Tavistock AFC v Witheridge AFC
Keeping The Pressure On
Tavistock AFC 4 Witheridge 0
This game was a real challenge for the Lambs as Witheridge could draw level on points with the home team if they could record a victory on their visit to Langsford Park.
Keeping the Pressure OnThe Lambs started the game at a fast pace and opened the scoring in the 7th minute when a fine move saw Kelvin Fyneboy’s fine header come back of the post, Lewis Daw was the first to react to the loose ball and fired home from ten yards.
The visitors came close to equalising ten minutes later when Tap saw his effort well saved by Jack Ord in the home goal. Moor in the visitor’s goal then made a fine save to deny Glyn Hobbs from scoring. In the 23rd minute the Lambs doubled their advantage when another flowing move saw Lewis Coombes header find Glyn Hobbs who deftly lobbed the advancing keeper to make it 2-0.
The home team continued to dominate the play and a great effort from Jack Crago was deflected for a corner kick, which was cleared. The home team increased their lead three minutes before the interval when from another corner kick by Dave Hallett to the far post, saw Lewis Daw head the ball back across the box, Fyneboy latched onto the ball and fire home from six yards. Hobbs then thundered a free kick from twenty five yards which whistled inches over the bar.
The second was virtually a repeat of the first, as the home team continued to dominate and almost increased their lead in the 50th minute when another Hallett corner kick saw Fyneboy’s powerful header cleared off the goal line. Moor the visitors keeper then made a fine save to deny Crago, in the 57th minute, but the home team was not to be denied as three minutes later when a great move, saw Coombes finding Hobbs who produced the perfect pass for Crago to fire home from eighteen yards.
The home team then seem to take their foot off the pedal and Witheridge came more into the game in the last quarter. In the 73rd minute from a corner kick the ball was cleared, the ball fell to Bassett twenty yards from goal but his effort sailed well over the bar. Nine minutes later following another corner kick Jack Ord in the home goal made a brilliant save from Ibbisson to deny the visitors from reducing the deficit. The home team saw out the remainder of the game in order to keep another clean sheet.
This was another good team performance against a team that is also challenging to finish in the top five. Everyone played their part in what was a comfortable win in the end and keeps the team in a position to challenge for a top four place in the league. The team has six games left, with only one game at home. A tough challenge with so many away games, but the team is more than capable of achieving this goal.
