Carlsberg South West Peninsula premier

Tavistock AFC 2

Plymouth Parkway 6

THE Lambs were without Andy Sargent, and Michael Landricombe, with Dave Hallett not fully recovered from injury only able to take a position on the bench.

It was ex Tavistock player Glyn Hobbs who was star of the show with an irrepressible performance notching four goals.

The game got off to a furious start, with both sides showing some good football, but it was the visitors that took the lead in the ninth minute when Hobbs shrugged off a challenge from John James to fire home from ten yards.

The visitors dominated the next passage of play. Lee Doel, Hobbs and Sam Chitty all went close as the home goal was under siege. The home side were only having rare excursions into the Parkway defence and when they managed to create a chance they failed to test the keeper.

To make things worse for the home team they lost the services of the impressive Jarryd Kelly with an ankle injury in the 20th minute, which saw the return of Dan Pethick. He was soon in the action and in the 37th minute after a great challenge from Jamie Ahearn, the ball fell to Pethick, and he produced a fine run and clinical finish, low into the corner of the net, from the angle of the penalty area.

This stirred Parkway into action and they restored their lead before the interval when some really poor marking by the home team from a corner kick, and the ball fell to the unmarked John Heveran who turned in the box and slotted home from six yards.

The visitors increased their lead in the second minute of the second half when Hobbs notched his second after a penetrating run, but once again he was given too much space by the home defence.

Both John Wyatt and Dan Pethick had good efforts well saved by the visitor's keeper, but any thoughts of a come back by the Lambs were dashed when Paul Heveran fired home from the angle of the penalty area to make it 4-1 to Parkway.

Hobbs then went on to complete his hat-trick with a fine run and finish giving Dean Smith no chance, before the home team managed to reduce the arrears, when a good move between Jon Wyatt and Dan Pethick resulted in Wyatt firing home a tremendous shot which whistled into the Parkway goal.

But it was Hobbs with a solo effort that had the final say when he scored his fourth in the third minute of time added on, to complete a brilliant individual performance.

Although they were not at full strength it was still a very disappointing performance by the Lambs.

Parkway looked sharper all over the pitch, as they pressed the player in possession, causing the home team to make several mistakes. On the other hand when Parkway had the ball, the home team did not exert the same pressure, which allowed them to be able to play a free flowing passing game.

This game has now gone and the team will have to prepare properly before Saturday's game against Plymstock in the Throgmorton League Cup.

n On Saturday the Lambs are at hoem to Plymstock in the league cup, kick-off 2.30 pm.