Carlsberg South Western
Bodmin Town 1
Callington Town 0
BODMIN survived an incredible second half onslaught from ten-man Callington to take all three points in this keenly contested game at Priory Park on Wednesday.
Their survival owed much to last-gasp defending and being on the right end of controversial refereeing decisions.
On a rough and uneven surface, both sides found the bounce difficult but for all that, they produced some attractive football without really stretching either keeper.
For Callington Jon Hake went closest on ten minutes when he shot wide from ten yards.
Callington midfielder Matt Martin had to be subsituted after a bad tackle from behind and the visitors' anguish was doubled when, with six minutes of the first half to go, their keeper Andy Brenton was red-carded for a tackle outside the area.
Striker Hake went between the posts but could do little when a mistake by Chris Gerry allowed Gary Wheldon to fire home.
But this was the signal for an amazing last 30 minutes. Callington laid siege to the Bodmin goal launching waves of attacks down the wings and through the middle.
Twice, young striker Tom Barwell seemed to be fouled in the area, but twice the decision went to the home side.
Gerry, Williams and Tilbury tore into the Bodmin wings and launched crosses that somehow eluded their fellow team mates or were cleared by the Bodmin defence.