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Tavistock ladies 10

Plym Valley 1

TAVISTOCK ladies' first team got back to winning ways and applied early pressure on their opponents.

The visitors also started brightly, passing the ball confidently and winning a number of early penalty corners — their performance betraying their league position.

However, it was the home side that had the early breakthrough thanks to a quick double from forward Becky Lamb — the first goal came when Lamb pounced on a poor clearance from the the Valley keeper and fired the ball back into the goal. Her second goal came moments later following a quick free hit taken by Janice Scott; the ball made its way to Lamb, who again showed her composure to slot the the ball past the keeper.

Captain and player of the match Laura Armstrong scored the first of her four goals from a penalty corner before forward Sarah Law scored what will surely be a contender for goal of the season.  Picking up the ball up just inside the attacking half Law beat the first two defenders before taking the ball into the D and sweeping the ball into the roof of the net.  

The fifth goal was scored by centre half Robynne Fenwick who flicked the ball past the keeper from close range after good work from Lamb on the right. Lamb then completed her hat trick before half time after a precise pass into the D from the attacking right back Hannah Colston.

Plym Valley scored just before half time with a well worked penalty corner.

The second half continued in much the same way with Lamb, Armstrong, Fenwick and Law carrying the ball through the visitors' midfield and defence. It was the combination of Lamb and Armstrong that led to the captain scoring her second of the game with a cool finish past the advancing keeper.

The captain completed her hat-trick with a reverse stick finish following patient build-up play. Mount Kelly College student Meg Benton scored shortly after when she made her way to the back post to fire the ball past the keeper.  Benton, growing in confidence, put in another good performance in both and attack and defence and deserved her goal.  

The tenth came when Armstrong scored her fourth with another reverse stick finish when she picked the ball up at the far post. Although the forwards inevitably get the glory for the goals the Tavistock back line of Viggers, Colston, Patterson, Pollock, Boulle and Kelly looked confident and transferred the ball effectively to set a number of threatening attacks.