Croesyceiliog 1 Pontardawe Town 3

Jamie Jenkins second half strike proved to be mere consolation as the visitors took all three points back home with them.
Croesy came into the game on the back of beating bottom side Garw last week,but like so many weeks lately late withdrawals meant they were without the experienced players they could do with at this crucial part of the season.While Pontardawe with this victory virtually banished any thoughts they may of had of relegation,Pontardawe were a completely different side compared to the side that Croesy played in the other league fixture between the two sides this season as they have strengthened their side with players from a higher level.While I am not one to normally blame the officials for any defeat,the officials in this game were in my personal view very poor,if any of the players from either side had such a bad performance i am pretty sure they wouldn't be taking to the field this coming weekend.
cross from the left was headed into his own net by a visiting defender however the assistant referee flagged for offside with no one near the player who scored a own goal,so how can the goal have been disallowed well no one knows as the referee gave two different versions firstly Pontardawe took the lead through a Andrew Fairbairn free kick from thirty yards out which beat John Bailey in the Croesy goal and went in via the underside of the crossbar,Andrew is one of those who have apparently came from a higher level as he was playing at Neath earlier in the season and although you could see he was the main player that most things went through for Pontardawe,he could also count himself lucky to have remained on the pitch during the second half for a number of infringements. After Pontardawe had taken the lead the main talking point of the whole game arose,Croesy thought they were level within a matter of minutes Nicky McGrath'sMcGrath was offside (which he never was offside) then as the ball was crossed there was a Croesy player close enough to be offside when the ball was headed in (who? and doesn't the new rule/law mean that you have to touch the ball to be in a offside position?) so basically they made a mistake in a decision in which Croesy would have been level and could of gone on from this is a important game.Croesy feel two behind shortly before the break when Andrew Stokes was allowed time in the area to put the ball past Bailey.Croesy pulled a goal back from Jenkins thirty yard free kick as the ball went in at the near post with the keeper seemingly unsighted behind his wall,this seemed to have gave Croesy some momentum and chances came and went before they were caught out by a sucker punch goal on the counter attack near the end by sub Johnny Owen.
So this Saturday's home game against second bottom Pontypridd Town becomes massive as Croesy look to gain all three points and hopefully to help the youngsters a bit, the more experienced players may be available.