Petersfield Veterans 3 Guildford Veterans 2: A GRITTY performance saw Petersfield Veterans come out on top against a strong Guildford side.

Petersfield won the early skirmishes, with Parker, Pruden and Hulme going close but none of them were able to find the final touch.

Eventually, Petersfield’s attacking pressure paid off with Parker and Bilsland scoring in quick succession.

Parker’s goal was a smart finish at the far post, while Bilsland expertly flicked the ball into the roof of the net from ten yards.

Guildford dominated play for the next ten minutes, scoring through a smart touch at the near post and forcing two good saves from Broadmeadow in the Petersfield goal to keep the home side ahead.

Petersfield could have been out of side at the end of the first half, but they could not find the net despite a hatful of presentable chances.

Just before half time it took a Guildford foot to divert Pruden’s errant shot past the despairing keeper, to extend the lead to 3-1.

Petersfield continued to dominate in the second half, but fine goalkeeping kept them out, with Thompson denied four times from penalty corner strikes.

Petersfield continued to defend well, with Mitchell making a couple of crucial interventions on his debut.

Guildford pulled one back while Petersfield went to sleep during a quickly taken free hit just outside the D, but the home side managed to calmly play out the rest of the game to earn the win.