Boreham Wood snatched a dramatic late victory against Truro City in a National League encounter that went right down to the wire. The home side secured all three points with a goal deep into added time, leaving Truro City to rue their long journey home.
Boreham Wood began the match brightly, converting their early pressure into a 27th-minute goal. Tom White found the net, assisted by Érico Henrique Esteves Sousa, giving the home side a deserved lead. Boreham Wood looked comfortable, controlling the tempo. However, Truro City responded against the run of play when Will Dean levelled the score in the 34th minute, assisted by Jake Taylor. The equaliser injected new life into the match for the visitors and quietened the home support. The remainder of the first half was a closely contested affair. Referee Callum Walchester issued two yellow cards before the interval, the first to Boreham Wood’s Chris Bush for a foul in the 42nd minute, and the second to Truro City’s Ryan Law in the 47th minute.
Truro City started the second half with renewed energy, seemingly buoyed by their first-half equaliser. Boreham Wood remained resolute, and the game evolved into a tactical battle. Boreham Wood first replaced Cameron Coxe with Jeff King in the 58th minute. This was followed by a double substitution in the 66th minute, with Abdul Abdulmalik replaced by Joe Newton and Luke Norris making way for Junior Dixon. Truro City responded with a triple substitution in the 73rd minute, introducing Shaun Donnellan, Lirak Hasani, and Dominic Johnson-Fisher in place of Samuel Sanders, Yassine En-Neyah, and Rekeil Pyke, respectively. Abdul Abdulmalik had received a yellow card earlier in the 58th minute. As the match approached its conclusion, a draw seemed inevitable. However, in the 93rd minute, Matt Rush scored, securing a late victory for Boreham Wood. Truro City’s Tyler Harvey received a yellow card in the 90th minute.
The win moves Boreham Wood up to 10th in the league standings, with 7 points from their first four matches. The defeat leaves Truro City at the foot of the table, with zero points from five games.