Integer solutions to a system of equations

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I was trying to find all triples of integers $(x,y,z)$ which satisfy the equations $$x^2-y-2z=4,$$ $$y^2-2z-3x=-2,$$ $$2z^2-3x-5y=-22.$$ I got through trial and error that one triple should be $(3,3,1)$. But I can neither find other integer solutions, nor prove that it's the only one.

Any idea is appreciated.

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Still, we can just find out all complex solutions. The first equation gives $y=x^2-2z-4$, so that we obtain two quadratic equations in $x$ and $z$. Taking the resultant of these two polynomials, we obtain $$ (x-3)(x^6 + 6x^5 + 11x^4 - 6x^3 + 23x^2 + 192x + 348)=0. $$ The polynomial of degree $6$ has no real root. In particular, $(x,y,z)=(3,3,1)$ is the only real solution.