nd round. On
that occasion we came out with the right result a 3-1 win and now
progress to play Gap Queens Park from Wrexham for a place in round
four. Those of you who
were there that day would realise that today’s encounter is
going to be a difficult one , we were trailing in that game and
showed some good character to come from behind with a brace from
Andrew Pearson and a late Steve Davies goal.
Some of the
football played that day from both sides was excellent as was the
spirit it was played in, also a mention to the officials who
played their part in letting the game flow and communicated well
with both sets of players.
On Monday night
we travelled to play Taffs Well in what was only our 5th league
game of the season. On the night we had to make a few changes from
the cup game due to work commitments and injury. However we did
travel with a strong squad and one which I felt was capable of
returning with all 3 points.
We started the
game well and initially looked sharp and caused them some concern,
however as the half went on they gradually got on top and
deservedly took the lead just on half time. It was a case of us
giving the ball away to cheaply in that first half that enabled
them to gain confidence and we were grateful for half time. We
improved slightly in the second period but were still not
dominant, chances game and went at both ends some brave defending
and poor finishing looked like the game was slipping away from us,
the equaliser game through probably the only bit of quality in the
game, substitute and debutant Dale Lambrick played a quality thru
ball into the path of in form Andrew Pearson who applied an
excellent finish.
There were some
nervy moments at each end and also one superb save from another
debutant keeper Gareth Couch. Overall not the best performance
very few pluses but again still undefeated in the league, now we
need to turn one points into three to start climbing up the table.
I would also like to congratulate Ceri Cook who also made his
Debut on Monday night, Ceri is only 16 and has a bright future in
front of him and showed some of his qualities when he came on, he
is part of an exciting band of youngsters we have coming thru the
youth set up and hopefully they will all continue under the
guidance of our youth team coaches.
The youth of the
club is looking bright and this week has seen the club receive a
massive boost, the return of experienced players who will also add
quality to the squad, Namely Paul Evans, Greg Hurley and Shaun
these guys have a wealth of experience to take the club and its
young players forward. I am sure you will welcome the boys back
personally as we have done and look forward to an entertaining
game today with a positive outcome, once again thank you for your
support and see you in the bar later to cheer England on in the
rugby !!!!!!!!
Enjoy
the game
Mark