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Truro City 2-3 Braintree Town · National League

Truro City lost to Braintree Town 2-3 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Truro City and Braintree Town met in the National League at Truro Sports Hub in Truro on Saturday, 28 February 2026.

Goalscorers

Truro City: F. Issaka 45'; B. Drake 66'. Braintree Town: J. Akinde 7'; A. F. Clarke 80', 90'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Truro City had 14 shots with 3 on target, Braintree Town 12 with 4 on target. There were 16 corners in total, 6 to Truro City and 10 to Braintree Town. Truro City conceded 4 fouls, Braintree Town 13. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (2 for Truro City, 5 for Braintree Town).

Line-ups

Truro City started in a 4-3-3: Aidan Stone, Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaun Donnellan, George Cooper, Connor Riley-Lowe, Harry Charsley, Will Dean, Caleb Roberts, Luke Jephcott, Tyler Harvey, Frederick Issaka.

Braintree Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Mason Terry, Aidan Francis Clarke, George Langston, Ben Drake, Ryan Clampin, James Vennings, Goran Babić, Jacob Pinnington, Taylan Harris, Adrian Akande, John Akinde.

More from this competition: National League fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 7'Goal! Truro City 0-1 Braintree Town. J. Akinde (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by G. Langston.
  2. 45+4'Goal! Truro City 1-1 Braintree Town. F. Issaka (Truro City) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Truro City 1-1 Braintree Town.
  4. 66'Goal! Truro City 2-1 Braintree Town. Own goal by B. Drake.
  5. 80'Goal! Truro City 2-2 Braintree Town. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by B. Drake.
  6. 90+5'Goal! Truro City 2-3 Braintree Town. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by E. Okunowo.
  7. 90'Full-time. Truro City 2-3 Braintree Town.
Full commentary (48 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Truro City vs Braintree Town.
  2. 5'Attempt missed. J. Akinde (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  3. 6'Attempt blocked. C. Roberts (Truro City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 7'Goal! Truro City 0-1 Braintree Town. J. Akinde (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by G. Langston.
  5. 11'Attempt blocked. T. Harris (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
  6. 14'Attempt blocked. T. Harris (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  7. 16'Attempt missed. T. Harris (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  8. 19'Attempt saved. C. Roberts (Truro City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  9. 20'Attempt blocked. C. Roberts (Truro City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  10. 25'Attempt missed. B. Drake (Braintree Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.00.
  11. 28'Yellow card for J. Vennings (Braintree Town).
  12. 29'Attempt blocked. A player (Truro City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.
  13. 32'Yellow card for A. Akande (Braintree Town) for foul.
  14. 34'Substitution, Braintree Town: E. Okunowo comes on for T. Harris.
  15. 35'Attempt saved. C. Riley-Lowe (Truro City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
  16. 37'Attempt missed. L. Jephcott (Truro City), header. xG 0.13.
  17. 38'Attempt missed. A player (Truro City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  18. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  19. 45+4'Goal! Truro City 1-1 Braintree Town. F. Issaka (Truro City) scores.
  20. 45'Half-time. Truro City 1-1 Braintree Town.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 47'Yellow card for G. Babić (Braintree Town) for argument.
  23. 57'Yellow card for G. Cooper (Truro City) for foul.
  24. 57'Attempt blocked. A player (Truro City), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  25. 59'Substitution, Braintree Town: L. Walker comes on for A. Akande.
  26. 65'Attempt missed. C. Oxlade-Chamberlain (Truro City), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  27. 66'Goal! Truro City 2-1 Braintree Town. Own goal by B. Drake.
  28. 68'Substitution, Truro City: R. Law comes on for F. Issaka.
  29. 69'Substitution, Braintree Town: S. Kamara comes on for R. Clampin.
  30. 69'Substitution, Braintree Town: T. Smith comes on for J. Pinnington.
  31. 76'Attempt blocked. C. Roberts (Truro City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  32. 78'Attempt saved. L. Walker (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  33. 80'Goal! Truro City 2-2 Braintree Town. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by B. Drake.
  34. 81'Attempt blocked. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  35. 82'Substitution, Truro City: T. Harrison comes on for S. Donnellan.
  36. 82'Substitution, Truro City: Z. Bell comes on for L. Jephcott.
  37. 82'Substitution, Truro City: R. Pyke comes on for C. Riley-Lowe.
  38. 83'Attempt missed. H. Charsley (Truro City), left-footed shot. xG 0.28.
  39. 86'Attempt missed. T. Harvey (Truro City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.14.
  40. 86'Attempt blocked. H. Charsley (Truro City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
  41. 87'Attempt missed. J. Akinde (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  42. 88'Yellow card for B. Drake (Braintree Town).
  43. 90'Yellow card for Z. Bell (Truro City) for foul.
  44. 90'Yellow card for J. Akinde (Braintree Town).
  45. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  46. 90+2'Attempt missed. L. Walker (Braintree Town), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  47. 90+5'Goal! Truro City 2-3 Braintree Town. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by E. Okunowo.
  48. 90'Full-time. Truro City 2-3 Braintree Town.
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