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Bodmin go third with Elburton win

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Bodmin Town are up to third in the South West Peninsula League after defeating Elburton Villa 3-1.

Steve Ovens scored twice as the champions came from a goal down to go five points behind leaders Buckland Athletic with three games in hand.

Gavin Hammon's late goal gave Athletic a 1-0 win over Holsworthy to keep them at the top of the table.

Ivybridge Town stay second, a point behind Buckland, after a 3-2 win at home to St Blazey.

SWPL Results Friday, 31 October
Launceston 2-3 Plymouth Parkway
Saturday, 1 November
Elburton Villa 1-3 Bodmin Town
Holsworthy 0-1 Buckland Athletic
Ivybridge Town 3-2 St Blazey
Liskeard Athletic 1-1 Falmouth Town
Newton Abbot Spurs 0-2 Wadebridge
Saltash United 4-0 Clyst Rovers
Torpoint Athletic 0-6 Cullompton
Witheridge 3-2 Tavistock
Plymouth Parkway are now a point behind fourth-placed Launceston after beating them 3-2 on Friday night.

After their record-setting 10-0 win over Holsworthy in midweek, Saltash United continued their great goalscoring form with a 4-0 win at home to Clyst Rovers to move up to sixth place - Daley Simpson getting two of the goals.

Falmouth Town moved up a place to third-from bottom after getting a point at Liskeard Athletic, only the second match this season that Town have managed to avoid defeat.

Witheridge also moved away from the drop zone with a 3-2 win at Tavistock, while Wadebridge are up to eleventh after a 2-0 win at Newton Abbot Spurs.

Meanwhile, Cullompton Rangers got the day's biggest win as they returned from Torpoint Athletic with a 6-0 victory.



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see also
Saltash set Peninsula League mark
29 Oct 08 |  Football
Launceston and Bodmin climb table
27 Oct 08 |  Football
Newton Abbot suspended by League
22 Oct 08 |  Non League
Newton Abbot team refuse to play
13 Oct 08 |  Football


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