Truro avoid FA Cup 'banana skin' with Cirencester win

Ben Starkie took his tally to three goals this season for Truro City [Shutterstock] Truro City eased past ninth-tier Cirencester Town 4-0 to reach the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup. The sixth-tier Tinners are now just one game away from reaching the first round for just the second time in their history. Ben Starkie gave the National League South side an eighth-minute against a side that knocked out their divisional rivals Farnham Town in the last round. Tyler Harvey made it 2-0 with a close-range finish eight minutes from half time as the Tinners dominated much of the game. Starkie made it 3-0 with 17 minutes left before Harvey Greenslade slotted in the fourth five minutes later. "Games like today can be banana skins for you, so it was a professional performance," Truro assistant manager Stewart Yetton told BBC Radio Cornwall. "There were lots we could have done better, some things that we did well as well, but into the next round and we're pleased with that. He added: "They've obviously had a couple of good results and beating Farnham was obviously a feather in their cap, so we were mindful that if we didn't do things properly that they would cause us some problems. "There a little 10-minutes spell in the first half where we just came off it and we had to manage that, and then I thought after that we came on strong again."
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