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CAREW AND PENNAR SHARE THE SPOILS

Published

8 years ago

November 3, 2015

Tom Sinclair

Equaliser: Goal scorer Scott Ferney goes outside • ( Pic. Susan McKehon)

Carew 1 – 1 Pennar

CAREW remain bottom of Division One after an entertaining draw at the Recreation Ground which could have gone either way, but for some wasteful finishing from both sides.

With the game starting at a slow pace, it was Carew who had the first opportunities with good work from Ceri Brace up front creating chances for Scott Ferney and Sam Goodwin, whilst a corner kick caused havoc in the Pennar area, but the numerous ricochets would not fall kindly for Carew’s players.

With 30 minutes gone Carew had a strong appeal for a penalty turned away by referee Tom Bevan as Ferney was clumsily bundled to the ground by the Pennar keeper, with the referee’s decision not to award the spot kick bamboozling both Carew and Pennar players alike.

Just moments later this decision looked even worse from a Carew point of view, as a long ball over the left full back saw Pennar get in behind, and despite being the only Pennar player in the box with five Carew defenders, Patrick McDonagh was given an age to turn and squeeze a shot on goal.

The resulting shot squirmed under the body of home keeper Dan James giving McDonagh his fourth league goal in four games, and saw Pennar go in at half time with what had seemed an unlikely lead.

The second half followed the same pattern as the first, and with Carew now attacking the clubhouse play was almost exclusively confined to the Pennar half, but the visitors did threaten on a few occasions as Carew consistently failed to deal with the long ball over the top for McDonagh to chase.

Carew got themselves back on level terms on the hour mark as more good work from Ceri Brace saw him free Scott Ferney inside the box, and he made no mistake with his finish as he placed the ball calmly into the corner.

Carew introduced extra attacking impetus in the shape of Ashley Smith, but despite creating several clear cut opportunities to win the game, the home side showed the confidence of a side that are bottom of the table, as they let chances pass them by.

With just five minutes left to go Carew had another penalty appeal turned down by Bevan, as Shaun Whitfield beat his opposite number to the ball at the near post from a corner, only to be hacked down after playing the ball. Despite fervent appeals the referee was unmoved in his usual defiant manner and both teams ended with a point.

Although Carew will feel this is a game they should’ve won, on the balance of chances created, Pennar deserved their point on the day.

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Clarby stand in the way of Goodwick double

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5 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.

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2 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.

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Tenby hit five against downbeat Bridge

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2 days ago

April 22, 2024

Herald Sport

On a beautiful day in Tenby, the hosts welcomed Merlins Bridge to The Clicketts, fresh from their West Wales semi final defeat midweek.

The Bridge squad was missing some influential players after picking up some injuries and the visiting team asked questions over the fitness of the pitch, which, according to the Bridge management, was too hard.

The referee waved these away and the game was on, with the Tenby squad clearly thinking they were already in the heads of the Bridge team.

Almost straight from Kick off Tenby set their stall out with some great attacking play, which Jerome Mansbridge benefitted from in just the second minute putting the home team ahead.

The bridge players weren’t at the races and Tenby capitalised scoring a further 4 first half goals, including a Mansbridge hat trick, leaving the away team bewildered and 5-0 down at half time.

What could have been a hugely embarrassing defeat for a team that harboured title hopes at the beginning of the season, turned around somewhat at half time, when Dai Davies, the club captain, almost singlehandedly dragged them to a much higher level in the second half, ensuring his players kept their discipline and worked hard against a very good Tenby team. Undoubtedly Merlin’s Bridge were the better team in the second period, but the damage had already been done in the first half, and despite Bridges best efforts, the score remained 5-0 to the home team.

In a game which saw Tenby jump to 4th in the league, they can be hugely proud of their season and will look to build on that for their next in Division one.

A fantastic game on a beautiful day with a good home crowd watching, the team from the Clicketts will be justifiably happy with their afternoons work.