1. Three in three for Matt Jay.
After getting himself up to speed in terms of fitness, former Exeter City striker Matt Jay scored his third goal in as many games when he netted United's second of the afternoon against Boreham Wood.
Jay had also played a key role in teeing up Jordan Young for United's opener when he intercepted Boreham Wood defender Chris Bush's wayward pass and threaded the back through to Young on nine minutes.
The Plainmoor faithful are now seeing Jay display the kind of qualities that manager Paul Wotton would have hoped that he would bring to the team.
2. Jordan Young's ninth of the campaign.
Despite only making his debut for the Gulls at the beginning of November 2024, Jordan Young is now just short of scoring double figures for United as he scored his ninth of the campaign against Boreham Wood.
Eight of Young's goals have come in the league, whilst he netted once in the FA Trophy in the Gulls' 5-1 defeat to Worthing in January.
3. A first glimpse of Offrande Zanzala for many.
United fans who made the trip to the Optima Stadium in midweek against Weston Super Mare would have got a glimpse of Offrande Zanzala, after he came off the bench.
He was handed his full debut by Paul Wotton against Boreham Wood and worked hard during his time on the pitch and held the ball up well until he was replaced by Cody Cooke in the 70th minute.
4. Familiar foes.
Boreham Wood are a familiar foe of United’s from their National League days, which
is reflected by the fact that Paul Wotton is the fourth Torquay United manager
to have gone head-to-head with Boreham Wood boss Luke Garrard; the others .
The Wood side that lined-up to face the Gulls also included
goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore and left wing-back Femi Ilesanmi, both of whom have
featured against United many times over the years.
They also showed many of the qualities that they possessed
during Garrard’s first spell at Meadow Park, which saw them reach the National
League Play-offs on several occasions – most notably grit and determination.
5. Eight points adrift.
Saturday’s result leaves the Gulls eight points behind
leaders Dorking Wanderers, albeit with a game in hand. Nevertheless, better
game management will be required from Paul Wotton’s side between now and the
end of the campaign, as Wotton alluded to in his post-match interview.
However, if it is to be the play-offs for the Gulls, Wotton
has Neil Warnock, who holds the records for the most promotions won through the
play-offs in English football, in his corner should that scenario come to pass.
