Truro City Upsets Morecambe in National League Opener
MORECAMBE, England (Interstat) — Visiting Truro City opened its National League season with a 2-1 upset of Morecambe on Saturday at Mazuma Mobile Stadium, defying pregame projections.
Interstat’s ELO system had given Morecambe a 65.6% probability to win, but Truro City delivered the predicted 2-1 scoreline in its favor. Substitute Shaun Donnellan opened the scoring in the 34th minute, and fellow substitute Tyler Harvey doubled the lead just before halftime in stoppage time.
Morecambe’s Christopher Popov pulled one back early in the second half in the 51st minute, but the home side could not find an equalizer. The match featured six yellow cards, four shown to Truro City players. With the result, Truro City begins its campaign with a win while Morecambe starts with a loss.