Teign Secure Promotion!
Teign Men’s 1st XI secured promotion out of
Southern Division 2 with an impressive win over title rivals Tavistock. A
hat-trick from Ben Ayres and two from Tom Brooks gave Teign a 5-1 victory that
puts them in touching distance of their third consecutive league title.
The visitors came into the game knowing that anything short
of victory would most likely void their own aspirations of promotions, so the
pre-game talk was inevitably about showing desire and appetite for a fixture
that had resulted in a nervy goalless draw when the two teams faced each other
earlier in the season. In front of a packed home crowd and in glorious sunshine,
Teign shook off any sign of nerves and gave a display of hockey worthy of the occasion.
The early exchanges between the two teams hinted at another
even game but the opening goal did not take long to arrive. Henry Burningham
feed the ball into George Burningham on the edge of the D who squared for Ayres
to finish sensationally into the top corner. The quality of the goal clearly
dented Tavistock’s confidence and they began to buckle under the pressure, conceding
a short corner. The same trio were involved again; George Burningham pushed the
ball out to Henry who fired across goal for Ayres to acrobatically deflect towards
goal, only to be stopped on the line by the body of a Tavistock defender. Tom
Brooks coolly dispatched the penalty flick. Ayres converted his second just before the
interval with a well-placed low shot leaving Tavistock dejected at the break.
The second half opened with another Teign goal, this time
Tom Brooks diving low to add his second. Tavistock put in a spirited performance and
got a goal back through their dangerous striker Simon Fenwick, but Teign never
looked under any pressure with the scoreboard advantage they had. As the game
ran to a close there was enough time for Ayres to complete his fifth hat-trick
of the season although the youngster Brooks took the man of the match award for
yet another solid performance on the left wing.
Teign travel to East Devon this weekend needing a win to
secure the league title.
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