Both teams took it in turns to attack each other in a thoroughly entertaining first half, with Stithians' Martin Strick opening the scoring on 15 minutes after Saints failed to release the ball when tackled.

Only two minutes later Saints were level when fly half Andy Ashwin put over a penalty from 30 yards.
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After 25 minutes St Austell kicked a long ball down field but didn't chase it very well and left space for Stithians to attack and they didn't need asking twice, with centre Andrew Creeden making the original break to chip ahead for winger Stephen Hall to get the touchdown and when Strick converted it was 10-3.

St Austell got back into the game and levelled the scores on the half hour when twinger Tate Richardson cut inside his man to score and when Ashwin landed the conversion the scores were locked at 10-10.

There was still time for the visitors to creep in front again before the end of the half when a dropped Saints pass run again by danger man Creeden when he made space for winger Hall who scored right in the corner for a 15-10 half time lead.

For the second week running Saints failed to score in the second half but it wasn't for lack of effort. Stithians showed St Austell how to score points, first from a long range penalty from Strick, then with 10 minutes remaining centre Creeden raced down the line again from broken play to leave the St Austell defence in tatters and Strick's conversion made the score 25-10.

Fly half Michael Creeden, brother of Andrew, kicked a drop goal in injury time to wrap up a deserved victory for Stithians.