Truro City manager Lee Hodges described his side’s 2-1 victory over Staines Town as a ‘big, big win’ for the club as they look to preserve their Conference South status.

It looked as though the club might have been heading for their fourth defeat in five on Saturday when Mark Nwokeji gave the visitors the lead, but City did well to battle back for the points.

“I was ever so pleased for the lads because they have been battling hard but not always getting the rub of the green just lately, so they really deserved this, said Hodges.

“I felt at one stage that the game was slipping away from us, so it was really encouraging to see the way the boys fought back into it and secured the points late on.”

After going behind Hodges made a couple of changes bringing on reserve team youngsters Danny Carne and Scott Palmer.

Hodges admitted he was pleased the changes worked.

“I had no qualms about bringing on the youngsters, Danny Carne and Scott Palmer,” he said.

“I just felt it was the right time to do it; we had nothing to lose. Together with Marcus Martin, the substitutions worked. They don't always. The other week, I put on Marcus and we lost 5-1; this time it worked. Danny got stuck in immediately and made a difference. He’s only 17, I believe, and he did exceptionally well; with Scotty, I just told him to put himself about and he did, including an assist in the build-up to Andy Watkins’ great winning goal. “Barry Hayles was tiring and had played a lot longer than I had expected him to. It was a pity his goal was disallowed; it was a cracker and there was precious little in the off-side decision.”