Both sides came into the match in form, City looking for their fourth successive win, while the opposition had only suffered one defeat in their last seven outings.

Manager Steve Massey made a couple of team changes with central defender Aaran Pugh back from suspension, and midfielder Olly Brokenshire starting in the middle of the park as Joe Broad had a knee injury.

Lewis Hilliard, who passed a pre-match fitness test, scored the visitors’ first but not until goalkeeper Nathan Abbey had to be alert with a couple efforts from Les Afful, in the very first minute and Olly Brokenshire in the 7th, firing in a shot.

After 17 minutes Jay Davies knocked the ball forward for Hilliard to open the scoring with a low shot. The game then flowed end to end with a 30 yards shot from Brokenshire not too far wide, while the opponents No 9 Matt Nolan proved his worth on the day with a lob well saved by Ollie Chenoweth.

City came back again with Ben Watson (pictured) flashing a shot wide at the other end. and Afful then bringing a save from Abbey, but this was the forward’s last touch of the game as he felt a hamstring problem and left the action to be replaced by Liam Eddy.

On 54 minutes Hilliard combined with Nolan before crossing to the far post for Jake Woolley to shoot home to extend the visitors’ lead. But that goal was cue for a City comeback as Watson curled the ball into the far corner of Abbey’s net on 63 minutes and ten minutes later the game was level again as a cross from Eddy was forced in at close range by Watson after good work by skipper Paul Kendall who had stayed up in the penalty area.

However, ten minutes from time St Neots got the crucial match-winning goal when Ed Adjei passed to Hilliard on the left and his initially harmless looking cross turned to disaster for City as Nolan touched the ball in to make the scoreline 3-2!

There was a last ditch effort to get at least a point from the afternoon with Pugh pushed upfront, while club skipper Jake Ash, making his first home appearance since the last day of August, came on as a substitute and tested the packed visitors’ defence, but Abbey produced yet another save to ensure three points were leaving Treyew.

Truro: Chenoweth, Tully, White, Kendall, Pugh, Brokenshire (Ash 87), Green, Lowry, Watson, Afful (Eddy 43), Cooke (Copp 87)
Subs not used : Daw and GK Fisher.

St Neots: Abbey, Nkinga, Lee, Farrell, Frater, Hoyte, Hilliard, Cracknell, Nolan, Davies, Woolley
Subs: Adjei (for Nkinga 73 mins), Tolley (for Davies 84 mins), Thomas (for Nolan 89 mins), Wilson and Ferrari.

Attendance: 417
City's Man of the Match : Ben Watson
Referee: Richard Corp (Frome)