With Taffs Well fighting relegation this was always going to be a difficult game but was made all the more difficult by some incompetent refereeing.  Players on both sides were booked for contesting awards of free kicks against them but some awful challenges only resulted in free kicks.

As the Welsh Premier season has ended Taffs brought Haydn Fleming in to their side while Steve Loverso who has also been playing for Cwmbran was available.

Taffs took the lead after 14 minutes, Wyn Walters punched clear a corner which went straight to Adam Moore who shot, Wyn got his hands to it but couldn't keep it out.  Not the stormiest of characters Wyn protested to the ref that he'd been impeded but all he had was a yellow card for his trouble.

We equalised on 27 minutes when we played the ball over their defence, their keeper came racing outside the area but Ian Jones just got to it before him and fed the supporting Liam McCreesh who fired the ball into the empty net.

Rhys Jones of Taffs was sent off after 68 minutes for a second yellow and four minutes later they took the lead in controversial circumstances.  Liam was injured in the Taffs penalty area but they didn't knock the ball out of play.

Haydn Fleming charged forward and shot from 25 yards forcing Wyn into a flying save at the expense of a corner. The referee then allowed Liam treatment but wouldn't allow a substitution until the corner was taken, as you'd expect, Taffs scored from the corner, Steve Loverso heading home at the near post.
The ref then allowed our substitution but not before he dismissed Phil Holmes from the dugout for protesting about the decision.  

On 78 minutes Ian Jones levelled matters when Craig Jones sent in a diagonal cross for Ian to head home from around the penalty spot.

We still had time for more controversy as Phil Holmes was a sub and was going to replace Craig Martin but the referee refused to allow the substitution even threatening to abandon the game despite the injuries, substitutions and the disagreement with Phil, the ref blew up with 44 minutes 55 seconds on my stopwatch which I started at kick off and didn't stop during the half.

Taffs Well now have one game left, Bettws away on Saturday, anything more than a win and they will join Briton Ferry and Llwydcoed in Division 2.    
  
Lido side  Wyn Walters  Dan Williams  Craig Jones  Karl Lewis  Justin Williams  Matt Lavis  Liam McCreesh Paul Evans  Ian Jones  Chris Piper  Craig Martin

Subs: Phil Holmes  Scott Bamsey  Luke Harrington

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