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Kilgetty go through in Senior Cup

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2 years ago

November 15, 2021

KILGETTY booked their place in the quarter finals of the Senior Cup with a 3-0 win over St Ishmaels on Saturday (Nov 13).

Persistent rain had made the pitch very wet but referee Paul Rooney was happy that the game could go ahead.

It didn’t suit either team but Tish were the better team in the first half as they played some nice football considering the conditions.

However, they didn’t really trouble the back 4 of John Mansbridge, Sammy Lewis, Owain Coombs and Jake Proctor who were solid all game.

The first goal came after 20 minutes as a corner from Henry Lawrence to the back post eluded everybody bar Richard Tebbutt who nodded in to make it 1-0.

Tebbutt, and the handful Lloyd Hughes had a few half chances to double the lead but the Tish keeper, who was impressive all game, made some great saves.

The pitch by this point was awful for both teams and both teams were happy to go into the break.

In the second half Kilgetty upped their game with chances going begging but finally the impressive Lloyd Hughes grabbed the second in the 60th minute.

That killed the game off and the Kilgetty keeper had little to do for the remainder of the game but he was alert to tip one shot over the bar.

The home side made four subs with 16 year old Oscar Miles, Rhys Hewson, Ross Hurst and Tom Mansbridge all coming on and playing their part.

Kilgetty continued to create chances but in the 75^th minute, Callum Proctor ran from his own box to latch on to a Lloyd Hughes pass to make it 3-0.

Shortly after though they were down to 10 men as Jake Proctor was forced off with a hamstring injury.

He had been one-on-one with the keeper and was about to take his shot and it meant they had to play the final fifteen minutes a man short.

The Tish keeper made some more good saves as he kept Kilgetty at bay.

Kilgetty manager Robbie Beynon said after the game: “Tish are a young team building for the future which is great to see. If they play like they did first half they will have a great chance of staying up. I wish them well for the rest of the season.

“As for us it wasn’t our best performance by a long way but we ground out the result in conditions that didn’t suit us at all. The club are in a good place at the moment with squad depth a massive plus and our aim is to try and get out of Division 2. These Cup competitions are a bonus but we have been excellent so far and may that continue.”

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The result left Pryce 15 points adrift of Ingram after two rounds and boosted his chances of adding to his 2022 British title success.

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The Welshman established an early lead over Ingram before withstanding a charge by Creighton to claim his first BRC victory since Rally Yorkshire in 2022.

“It’s a big relief – I’m so happy to get the win,” Pryce said. “We had a dodgy couple of stages at the end, and to be honest, it was so slippy, but I drove at a pace where I was comfortable.

“I did lose some time, which in the end wasn’t too bad, but we certainly had some hairy moments just trying to keep it on the road. Credit to everyone who’s got me here. Top job from Rhodri too – that’s his first-ever win!

While Ingram currently leads the standings by four points from Creighton, the Irishman could be the biggest threat to Pryce’s title hopes.

He is still getting to grips with his new Ford Fiesta Rally2 car, but has recorded back-to-back second place finishes to force his way into contention.

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The Welshman won four of the seven events that season to clinch top spot by an emphatic 19-point margin from Keith Cronin.

With two of the final four rallies of the season set to be staged in Wales, Pryce could be a good bet to upset the odds over the next few months.

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Champions – Monkton Swifts Reserves. Having only lost two games all season Monkton dominated the division winning the league by a huge 14 point margin. Being a reserve team they can’t be promoted as their first team are in the first division.

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Champions – Hundleton. The return of Hundleton couldn’t have gone much better they have won the league and with a staggering goal difference of plus 98.

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