Magnificent seven for Nomads

Published

9 years ago

November 29, 2014

Neyland 7

Saundersfoot Sports 3

NEYLAND were too good for Saundersfoot Sports on Saturday as they romped to a 7-3 victory over Saundersfoot Sports.

Both sides came into the game off the back of impressive wins in their last games and despite a slow start Neyland roared back to take the victory.

There were just two minutes on the clock when Saundersfoot took the lead as George Taylor robbed Paul Hannon of the ball before running on and firing a shot into the top of the net.

However, that lead only lasted a minute as Gary Power was sent through on goal and he lifted the ball over the keeper and into the net.

On target: Leigh Power scored two goals for Neyland

Saundersfoot’s players were convinced that Power had handled the ball in the build up but their appeals fell on deaf ears.

Neyland were then gifted a second goal when Sports keeper Ben Evans played the ball straight to Joe Charlton who curled the ball into the bottom right corner to give the Nomads the lead.

The Sports looked to get back into the game and came close on a couple of occasions as Jack Parkinson saw a shot go narrowly over the bar.

Saundersfoot almost levelled with fifteen minutes gone when Neyland’s keeper spilled a cross from Sam Coleman and Parkinson’s follow up effort was well saved.

Neyland had a third goal ten minutes before half time as Leigh Power headed the ball home from a corner.

They added a fourth nine minutes into the second half when Nathan Warlow tapped in after keeper Ben Evans failed to gather a cross.

The home side were not finished there and they had a fifth just five minutes later. Leigh Power got on the end of a forward cross and his header looped in over the keeper.

With twenty minutes to go Joe Charlton was brought down in the box and referee Ben Williams pointed to the spot. Charlton picked himself up and sent the keeper the wrong way to make it 6-1.

Saundersfoot did not give up and grabbed a consolation goal five minutes from time when Sam Coleman shot low into the bottom corner.

Two minutes later Neyland added a seventh when sub Aaron Mcquillan went on a mazy run into the box but after his shot was saved Sam Laugharne tapped the ball home.

Neyland were reduced to ten men with one minute of the ninety remaining as Wayne Parry was shown a second yellow card for a late tackle.

Then in stoppage time Saundersfoot added a third goal when Matt Webb tapped in after an initial header hit the bar.

The win sees Neyland move up to fourth in the table while Saundersfoot remain in the bottom two.

Neyland will look to continue their good run of form when they take on leaders Hakin next week. Saundersfoot will look to bounce back as they play St Clears.

70 Pembrokeshire clubs benefit from Sport Wales funding

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3 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.

Clarby stand in the way of Goodwick double

Published

18 hours 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.

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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.