United 1 (McGavin 81′) Exeter 0 A late strike from Brett McGavin steered United to victory in their final home pre-season friendly at Plainmoor on Saturday. The first chance fell the way of the men in yellow in the fourth minute, as Will Goodwin fed a rampaging Ryan Hanson, whose run took him into
United 0 Plymouth 5 (Azaz 7′, Mayor 20′, 57′, Randell 45′, Endacott 55′) United went down to their first pre-season defeat on Tuesday evening, as Plymouth ran out 5-0 winners at Plainmoor. The United players, bedecked in their new yellow home strip for the first time, started well enough, with Aaron Jarvis warming the
United 0 Newport County 0 United’s trio of home pre-season friendlies got underway with a goalless draw against Newport County on Saturday. Both sides made light work of the blazing hot conditions in the early stages, as they made the wise choice of letting the ball do the majority of the running on the
Exmouth 0 United 2 (McGavin 88′, Quinn 90+1′) United made it two wins out of two, as two late goals secured victory against Exmouth at Southern Road. The hosts started brightly, clearly enthused by a bumper crowd, keeping Torquay’s back three of Marshall, Omar and Moxey busy with a couple of promising counter attacks.
Buckland 0 United 1 (Koszela 40′) Gary Johnson’s side kicked off pre-season with a 1-0 away at Buckland Athletic on Friday evening. Olaf Koszela’s first-half strike was enough to separate the two sides, in what was a keenly-fought encounter. The first chance of the game fell to United on 3 minutes when some good
Southend 1 (Dunne 76′) United 1 (Johnson 45+5′) In the final game of the season, United battled out a 1-1 draw away at Southend. Chiori Johnson’s first goal of the season gave Torquay the lead just before the break, before a second half leveller from James Dunne earned his side with a share of