The Lambs will be kicking themselves for not capitalising on their dominance in the first half, when they failed to take three glorious opportunities to score inside the first twenty minutes of this game.

In the 5^th minute, after a fine passing move, Dan Pethick coasted into the penalty area and, with only the ‘keeper to beat, cleared the crossbar from eight yards out.

Three minutes later a raid down the right saw Ben Davies beat his fullback and a squared ball to Andy Sargent was once again ‘converted’ over the bar, but this time from ten yards. Andy Sargent almost opened the scoring in the 20^th minute, but his fine effort was inches wide of the target.

The home team were penned in their half for long periods, and their first real attack to threaten the visitors’ goal came in the 27^th minute when Andy Meeds produced a full length dive to push a thunderous 30 yard shot from Dean Smith over the bar.

The Lambs ended the half camped in the Liskeard half but could not convert two more opportunities in the 40^th and 42^nd minute. Firstly in a goalmouth melee the home defence somehow managed to clear a shot from Andy Sargent off the goal line. Then the same player hit the angle of the upright and crossbar with a great shot with the home ‘keeper rooted to his line.

The second period started with both sides trying to get the upper hand, but the home side were much more competitive with the game a much closer encounter. Once again it was the visitors who were creating the more clear-cut chances, with Dan Pethick and Andy Sargent combining well as an attacking partnership. Pethick set up Sargent, but his shot went just wide of the far post. The home side then had a good chance to open the scoring when Smith hit a shot over the bar from 20 yards out.

The Lambs took the lead in the 57^th minute when, following an uncleared corner kick from Paul Quinn, the ball fell to Matt David to slot home from six yards.

This setback seemed to spur Liskeard into action and it was the home team who finished the stronger, with the Lambs’ defence coming under real pressure in the last quarter of the game.

Both Smith and Kanakh saw their efforts go wide and over the target respectively, but Liskeard were not to be denied and Ryan Richards ran through the Lambs’ defence and his shot was parried by Andy Meeds, but the ball fell kindly to substitute James Donnellon to fire home from close range.

It  was the Lambs who were now hanging on, but they almost snatched victory with the last kick of the game when, following a corner kick, the home defence once again managed to clear the ball off the line in a goal mouth scramble.

This was another game where the Lambs paid the penalty for missing gilt-edged chances. The first half display from the lads was very good, producing some delightful football, and, had they converted their chances, the points would have been safe by half time. However, Liskeard had the better of the second half and the Lambs’ defence were really tested in the last quarter but they held firm to get a point. Any point away from home is good, but the Lambs should have taken all three.

Match Report: Derek Pethick