Southern two

Tavistock 4

Camborne School of Mines 2

TAVISTOCK men's first team put in one of their best hockey performances of the season to come from behind and claim all three points against a strong Camborne side.

As expected, the game was played at a high intensity with both sides playing quick attacking hockey. As in the reverse fixture earlier in the season, the students were direct and looked to attack at every opportunity.  

The home side worked the ball well, maintaining possession while looking to create chances in front of goal and nearly got the breakthrough from a penalty corner, only for Si Fenwick's flick to be kept out by a superb diving stick save from the Camborne keeper.  

Tavistock again came close to taking the lead but were denied by the post and more fine goalkeeping, while Matt Graham made a number of fine saves to keep out the students at the other end.  

Shortly before half- time Camborne took the lead with a well-struck penalty corner.

Striker Ollie Richards levelled the scores when he finished off a well worked penalty corner following a pass from Megicks. Dom Stanbury then gave Tavistock the lead from another penalty corner.  

The home side started to dominate the game and looked the more likely to score. The third goal was scored by Megicks who fired the ball in at the back post following another save from the visitors' keeper.  

Tavistock took advantage when Camborne were temporarily reduced to ten players and forward Ollie Richards scored his second of the game. Richards received the ball with his back to goal and instinctively hit a reverse stick shot which looped up and over the advancing keeper and into the goal.

Camborne scored a late goal with an extremely well hit reverse stick shot from a penalty corner.

Despite only having 11 players, Tavistock maintained the high work rate for 70 minutes and tactically were superior to their opponents; playing a half court press in the final few minutes they reduced the space for the students to play in and eliminated the threat of their running game.  

Mount Kelly College student Josh Walker made an impressive first team debut as well as veteran Phil Honey giving another accomplished performance in the Tavistock defence.