United hadn’t scored for 397 minutes heading into the game but they found their stride early on, as Bristol City loanee duo Jake Andrews and Opi Edwards combined to tee up Chris Regis for a shot that the ex-Port Vale man blasted over on nine minutes.
Two minutes later, Tudors striker Steve Cawley attempted an
audacious effort from 35-yards out, but Gulls keeper Alex Bass tipped his
effort over for a corner.
The post came to United’s rescue in the 27th
minute as Herschel Sanchez-Watt nodded a free-kick from Tudors skipper Jordan
Parkes against the upright.
Seven minutes later, Tudors keeper Laurie Walker was forced
into making his first serious save of the match when he got his fingertips to
an angled effort from Andrews.
After the break, Parkes tested Bass
with a free-kick, in the opening minute of the second half, which the Gulls keeper gathered comfortably.
Two minutes later, Jamie Reid made a bursting run into the
penalty area before finding Edwards, who saw his effort turned behind for a
corner as United upped the ante.
On 59 minutes, Owers made his first change of the afternoon
as Williams made way for Ruairi Keating and Hall took possession of the captain’s
armband.
Edwards and Andrews combined again in the 67th
minute to set up Keating, who nodded the ball straight at Walker. The Gulls' persistence paid off in the 77th minute when Reid slotted home from close range following good build up play from Regis and Andrews.
With six minutes to go, Gulls stand-in skipper Hall
connected with a corner from Andrews to double United’s lead with his first
goal for the club to make the result safe to ease the pressure on manager Gary Owers.
