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Bryntirion
1-1 Afan Lido
By Peter Reynolds
In a reverse of the first team
game on Tuesday we scored in the 91st minute
to go above Carmarthen into second place in the table, only West End can now
overtake us. Of the seven who started for the firsts on Tuesday four
started in this match, disappointingly Shaun Morgan had two yellow cards and
now misses the firsts match on Saturday against Bridgend.
We could have gone have gone behind after four minutes following some
indecision between Shaun Morgan and Rory McCreesh which allowed a striker to
get between them however he shot straight at Rory who made a comfortable
save.
Three minutes later Bryntirion had a free kick 25 yards out and with
the ball heading for the top corner Rory made an excellent save tipping the
ball over for a corner. Damon Thomas then played the ball out to Tom
Darlington who made ground down the left and crossed in to Umberto
Brassiello but his first time shot was held by the keeper low to his left.
Steve Hughes played a crossfield pass to Umberto who went down the right but
his cross drifted behind for a goal kick. Bryntirion won a corner on their
right which we cleared to Joel Kabia he crossed and found Tom Darlington on
the edge of the area but he shot over the bar. Again Rory McCreesh made a
critical save on 37 minutes when the Bryntirion wide man went past Darren
Franks before crossing, again Rory went high to his left to turn the
goalbound shot over for a corner. Just afterwards we went behind, the back
four stood appealing for offside but Darren Franks hadn't moved out and
played the striker onside he made ground and scored with ease.
We
responded
with Damon Thomas playing the ball out to Luke Borrelli, he had 3 defenders
around him but won a throw. The ball reached Tom Darlington and he crossed
but behind the onrushing Matthew Beynon and the chance was lost.
We should have equalised after 58 minutes when a through ball reached
Umberto Brassiello behind the back four, he rounded the keeper but shot wide
of an unguarded goal. We had a free kick in a central position just
outside
the area but Damon Thomas shot wide. We continued to press forward in
search of an equaliser and Tom Darlington crossed into the box for Joel
Kabia but he was stretching for the ball and shot over the bar. Minutes
later Shaun Morgan headed a corner over the bar and despite creating these
chances it looked as if the goal wouldn't come. To make it worse Shaun
Morgan was booked on 77 minutes for taking a player out on the half way and
with 7 minutes to go he had a second card for dissent. Just when it looked
as if we wouldn't score the goal came, we were awarded a free kick just
inside the Bryntirion half near the touchline, Rory McCreesh knocked the
ball into the area and from the ensuing scramble we scored. It was
impossible to see who scored but in the dressing room afterwards Umberto
claimed the goal. There was still time for Bryntirion to attack and be
awarded a free kick in a dangerous position but we cleared the ball and the
final whistle sounded.
Afan Lido:
Rory McCreesh, Darren
Franks, Tom Darlington, Nathan Hodgson,
Shaun Morgan, Matt Beynon, Luke Borrelli, Damon Thomas,
Umberto Brassiello,
Joel Kabia, Steve Hughes.
Subs not used
12 Josh Cockings
14 Tony Davies
15 Remi Whitelock
16 Corey Thomas
Bookings Damon Thomas 16 Nathan Hodgson 52 Joel
Kabia 76 Shaun Morgan 77 and 83
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