Carlsberg South West Peninsula league premier

Tavistock AFC 4

Godolphin Atlantic 0

TAVISTOCK AFC manager Stuart Henderson made some changes to the starting line up, resting both Glynn Hobbs and Jack Crago who were on the substitutes’ bench. The side also welcomed back Lewis Coombs in the starting line up, coming back from his long term injury.

It was Coombs who had the first opportunity to open the scoring; a fine move saw Luke Brown provide a great cross but Coombs header flashed inches over the bar. The Lambs took the lead in the tenth minute when another fine passing move lead to Tyler Elliot finding Luke Brown in the penalty area, was swept home by Coombs.

Minutes later the home team were forced to make a substitution when Coombs suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder, after a fall following an accidental clash with a Godolphin defender. Hobbs replaced Coombs.

Tavistock continued to control the game and created several scoring opportunities but Josh Gilbert in the visitors’ goal frequently denied the home attack with what was a top class goal keeping performance.

In the 35th minute Gilbert made a magnificent save to deny Hobbs. Six minutes later he turned a Hobbs thunderbolt away for a corner kick.

Just before the interval Josh Oak was called upon to make a smart save from a free kick taken by Alex Cole.

The Lambs increased the tempo of their passing at the start of the second half, so it came as no surprise when they doubled their lead in the 50th minute. A great pass from Ben Cross found Brown who made the perfect pass to Josh Robin, who hit an unstoppable left foot drive into the far corner of the net from twenty five yards.

On the hour Jack Crago replaced Brown. Godolphin’s Sims shot then over the bar from 25 yards, but it was the Lambs that looked the more likely to score.

Hobbs then rifled the ball home, only for it to be ruled out for off-side.

Tavistock continued to press forward and increased their lead in the 75th minute when a Dave Hallett corner kick saw Lewis Daw rise majestically to power home a header into the top corner of the net.

In the 82nd minute Gilbert made two excellent saves to deny the home team, a fierce shot from Hobbs was pushed away by the keeper, the ball fell to Daw but his shot was parried by Gilbert; the ball fell to Crago, who failed to hit the target as his effort went over the bar.

The Lambs made it four in the 85th minute when substitute Ricki Shepherd’s corner kick was headed home by Dan Evans.

Godolphin never gave up but they found the home defence a hard nut to crack; the closest they came was in time added on when Josh Oak made a smart save to deny Alex Cole.

Although not at their best, the team did more than enough to record another victory. Had it not been for Josh Gilbert producing a performance of goalkeeping excellence, then the home team would have won by a much greater margin.

This keeps the club’s title challenge on course, with two games to go.