of Gary Johnson's Torquay United reign.
Alex Bray, on loan from Championship side Rotherham United, proved to be a supersub for the Seagulls as he came off the bench to score a superb individual effort on 84 minutes that helps keep the Seagulls' chances of beating the drop alive. (That goal is on my Football Pyramid Facebook page).
"Today was all about digging in and showing character," McGregor told the NLP. "We've come to a team who I think are the best in this division and we've now taken four points from a possible six against them. It was a lovely finish by Alex for the goal. He has had a difficult season with different spells out on loan at different clubs but I hope he can kick on from here and get back into the Football League.
Johnson, whose Gulls side remain top of the league despite their defeat because Woking could only draw at Hungerford, said "It's my first league defeat at home so I'm disappointed, the players are disappointed, everyone is disappointed." ... So, disappointment is the collective attitude here ...
"We tried to get things going in the second half without the real quality that we needed. We kept getting corners but we couldn't get anyone on the end of them and that disappointed me."
The first chance of the game fell to Weston three minutes in when Jarrad Welch dispossessed United left back Liam Davis before firing a tame shot at goal that Gulls' goalkeeper Shaun MacDonald collected comfortably. Two minutes later MacDonald was called on again to prevent the Seagulls' Jennison Myrie-Williams from scoring against his former club.
United threatened for the first time when Kalvin Kalala blasted a long range effort straight at Weston's goalkeeper Luke Purnell.
A minute later Weston were in front when Gethyn Hill capitalised on a mistake by United defender Jean-Yves Koue Niate and ghosted in behind the Gulls' back line to open the scoring.
United later had an appeal for a penalty turned down on 31 minutes for a challenge by Alex Byrne on Connor Lemonheigh-Evans.
In the second half the Gulls made a strong start forcing a succession of corners without finding the target. In the 61st minute Reid was denied by the reflexes of Purnell after he had been excellently teed up by Saikou Janneh.
The Gulls eventually levelled from the penalty spot on 70 minutes through Reid who sent Purnell the wrong way to score his 25th of the campaign, after Weston's Tom Harrison felled Janneh.
With six minutes to go Bray made a run from inside his own half as Weston hit the Gulls on the counter attack to score the game's decisive goal. (See Football Pyramid Facebook page).
Despite their win Weston are eight points from safety at the bottom of the National League South table.
Here is the report:
Weston-super-Mare manager Marc McGregor hailed the character of his side as they inflicted the first home defeat of Gary Johnson's Torquay United reign.
Alex Bray, on loan from Championship side Rotherham United, proved to be a supersub for the Seagulls as he came off the bench to score a superb individual effort on 84 minutes that helps keep the Seagulls' chances of beating the drop alive. (That goal is on my Football Pyramid Facebook page).
"Today was all about digging in and showing character," McGregor told the NLP. "We've come to a team who I think are the best in this division and we've now taken four points from a possible six against them. It was a lovely finish by Alex for the goal. He has had a difficult season with different spells out on loan at different clubs but I hope he can kick on from here and get back into the Football League.
Johnson, whose Gulls side remain top of the league despite their defeat because Woking could only draw at Hungerford, said "It's my first league defeat at home so I'm disappointed, the players are disappointed, everyone is disappointed." ... So, disappointment is the collective attitude here ...
"We tried to get things going in the second half without the real quality that we needed. We kept getting corners but we couldn't get anyone on the end of them and that disappointed me."
The first chance of the game fell to Weston three minutes in when Jarrad Welch dispossessed United left back Liam Davis before firing a tame shot at goal that Gulls' goalkeeper Shaun MacDonald collected comfortably. Two minutes later MacDonald was called on again to prevent the Seagulls' Jennison Myrie-Williams from scoring against his former club.
United threatened for the first time when Kalvin Kalala blasted a long range effort straight at Weston's goalkeeper Luke Purnell.
A minute later Weston were in front when Gethyn Hill capitalised on a mistake by United defender Jean-Yves Koue Niate and ghosted in behind the Gulls' back line to open the scoring.
United later had an appeal for a penalty turned down on 31 minutes for a challenge by Alex Byrne on Connor Lemonheigh-Evans.
In the second half the Gulls made a strong start forcing a succession of corners without finding the target. In the 61st minute Reid was denied by the reflexes of Purnell after he had been excellently teed up by Saikou Janneh.
The Gulls eventually levelled from the penalty spot on 70 minutes through Reid who sent Purnell the wrong way to score his 25th of the campaign, after Weston's Tom Harrison felled Janneh.
With six minutes to go Bray made a run from inside his own half as Weston hit the Gulls on the counter attack to score the game's decisive goal. (See Football Pyramid Facebook page).
Despite their win Weston are eight points from safety at the bottom of the National League South table.
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