Sport

DOMINANT WIN FOR BLUEBIRDS

Published

9 years ago

January 13, 2015

Tom Sinclair

Haverfordwest County 2
Pontardawe Town 0

Opening Goal: Luke Borelli gives the Bluebirds the lead with a fine strike.

H AV E R F O R D W E S T COUNTY kicked the New Year off with a comfortable 2-0 win over Pontardawe Town. The win was The Bluebirds’ fi rst since October 11 and keeps them fourth, in touch with joint leaders Cardiff Met and Penybont. The home side dominated their second from bottom visitors for much of the game and could have gone ahead in the tenth minute but Steffan Davies saw his shot cleared off the line by Pontardawe’s captain Luke Harris. Moments later, Luke Borelli headed the ball down for Sean Pemberton but he shot wide.

Pontardawe threatened briefly and The Bluebirds were thankful to keeper Craig Morris who pulled off a good save to deny a stinging effort from Alex Wild. Owen Thomas and Nicky Palmer then exchanged passes into the area but Thomas’s effort went wide of the post. Ricky Watts was also a threat down the right hand side for The Bluebirds and he put in a number of dangerous looking crosses, one of which Luke Borelli got on the end of but his header was well saved. It was still 0-0 at half time but it did not take the home side long in the second half to make the breakthrough. Three minutes in to the half Luke Borelli broke and he ran to the edge of the box before shooting low into the bottom left corner of the goal.

Ten minutes later, The Blues were inches away from going 2-0 up as Kieron Howard’s free kick evaded everyone but the Pontardawe keeper Steve Reeve, who did well to turn the ball round the post for a corner. Declan Carroll was brought on soon after and he was immediately involved, narrowly heading over the bar from Antonio Facciuto’s cross. The visitors could not get out of their own half and frustrations got the better of them as a number of players received yellow cards. With twenty minutes to go, The Bluebirds made the points safe with a stunning goal.

Kieron Howard shot from 25 yards out and the ball flew into the top corner giving the keeper no chance. They could have added a third late on when Carroll sent Nicky Palmer through on goal but his first shot was saved and he then sent the rebound over the bar. The Bluebirds saw the game out and will be relieved to get back to winning ways. Their next game at the Bridge Meadow is on January 17 against Ton Pentre. Haverfordwest County: Craig Morris, Ricky Watts, Antonio Facciuto, Sam Rodon, Dale Griffiths, Sean Pemberton, Kieron Howard, Nicky Palmer, Luke Borelli, Steffan Davies, Owen Thomas. Subs: Jordan Follows, Greg Walters, Declan Carroll.

News

70 Pembrokeshire clubs benefit from Sport Wales funding

Published

10 hours ago

April 25, 2024

Tom Sinclair

SEVENTY Pembrokeshire clubs have been successful in receiving grants from the Be Active Wales Fund over the last financial year.

In total the clubs received more than £407,800 from the grants scheme from Sport Wales in 2023/24.

The fund backed 25 different sports, ranging from archery, basketball and cricket to sailing, short mat bowls and weightlifting and everything in between.

The Be Active Wales Fund is open to applications from not for profit community clubs and groups to help develop and sustain their activities.

Grants range from a minimum of £300 up to a maximum of £50,000.

The scheme will support coach education courses, the purchase of essential items of equipment right up to larger projects such as floodlighting and boats for sailing clubs.

For advice and support with your application contact Alan Jones or Lois Hilling at Pembrokeshire County Council’s Sports Development department, Sport Pembrokeshire on [email protected]

The Be Active Wales Fund is always open for applications.

More information is available on the Sport Wales website.

Sport

Clarby stand in the way of Goodwick double

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1 day ago

April 24, 2024

Herald Sport

Two thrilling semi finals last weekend has meant Goodwick United and Clarbeston Road will meet in the senior cup final this coming Saturday.

Goodwick faced Pennar Robins in their semi final who pushed the champions very hard. Carl Vincent will be disappointed but proud of the Robins as they gave a great account of themselves. However in the end Goodwick’s quality and experience just was too much for Vincent’s team.

The other semi was an absolute thriller, and after a nail biting game Matthew Fox’ Clarby progressed to the final. A offside call has sparked a lot of debate around the county. However it seems that linesman Jenkins made an absolute perfect call so credit to him for that.

Both teams would have wanted a nice week of preparation for the final, maybe without any games to play. Unfortunately this hasn’t been possible due to the fixture backlog and both outfits have played already this week.

Goodwick will be favourites of course, however if anyone can upset the apple cart Saturday it’s this Clarbeston Road team. Fox’ outfit have impressed over and over this season. Without too much pressure on them, they are in a good place going into the final.

The double at one staged looked like the minimum Goodwick would be aiming for this season. However losses in other cup competitions, means its Senior Cup success or just the league title for the outstanding team of the season. Oddly becoming champions with no cup success maybe seen as a huge disappointment considering their dominance this season. A unique pressure. However if anyone can handle that pressure it’s O’Sullivans outfit.

Sport

Swifts eyes on double.

Published

3 days ago

April 22, 2024

Herald Sport

Monkton Swifts reserves have blown away the second division this season and now have the double in their sights. They face Merlins Bridge reserves in the semi final of the second division cup and lived up to their favourites tag.

Swifts won comfortably with key player Butland getting three assists and Josh Sture grabbing a brace. Waterman and Rhys Sture added the other goals as outstanding Monkton won 4-0.

Herbrandston and Johnston played in the other semi final and this was a much harder fixture to call. The promoted Herbie a younger and perhaps less physical outfit in comparison to the Tigers. Johnston quickly took control of the game when they found themselves two up after just 29 minutes.

However when Scott Murray was shown a red card just eight minutes later, Herbie would have been confident of staging a comeback. Despite being a man light, Johnston held Herbie until the final minute of the 90, when Alex Ouzman gave Herbie late hope. The Tigers held firm however and progress to the final where they will be underdogs. A tag that I’m sure the players and manager Steven Allen won’t mind too much.