Truro City lose first National League game at Wealdstone

Truro City's game at Grosvenor Vale was their first in the fifth tier for any club from Cornwall

Truro City's first-ever game in the fifth tier of English football ended in a 2-0 loss at Wealdstone.

The club are the first from Cornwall ever to reach the National League and the first from the county to go fully professional.

The National League South champions started well as Luke Jephcott had an early effort, but Wealdstone began to gain control and hit the post six minutes before the break from Sean Adarkwa's long-range effort.

Six minutes later the Stones took the lead when Enzio Boldewijn headed home as Truro failed to deal with a corner.

Truro were grateful to goalkeeper Dan Lavercombe when he saved well with his leg as Max Kretzschmar broke clear.

Tyler Harvey flicked a 78th-minute header wide of the Wealdstone far post from Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain's long throw.

The win was sealed with five minutes to go when Dominic Hutchinson fired in a low left-footed effort into the bottom corner after his cross came back to him following a poor clearance.

"I'm not disappointed with how we played," Truro City manager John Askey told BBC Radio Cornwall.

"The last 10 minutes we've come away from it a little bit, but overall I thought we started really well, we've had the best chances.

"It was our final ball, not having a shot or not finishing that's let us down, and obviously you've got to score goals.

"It doesn't matter what league you're playing in, you've got to put the ball on the back of the net.

"I thought up until their second goal, I thought the only threat really was some set pieces."