Despite being under the cosh for long periods of the game we held on to share the spoils against a strong Bryntirion side. They made the better start but after 3 minutes Luke Borrelli went down the left and with Corey Thomas waiting the keeper just held on to Luke's cross. Michael Waters knocked the ball forward to Shaun Best but he was tackled right on the edge of the area.

On 10 minutes Dan Williams knocked a long ball to Shaun Best who headed on for Carl Payne in the area but Carl was outmuscled by the defence and the ball was cleared. Bryntirion had a corner right side we defended pretty poorly but luckily the Bryntirion player mishit his shot and Leon Cosker was able to save diving to his left.

On 20 minutes we had a free kick 35 yards out Michael Waters took it but it was straight at the keeper who released it quickly and they caught us on the break only to shoot wide from a good position. Justin Williams struggled to clear a ball in the box on 37 minutes but Leon Cosker was aware and saved Robbie Walters overhead shot at the near post.

6 minutes before half time we were awarded a free kick 25 yards out but this time Michael Waters failed to get enough height on the ball and it was cleared by the first defender. Michael then took a corner left side after Dan McGrath had switched play to Luke Borrelli but his advance down the left was halted by the tackle. Michael played the ball in the Bryntirion defence cleared, we played the ball back in but shot wide.

Right on half time and out of the blue we scored, again we had a left sided corner but this time Luke Borrelli took it, the keeper came out to claim it but dropped it Carl Payne knocked it goalwards and Dan McGrath shot to score from a couple of yards. Given the timing it couldn't have been better, we now had something to hold on to in the second half.

Leon Cosker complained of being unwell at half time and was physically sick behind the goal early in the half. He continued after treatment but was possibly at fault for the equaliser. Shaun Best took the wrong option when he broke down the right after 51 minutes, with players waiting for a cross he chose to shoot and the keeper saved with ease. They cleared the ball and Leon decided to punch the ball, his contact wasn't great and the ball fell to Jonathan Cuss who did what all good strikers do, hit the back of the net despite a challenge from Shaun Morgan. This unsettled us and they attacked again and no-one took charge in the area allowing the ball to bounce around before we knocked it behind for a corner. The corner came in and they shot over the bar from 10 yards. Shaun Morgan then knocked a long ball forward to Carl Payne who chested it into the path of Shaun Best. Shaun made ground into the area but he sliced his shot wide from a good position. We continued to be under pressure but several times when we cleared into the Bryntirion half we were caught offside.

With 15 minutes to go we had our best chance for some time, Carl Payne knocked the ball wide to Michael Waters who cut inside and shot, the ball went for a corner which Michael took and found Steve Cox beyond the far post. Steve hooked the ball with his left foot just over the crossbar. Bryntirion again pushed forward and from a free kick Leon Cosker came out to claim the cross and again relieve the pressure. We continued to battle against a very good side and despite creating few chances were probably worth the point we earned.

Lido side

Leon Cosker Justin Williams Luke Borrelli Dan Williams Shaun Morgan Kieran Howells Dan McGrath Corey Thomas Carl Payne Shaun Best Michael Waters

Subs
12 Karl Roberts for Luke Borrelli 58
14 Matt Beynon for Shaun Morgan 72
15 Damon Thomas
16 Steve Cox for Shaun Best 75
17 Rory McCreesh

There were no bookings

Attendance: 120