Conference South

Bridgewater 1

Tavistock 2

TAVISTOCK travelled to Bridgewater this week and again did not have the luxury of selecting a full squad as they were without Sam Willetts, Bob Carr and captain Tom Honey.

Despite this, the performance that the side produced again shows the strength in depth that the club currently has. The first half saw Tavistock apply pressure on the home side from the first whistle, Fenwick came closest to opening the scoring but was denied by some impressive last ditch defending from one of the Bridgewater centre backs.

The centre back pairing of Chevin and Jeffery look as formidable as normal, with Berry and Marchant both looking to join the attack from half back. With eight minutes remaining of the first half time the home side grabbed a goal against the run of play.

Not phased by the goal, Tavistock remained composed and deliberate in attack, their reward came with just four minutes left in the half when Ben Hancox capatalised on a rare defensive mistake from Bridgewater, Hancox showed the composure to take the ball round the keeper before finding an open goal.  The Tavistock goal machine Mark Forshaw gave the visitors the lead when he converted with a powerful flick from a penalty corner.

The midfield trio of Langton, Blonden and Stanbury were linking well with Forshaw and Richards in the front line and looked a constant threat and capable of scoring more goals.

The home side looked dangerous on the break but the Tavistock backline were as disiplined as ever in their positioning  and Bond was rarely troubled in goal.  The win sees Tavistock maintain top spot in Conference South on goal difference over Exeter Uni. Next week Tavistock host Dart at the MKC stadium.

South?West?One

Tavistock A 9

Bodmin A 2

THIS was another emphatic win for Tavistock and maintained their top spot in the league.

Playing against the side that is sitting towards the bottom of the league, the home side always knew that this should be a win, but there are always surprises, so Tavi’ were dominant from the start.

Within the first two minutes, Tavistock scored the first with a powerful strike from Orman. This set the tone of the first half and goals came a plenty, with some great moves via Honey, Daniels and Barnes.

Tavistock were in full control and with a better set defence, were moving the ball with confidence. Six goals up at half time and the home side were cruising and looked to build further opportunities. As is often the case in these situations, Bodmin decided they only had one thing to do and that was attack!

Early in the second half they scored their first and Tavistock looked rattled. Bodmin scored again to put the home side under pressure, but this was probably the kick that Tavistock needed.

They took control of the game again and started slotting the goals to ensure the score line reflected the game. Powerful strikes from Tom Honey and Elliott and a further goal from Orman, gave him his fourth and concluded the score.

Next week the A’s are heading to Camborne against Duchy A to maintain the push for the league title.

South West Two

Tavistock B 1

Plymouth Uni’ C 0

THIS fixture was crucial for Tavistock, with victory allowing them to consolidate their position in the league and push for a top three place before the Christmas break.

After a frantic start, Bott and Whitson-Fay gained the upper hand in midfield. They released Walker on the left, who fed Buckeridge-Hobbs. He in turn made an unselfish pass to Mason who could only find the keeper’s pads. The stalwart defence of Glanville, Gott, Cull, Sam and ever reliable keeper Oxenham kept Tavistock in the game and nullified any attacks made by the University team.

After the half time break, the philosophy of work harder and run further seemed to help; Glanville played on through injury and he released James on the right on several occasions which allowed Tavi to keep the initiative and apply pressure on the university defence.

The goal finally came from good build-up work and long periods of dominance. Whitson-Fay scored his first for the club after some good work from Buckeridge-Hobbs, Bott and Walker.

The high paced game continued with Oxenham determined to keep a clean sheet and the rest of the team putting in a shift to allow Tavistock to preserve their hard earned lead and three points.

Tavistock B are away to Plymouth Grammar School Old Boys.