British Gas Business League Division One South and West: Taunton Town 1, Truro City 3.

TAUNTON Town were unable to spoil Truro’s promotion party on a sunny Easter Monday afternoon at Wordsworth Drive.

Around 200 fans made the journey from Cornwall to see their side clinch the title.

They significantly boosted the Peacock Club bar takings which provided some consolation as Town sank deeper into the relegation mire.

Paul Short and Paul West – in charge at home for the first time – made just one change from Saturday bringing in Twaine Plummer up front in place of Alexis Piper.

But it was Taunton’s defenders who saw most of the action as City wrapped up the points within the opening half hour.

Truro counter-attacked from a seventh minute Town corner, and top-scorer Stewart Yetton held off his marker to slide the ball past Lloyd Irish.

Six minutes later he nabbed his second, converting an Andy Watkins corner from the right. Watkins was again the provider just before the half-hour mark, crossing for Graeme Power to slam in the third on the far post.

While there was never any earthly chance of Taunton rescuing a result from this position, damage limitation was paramount with goal difference likely to settle the final placings.

So from this perspective they can consider the final hour a job well done, especially as Plummer reduced the arrears with a confidently-despatched penalty on the stroke of half-time after John Harris had been hauled down.

Even after Yetton replaced an injured Martin Rice in goal, Taunton rarely threatened in the second period. But, critically and thanks in the main to another stunning performance by ‘keeper Irish, nor did they concede.

Even without playing, Bracknell moved above them by virtue of the swing in goal difference but, after that nightmarish opening half hour, it could have been a lot, lot worse.

Taunton: Lloyd Irish, Luke Cole, Charlie Welch, Danny Lane, Neil Bailey, Scott Thomas, Shaun Anthony (Nick McCootie 79), John Harris (captain), Leon Simpson (Alexis Piper 71), Twaine Plummer, Alex Pounde. Unused subs: Dave Anthony, Ben Newby. Att: 490.