Met’s quick-fire double sinks Bluebirds

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2 years ago

October 26, 2021

TWO goals in as many minutes sent Cardiff Met into the semi-finals of the Nathaniel MG Cup on Tuesday night (Oct 26), at the expense of Haverfordwest County.

An entertaining first half at the Bridge Meadow finished goalless but two quick goals early in the second half all but secured the Met’s place in the last four.

Cardiff Met had the first chance of the game but Adam Roscrow fired wide of the target.

Ben Fawcett then went close for the home side but he saw his effort saved by Met keeper Alex Lang.

In an end-to-end opening, Harry Owen was next to try his luck for the visitors but he was denied by an excellent finger-tip save by Wojciech Gajda.

Fawcett again went close for the Bluebirds but his volley from the edge of the box went just wide of the left hand post.

Both sides were forced into substitutions midway through the first half as Danny Williams was replaced by Alhagi Touray Sisay for the home side while Charlie Corsby was replaced by Warre.

Met then won a corner and after it wasn’t cleared the ball fell to Lewis Rees but Gajda again made a good save to keep the scores level.

Roscrow and CJ Craven had chances for the Met but they were unable to find the target.

With five minutes to go until half time Fawcett flicked a corner towards goal but his effort was well saved by Lang.

It was still 0-0 at half time after what was a competitive first half.

The chances continued early in the second half as Saturday’s two-goal hero Jack Wilson sent a throw-in into the box but Fawcett glanced his header wide.

However just two minutes later the visitors took the lead as Harry Owen shot low past Gajda and into the net.

And just a minute after that they had doubled their lead as Roscrow rounded the keeper before slotting in.

They almost had a third soon after but this time Elliot Evans shot wide of the posts.

Tom Price then tried his luck from long range but saw his effort parried but Gajda recovered in time to prevent Evans from getting to the rebound.

On the hour mark Fawcett found Touray-Sisay in the box but his effort was blocked.

The Bluebirds continued to search for a way back into the tie but it began increasingly unlikely that they would do so.

Elliot Evans sent a free kick into the box which Gajda punched clear before Joe Evans didn’t get enough on his effort to trouble the Haverfordwest keeper.

With time running out Fawcett again looked to get the Bluebirds back into it but saw his shot blocked again.

The Met saw the game out as they booked their place in the semi-finals of the Cup.

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

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17 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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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.