Division 1 and West Wales Intermediate Cup ties - 2nd December 2023
Manderwood Pembrokeshire Football League - Division One
Swifts and Neyland draw for second week in a row
Monkton Swifts 3 – Neyland 3
For the second successive week Monkton Swifts drew with Neyland.
Last week it finished 1-1 at the Athletic Ground, this week there were more goals but once again both teams shared the spoils come the final whistle.
This was the only game played in the top flight, as many of our teams were involved in the West Wales Intermediate Cup.
Corey Richards struck an early opener for the Nomads, however, ten minutes later Cameron Brunton equalised for the Swifts as it remained 1-1 at the interval.
Five minutes after the break the hosts were awarded a penalty which skipper Dylan Davies finished with panache into the roof of the Patrick Hannon’s net.
Just before the hour mark Nomads’ Corey Richards bagged his second of the game, he also scored twice last week against the Swifts, to square matters at 2-2.
Cameron Brunton also bagged his second of the game which gave the Swifts a slender 3-2 cushion, but back came the Nomads and they equalised with a 25 yard low drive scored by teenager Mason Morgans-Hurley.
In the 80
th minute Neyland could have snatched a winner when Leon Barrett’s penalty was well saved by Swifts’ goalkeeper Taylor Gullam.
Monkton Swifts: Taylor Gullam, Will Abrahams, Chris Richards, Thomas Powell, Gareth Finnegan, Noah Davison, Jamie Wilkes, Dylan Davies (Captain), Rudy Poole, Cameron Brunton, Josh Dearsley.
Subs: Toby Davies, James Walker, Jack Clarke.
Neyland: Patrick Hannon, Dylan Rowland, Mike Chandler (Captain), Sean Hannon, Leo Power, Rhys Phillips, Jack John, Corey Richards 2, Leon Barrett, Max Bowman-Davies Nick Koomen.
Subs: Mason Morgans-Hurley, Kyle Richards, Fraser James.
Referee: Sion Jenkins.
West Wales Intermediate Cup – Round 3
Rooks hit six past Robins to progress in cup
Carew 6 – Pennar Robins 2
Carew hit Pennar Robins for six as they came out on top against fellow Pembrokeshire League outfit Pennar Robins to progress in the West Wales Intermediate Cup.
The Rooks led 2-0 at the interval as James Hinchliffe and Archie Smith bagged goals in the first and 36
th minutes respectively.
Shortly after half time the visitors pulled one back through Ceri Griffiths, however the Rooks grabbed the tie by the scruff and scored further goals by substitute Sam Christopher, Hinchliffe again, Leon Stewart and Curtis Hurlow to lead 6-1.
The Robins bagged a late consolation effort through substitute Nick Willis, but it was the Rooks who had a comfortable passage into the next round.
Carew: Tom Davies, Shaun Whitfield, Sonny Phillips (Captain), Gareth Lewis, Zac Rowell, Jonty Bennett, Archie Smith, Charlie Perkins, Dylan Morgan, James Hinchliffe, Curtis Hurlow.
Subs: Alex Bayley, Leon Stewart, Sam Christopher, Thomas Cole, Harvey Drummond.
Pennar Robins: Rory Williams, Bobby Jones, Craig Asparassa, Jason Donohoe, Ross Jones, Connor Roberts (Captain), Liam Williams, Kieran Smith, Ceri Griffiths, Ryan Walters, Conner Willis.
Subs: Nick Willis, Sean Edmundson, Rhys Daley, Edgar Wallace, Ben Nunn.
Referee: James Olyott.
Couzens bags stoppage time cup winner for Sports
Fishguard Sports 4 – AFC Glais 3
Anthony Couzens dramatically scored a 93
rd stoppage time winner for Fishguard Sports who were delighted to dump AFC Glais out of the West Wales Intermediate Cup at the Tregroes Gound.
The Neath based AFC Glais outfit currently sit bottom of the West Wales Premier, in this clash they found themselves 3-0 down with just 17 minutes on the clock,
The Sports’ goal scorers were Anthony Couzens, Luke Thomas and Adam Lawrence, but the visitors mounted a serious fight back as skipper Luc Bowles and Ross Attwell both scored as they narrowly trailed 3-2 at the interval.
In the 80
th minute the visitors equalised when Keelan Robb-Greggory found the back of David Pepper’s net.
But with the last throw of the dice the Sports got a dramatic winner as skipper Patrick Hughes’ ball in the box was met by Couzens who bagged a dramatic winner.
Fishguard Sports: David Pepper, Haydn Hughes, Tomas Lawrence, William Moore, Jack Griffiths, Greg Hughes, Luke Thomas, Steve Lewis, Adam Lawrence, Patrick Hughes (Captain).
Subs: Sean Thomas, Iwan Lilley, Sean Chandler, Henry Sturman.
AFC Glais: Dan Bale, Jac Rees, Luc Bowles (Captain), Thomas Ashford, Ross Attwell, Ashleigh James, Lewis Pritchard, Richard Greggory, Keelan Robb-Greggory, Ashleu Cowap, Ashley Fisher.
Subs: Cai Gibbons, Rhydian Preece, Sebastian Lewis, Benjamin Toulcher.
Referee: Darren Rees.
Chirpy Robins in seventh heaven
Milford United 7 – Tenby 1
A superb second half display where Scott Reid scored a terrific hat-trick for Milford United who stunned Tenby in this all Pembrokeshire affair at Marble Hall to progress in the cup.
This cup tie was 1-1 at the interval, but after the break the Robins totally dominated to comfortably reach the next round of the competition.
Thomas Grimwood gave the hosts the lead in the tenth minute, the visitors hit back in the 38
th minute through striker Scott Ferney, as the tie stood at 1-1 at the interval
Shortly after the break Liam Parr scored from the spot which gave the Robins a 2-1 cushion, then Reid caused havoc as the deadly striker bagged a quick-fire hat-trick, Parr got his second of the tie for the sixth goal, plus Liam Parks drilled in the seventh to complete a really good day at the office for the chirpy Robins.
Milford United: Charlie Malloy, Ieuan Rutherford, Wesley Hill, Daniel Armstrong, Scott Griffiths (Captain), Thomas Grimwood, Tyler Sheil, Morgan Picton, Liam Parks, Scott Reid, Liam Parr.
Subs: Owain Roberts, Rhys Brawn, Joseph Hall, Owen Wilson, Lewys Tee.
Tenby: Dylan Noot, Ricki Morgan, Sam Butler, Ned Davies, Toby Rossiter, Daniel Storer (Captain), Richard Perry, Chris Millward, Scott Ferney, James Mansbridge, Fraser Finlay.
Subs: Ben Howells, James Adhern, Will Malone, Rhys Morgan.
Referee: Derek Williams.
POSTPONED
West Wales Intermediate Cup ties(Saturday, 2nd December 2023) involving teams from Pembrokeshire which were postponed was as follows…
Clarbeston Road v Evans & Williams
Hakin United v Goodwick United
Llangennech v Merlins Bridge
Dafen Welfare v Kilgetty
Penlan v Johnston