Carlsberg South West Peninsula premier

St Blazey 0

Tavistock AFC 1

WITH Saltash beating last years champions Bodmin on Friday night, this hard earned win at Blaize Park enabled the Lambs to move two points clear at the top of the league.

This top of the table clash provided some first class football and entertainment.

The Lambs started the stronger and their early pressure paid off when in the fifth minute when Richard Maddison broke down the right wing, his superb cross found Ben Davies coming in at the far post to fire an unstoppable shot pass Blackler in the St Blazey goal.

Five minutes later Glyn Hobbs beat his defender and squared the ball into the penalty area but Adam Carter's fierce goal bound shot was blocked. It was end to end stuff and the home side nearly equalised when Luke Rundle cross found Chris Reski on the edge of the box but his shot was well wide of the target.

In the 20th minute Hobbs should have put the Lambs further ahead, when he made a solo run beating three defenders, and rounding keeper Blackler, but somehow with the goal at his mercy he shot into the side netting. Minutes later he turned his full back inside out and unleashed a tremendous shot which flew over the angle of the bar and upright.

St Blazey responded with Ben Rix setting up John Hoyles to head wide before Danny Zallick fired over after a great pass from Rix.

The second half was end to end with both sides playing attractive football.

St Blazey came on strong, but it was the Lambs that should have increased their lead when Lee Blatchford hit a vicious shot which skimmed the crossbar.

The home team then produced their best move of the game when some fine work by Bance found Reski and his shot from 12 yards came back off the post.

Tavistock hit back and were denied a second goal when Will Carter headed home from Bevan's corner kick, was ruled out by the referee for climbing. Shortly afterwards Will Stringer shot home from eight yards, only for the referee to pull the action back for a foul on Blackler.

The home team piled forward in the dying minutes but the lambs defence held firm to run out worthy winners in this close encounter.