Problems for Liskeard/Looe began in the opening minute when talented fly-half Ball chose to tackle a Penzance Giant, and with a mouth wound requiring stitches finished his game.

Liskeard/Looe spent the first 10 minutes in their half constantly defending. With good technique in ball-recycling the Penzance side played mostly a narrow game. Their ball receivers always coming from deep, and receiving the ball on the goal-line. With timed passes of this nature the first-up tackles of Liskeard/Looe had to succeed. Some of the Liskeard/Looe side coped with this advantage, and others had difficulty.

Although Penzance dominated the first half, Liskeard/Looe did look like they could score on a couple of isolated chances, and were stopped short close to the Penzance try-line and on one such occasion at a breakdown with Liskeard/Looe threatening the home side completely lost its discipline and an ugly scene erupted with several players involved. The Cornwall Society referee who handled the situation very well had no hesitation but to immediately send-off the Penzance number nine, for a further cowardly attack on prop Collins who was lying on the floor. The outcome of this fracas was a very disciplined Liskeard/Looe side unfortunately losing the momentum of a try-scoring opportunity, plus a black-eye for Jones, a bloody nose for wing Sheere and prop Collins lucky to be conscious.

Shortly after this outcome a relatively easy penalty was missed and could have brought Liskeard/Looe to within two points. However, further failures to make tackles gave Penzance a gift of a second try to end the first half 12-0.

In the second half the plan for Liskeard/Looe was to play a quick and wide game to exploit the fact that Penzance only had 14 players. But a mistake saw a Penzance player intercept and run 40 metres. Liskeard/Looe certainly never gave up and Neil the 'Wing' had a try disallowed for a toe in touch. The three-quarters of Sheere, Gailer, Burchell, Lee, Farris and Hooper can take comfort for some of their defensive work, however they were caught in possession too often and more than one individual took the wrong option.

They are well aware that in close games try-scoring chances are rare, and must be taken. To ignore the qualities of this Penzance side, and not give them credit would be foolish. But Liskeard/Looe should remember that to win big matches like this you have to be in tune with the match mentally for one hour before the start as well as during the game. However, coach Gordon Jones insisted that Liskeard/Looe Colts were as a squad far too dedicated and talented to finish the season without some success, and even some silverware?