A COMFORTABLE 5-0 Premier Division victory at Kimberley Stadium on Wednesday evening kept Saltash United's hopes of a top-two finish alive. They are still nine points adrift of second-placed Exmouth Town, but have a superior goal difference as well as three games in hand. John Dent's Falmouth Town side could not deal with Saltash's slick passing, especially in the first half. The hosts took a fourth-minute lead when Danny Zalick's left-wing cross evaded the goalkeeper to find Jon Hoyles steering the ball home at the back post.

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