Carlsberg South West Peninsula Premier

Launceston 0

Tavistock AFC 5

TAVISTOCK continue to be hit by injuries, with Dan Evans joining Afet Toujani, and Lewis Daw on the long term injury list. While striker Glynn Hobbs has left the club, joining Bodmin Town.

Launceston started brightly with both teams playing attractive football. Both Josh Robins and Josh Grant went close with fine efforts. Back came the hosts and almost took the lead in the 15th minute when a terrific shot from Steele cannoned back off the far post to safety.

Two minutes later the Lambs took the lead when a fine move resulted in Jack Crago’ s fierce shot taking a slight deflection off a defender before flashing past keeper Colwell into the net.

From this point on, the visitors took control and created several chances, First, a really fine effort from Luke Brown was brilliantly saved by Colwell. The keeper came to the hosts rescue again making a fine save to deny Crago from scoring.

On the half hour the Lambs deservedly doubled their advantage when another great passing move involving Liam Prynn and Luke Brown saw the later provide the perfect cross for Grant to fire home from 15 yards.

The visitors had the ball in the net again three minutes later, but it was ruled out, as Grant was adjudged to have handled the ball, before firing the ball home. The Lambs came close with two more fine efforts but were denied by Colwell, so the the remained at 0-2 at the interval.

It took just six minutes into the second half for Tavistock to add to their goal tally when another terrific passing move saw Grant find Brown, who flashed the ball home from 18 yards. Minutes later the Lambs increased their advantage to four when another great move resulted in Robins gliding past two defenders before providing a perfect pass for Liam Prynn to slide the ball home from close range.

On the hour a great through ball saw Prynn, with his blisteringly pace, outpace the home defence, and calmly fire the ball home to make it five.

The visitors were now in complete control, dominating possession, with the home team limited too the odd counter attack. Launceston tried the hardest but never really looked like creating chances against the visitors’ tight defensive unit.

Tavistock manager Stuart Henderson then made some substitutions with Reece Shanley and Sam Clifton, replacing Luke Brown and Tallin Burns.

Prynn then outpaced the home defence again, but this time he was denied by a brilliant save by Colwill to deny him from scoring a hat-trick. Bailey Williams then replaced him for the last 15 minutes.

Both Williams and Grant went close with fine efforts in the dying minutes as the Lambs recorded another fine victory. Players of the match were Dave Hallett and Josh Robins.

This was another fine team performance by Tavistock, against a team that recorded a fine victory when they visited third placed Falmouth Town last time out. If the team can maintain this high standard of performance, then they will be in the mix for the title at the end of the season.