A stoppage-time Matt Rush goal was enough to give Boreham Wood all three points in a hard-fought encounter against bottom side Truro City. This was after Tom White gave Boreham Wood the lead and Will Dean equalised for Truro City in the first half.

Luke Garrard made one change to the starting line-up after Wednesday night’s win against Braintree Town, with Matt Rush coming in for the injured Charles Clayden.

The visitors came out of the blocks the better side and dominated most of the first half as Boreham Wood failed to get a foothold in the game. In the early part of the match, it was only a couple of last-ditch tackles by Chris Bush that prevented any scoring chances for the visitors. Boreham Wood had a very good chance of their own on 14 minutes when an excellent run and pass by Abdul Abdulmalik found Cameron Coxe on the right, whose inch-perfect cross found Luke Norris, who somehow scuffed his shot when he looked certain to score. The visitors had a good chance of their own ten minutes later when striker Rekeil Pyke struck Nathan Ashmore’s near post.

On 27 minutes Wood took the lead against the run of play when a lovely run from Erico Sousa and a great ball into the path of Tom White was expertly finished by the former Morecambe midfielder for his first goal for the club. The Tinners continued their territorial dominance after the goal and got a deserved equaliser seven minutes later when a Jake Taylor corner was headed in by Will Dean. Just before the break, Truro had a good chance when a trademark Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain long throw was flicked on into the path of Tyler Harvey, who headed wide. Shortly afterwards Abdulmalik fired over from distance.

HT: Boreham Wood 1-1 Truro City

Two minutes after the restart Wood came close to regaining the lead when a well-struck Norris shot went just wide of the Tinners’ goal with keeper Dan Lavercombe beaten. Harvey went close for the visitors on 52 minutes but couldn’t keep his shot down. Two minutes later Oxlade-Chamberlain volleyed just wide from a Taylor corner. On 57 minutes Harvey’s shot was saved in unorthodox style by the feet of Ashmore before Callum Reynolds was able to clear the ball away. Seven minutes later Yassine En-Neyah was denied by an excellent Ashmore save at his near post.

The introduction of Jeff King, Joe Newton and Junior Dixon lifted Boreham Wood as they started to enjoy their best spell of the match. On 69 minutes a Newton cross picked out the head of Matt Rush, whose effort was saved by Lavercombe. Two minutes later Rush was played in and clipped the outside of the post. On 78 minutes, a Tom White cross found the head of Dixon, whose effort was well saved by Lavercombe. Taylor then fired over for the Tinners. On 85 minutes Dean skied his effort from a Taylor corner. Boreham Wood got the winner in the third minute of stoppage time when Rush finished well at the far post after Charlie O’Connell headed the ball across goal, sending the Boreham Wood supporters into raptures.

FT: Boreham Wood 2-1 Truro City

It was a welcome three points for Luke Garrard’s men against a very good Truro City side who controlled large parts of the game. Wood kept going to the end and got their reward. They now head into two tricky away games at Hartlepool United and Sutton United. As for Truro City, they are probably wondering where their first point is coming from. They will play worse this season and win.

Boreham Wood: Ashmore, Coxe (King 57), Ilesamni, Bush, Reynolds, O’Connell, White, Sousa, Abdulmalik (Newton 65), Rush, Norris (Dixon 65).

Subs not used: Benton, Henry.

Truro City: Lavercombe, Bell, Dean, Sanders (Johnson-Fisher 72), En-Neyah (Hasani 72), Rooney, Harvey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Taylor, Pyke (Donnellan 72), Law.

Subs not used: Riley-Lowe, Jephcott, Starke, Stone.

Man of the Match: Chris Bush.

Match report written by Brett Lewis.