FAW Amateur Trophy – Round 5

 
 

Goodwick United 1 – Penrhyncoch 3

 
Goodwick United’s dream run in the FAW Amateur Trophy came to an end against a very good mid-Wales team Penrhyncoch at the Phoenix Ground.
 
Former Aberystwyth teammates Chris O’Sullivan and Gari Lewis went head-to- head at Phoenix Park, with Lewis’s side who won to progress to the last sixteen.
 
The Phoenix Lads found themselves 2-0 down with barely 30 minutes on the clock, Harri Harwood and David Evans both credited with the goals, Rhys Dalling pulled one back as Goodwick trailed 1-2 at half time. The second half was competitive but it was the visitors who grabbed a crucial late third through substitute Courtney Perkins to secure their place in the hat for the next round.
 
The visitors were awarded a direct free kick on the edge of the Goodwick area in the 15^th minute, Harwood’s strike deflected off the wall to find the bottom corner of Kyle Marsh’s net.
 
On the half hour mark the visitors bagged a second when defender James Bryan got dispossessed by David Evans, the striker cut in and drove a low finish in the far corner to stun the home side.
 
Chris O’Sullivan’s outfit pulled one back when Rhys Dalling cut in and finished with a well drilled right footed effort in the far corner
 
The second half was a cagey affair, but in the 89^th minute the visitors grabbed a crucial third which substitute Perkins tapped-in following a swift counter attack.
 
Goodwick United: Kyle Marsh, Steff Hayes, Ben Adams, James Bryan, Scott Delaney (Captain), Matthew Delaney, Rhys Jones, Jake Smith, Rhys Dalling, Will Haworth, Daniel James. Subs: Luke Hayward, Steven Dockerty, Sion O’Sullivan, Jonny Horgan, Niall Kinsella.
 
Penrhyncoch: Leigh Jenkins, Daniel Evans, Harri Horwood, Niall Coleridge, Christy Gale, Dion Phillips, David Evans, Daniel Owen, Courtney Perkins, Antonio Corbisiero. Subs: Jac Horwood, Zac Davies, Cai Thomas, Taylor Watts, Geoffrey Kellaway.
 
Referee: Chris Neal.
 
Assistants: Michael Jones and Richard Vaughan.