Sport
Late drama as Pembs snatch win
Pembrokeshire 3
Carmarthenshire 2
MERLINS BRIDGE’S Chris Ormond scored a late winner for Pembrokeshire against Carmarthenshire on Wednesday night (Oct 26) as they won 3-2 in the S B Williams Trophy.
It had looked as if Carmarthen had snatched a late draw when Rob Jones scored to make it 2-2, but Ormond had other ideas.
Both sides had chances in the early stages and with only 40 seconds on the clock, Carmarthen’s Rob Jones headed wide.
Bridge strike Joe Leahy also came close before Jonny Horgan shot wide after a cross from Nathan Greene.
With only six minutes gone, it was Carmarthen who took the lead when Daniel Hurford’s cross was bundled in by Rob Jones.
Pembs came close to equalising almost straight away but Ashley Williams’ shot flew wide from the edge of the box.
Hakin’s Adam John then sent a corner into the box which caused panic amongst the Carmarthen defence as one of their players sliced the ball onto his own cross bar before the ball was scrambled away.
Jones came close to adding his second for the visitors but he was inches away from connecting on a cross which the Pembs keeper missed and the ball flew wide.
Hurford then sent another cross in for Jones at the back post but his header was well saved by Bridge keeper Gary Thomas.
With eight minutes to go until half time, Pembrokeshire finally drew themselves level as Goodwick’s Scott Delaney headed in from Adam John’s corner.
Nathan Logan almost put Carmarthen back in the lead but his acrobatic effort flew just over the crossbar.
Joe Leahy came close to putting Pembs ahead shortly before the break but his header, which was going in, was well saved by the Carmarthen keeper.
Pembrokeshire went 2-1 ahead early in the second half as Jonny Horgan crossed from the left to the back post where Leahy was waiting to head the ball in.
Nathan Greene then came close as his shot hit the side netting but moments later he was forced off with an injury and any spell on the sidelines for him will be a blow to the Dragons.
With 15 minutes to go, Horgan was sent through but he dwelled on the ball too long when he could have crossed and Carmarthen were able to clear the danger.
Adam John then sent a cross into the box for sub Scott Crawford, but he sent his header wide.
They were made to pay for those misses as with a minute of the 90 left, Carmarthen equalised when Rob Jones headed in from Sean Rogers’ cross.
Crawford then sent an inviting cross into the danger zone but no one was on the end of it and the ball was cleared.
With four minutes of injury time played, Pembs were awarded a free kick which Luke Heyward took and after the ball wasn’t cleared, Chris Ormond stabbed home to give them a 3-2 lead.
Carmarthen’s Mike Yates was then sent off in the aftermath of the goal as he felt there should have been an offside call but his bad language earned him a second yellow.
Pembrokeshire held on for an excellent win in what was a thrilling game.
Sport
Swifts eyes on double.
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
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.
Tenby 5-0 Merlins Bridge.
Sport
Preseli poses a challenge for novice crews
THE END of April will see the popular novice night rally organised by the Teifi Valley Motor Club being held in Pembrokeshire. On the weekend of 27th and 28th April, Rali Bro Preseli will see 75 novice crews tackling the winding and challenging roads that Pembrokeshire has to offer.
Clerks of the Course, father and son Richard and Jason Davies along with Aled Richards have a terrific route lined up for competitors. Starting as usual at the Crymych Mart, the route will appeal to all novice drivers and navigators.
“It will offer a bit of everything. It will be challenging but easy to follow with some whites thrown in the mix. Aled has designed the whole route and we’ve done the donkey work,” said Jason, now in his second year as Clerk of the Course.
As regular competitors, Jason and Richard wanted to give something back to the sport and they enjoy being on the organising side of the things.
Jason, who won the Bro Preseli with his father in 2013, explained: “We’ve competed in the Preseli on several occasions, and we decided to give something back to the sport and that’s why dad and I thought it would be a good idea to help.
“It’s interesting to see how it all comes together and the work involved, and there’s a lot of that,”
He also won the event with Tim Hand in 2016 and was fourth overall in 2019.
Aled Richards, Joint Clerk of the Course, knows the routes of Rali Bro Preseli like the back of his hand having only ever missed it once since its formation in 2003. He’s driven on four of them in 2005 – 2008 with the best result of a 4th place with Arwel Jenkins in the navigator seat.
Aled has been Chief Marshal on Rali Bro Preseli since 2013 before moving on to being Clerk of the Course this year and competitors can look forward to a great event.
Aled told the Herald: “This is the first time I’ve been Clerk of the Course, but we have a good team with Dylan Davies as Chief Marshal and Olwen Davies as Secretary.
“I live some 30 miles away from the actual route, but we’ve been around it twice and I’m confident it will be a good yet challenging night. Some of the whites are currently waterlogged but the farmers have been brilliant and offered to help clear the tracks before the event and we are very grateful.”
The rally, kindly sponsored by Arjay Factors and Home James Taxis, will have four official Spectator Points on the night and the locations will be available at signing on.
The Clerks of the Course and the Teifi Valley Motor Club would like to thank all those who have helped to organise the event – landowners, homes en route, petrol at Brian Llewellyn a’i Ferched, and the start and finish venues – Crymych Mart and the Teifi Waterside Hotel.
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