Afan Lido Football Club

For the first ten minutes this was like a boxing match with both sides sparring giving the other the utmost respect. Damon Thomas made the first telling contribution when he picked up a loose ball and went wide right before being fouled 30 yards out. The keeper lost the free kick, the ball going for a corner. It was headed out to Damon some 30 yards out and his first time shot went just over the bar. We were passing the ball well despite some difficult conditions and we were now taking the game to Aberaman, one such move found Carl Payne wide left, he cut inside but shot straight at the keeper. From his kick out Aberaman attacked and Mike Lewis failed to hold a 30 yard shot but their forward in following up only managed to shoot wide from close range. On 12 minutes Scott McCoubrey was fouled 25 yards out but the free kick hit the wall, we picked up the rebound and played it wide to Jonathan Hood who shot from a tight angle forcing the keeper to save at the near post. On 21 minutes a Lido attack was broken up and they attacked down our left side, the winger beating several defenders and winning a corner which Mike Lewis did well to punch the ball clear under pressure. Mike then nearly conceded a goal when he came out of the area to head the ball clear but he only managed to find an Aberaman attacker who shot at the empty net but Scott Hillman had covered Mike and cleared the danger. Just after the half hour Nathan White received the ball in the box but delayed his shot, he played it back to Carl Payne who from a good position shot wide. Mark Jones tried his luck from 30 yards with the keeper off his line but he didn't get enough elevation on the ball and the keeper was able to jump to collect Mark's shot.