Croesyceiliog picked up a unexpected point against high flying Ton Pentre and with this point they moved to within five points of ensuring first division football at Woodland Road next season.
Ton Pentre came into the game as league leaders and Croesy had suffered a heavy defeat at Ton Pentre in early March but Croesy's commitment and work ethic was brilliant all afternoon and they fully deserved the point they got.
Croesyceiliog knew they had to start much better than they did against Goytre United midweek,and from the first whistle it was clear that they were up for the game although Ton Pentre had half a chance to take the lead after nine minutes,Mike Dewar's clearance hit Dane Williams and the ball fell kindly for the visiting striker but he saw his lobbed effort over John Bailey go wide of the post.Croesy responded well and young striker Zac Osbourne fired a effort high and wide just three minutes later after being found by Ricky Coffe,Coffe had continued his run into the penalty area and if Osbourne had noticed Coffe in space perhaps he would of played the ball across goal to him.Neither keeper was forced in to making a save in the first half even though both sides were attempting to create chances,none fell for anyone to have a clear strike on goal.
Ton Pentre had the first real chance of the game just a minute into the second half but again Bailey in the home goal was not tested,Andrew Hughes passed to Dale Price who from eight yards out put the ball over the crossbar.
Both sides were reduced to ten men on fifty-seven minutes following a off the ball incident,Ton Pentre were awarded a free kick in their own half,but as the players were moving forward towards the Croesy penalty area,Ton Pentre striker Dane Williams hit Mike Dewar for no apparent reason throwing at least three punches and Dewar doing what anyone else would of done choose to defend himself and on the advice of his assistant the referee sent both players off.
Neither side had many chances as they seemed to cancel each other out with many shots being fired from distance but none testing the keepers.Ton Pentre though must have thought they had sneaked a late win just a minute from normal time as Phil Clarke's cross was met at the far post by Richard Stevens but Bailey pulled off a excellent save as the header seemed destined for the top corner and the save was worthy of Croesy securing a point.Seven minutes of injury time was added on at the end but neither side could find a winner in a game that really boosted Croesyceiliog's survival hopes but at the same time put a dent in Ton Pentre's hopes of winning the league.
All of the Croesy players performed well on the day from Bailey doing what he had to do well in goal,Carl Evans anchoring the midfield to Osbourne leading the front line really well as the lone striker,but everyone should be proud of the effort they put in.
Croesy pulled eleven points clear of the drop zone,as Maesteg Park were beaten again and although Croesyceiliog will probably finish in fifteenth place this season considering the position they were in a few weeks back it has taken a huge effort by the players and management team to get them as far clear of the drop zone as they are.
Croesyceiliog: Bailey,Holman,Bristow,J.Jenkins,Dewar,Clare,McGrath,Evans,Osbourne(Jones 84),Clouth,Coffe. Unused subs:D.Jenkins,Pearce.
Saturday, 26 April 2008
Thursday, 24 April 2008
Croesyceiliog 0 Goytre United 3
Croesyceiliog never recovered from a nightmare start that saw them conceded two goals within the first ten minutes against title chasing Goytre United.
Croesy were never expected to gain anything out of this game but despite the opening twenty minutes they more than matched their visitors and with a little bit of luck the score would have been a lot closer than what it turned out to be.
Goytre got off to a perfect start for them as Richard Ryan netted twice early on,firstly after five minutes he latched onto a cross from the left hand side and Ryan was left in loads of space to divert the ball past John Bailey.Goytre were passing the ball round with confidence and are one of the best sides that Croesy have played this season and deserve to be at the top going for the title,though due to the higher costs in the Welsh Premier league they don't wish to take the step up.
Richard Ryan added a quick fire second on ten minutes when after patient build up,Goytre sprung forward quickly and Ryan fired passed Bailey from the edge of the area.Richard Ryan then saw a deflected effort hit the post before the danger passing,however Croesy came into the game from midway through the first half and came close to pulling a goal back after thirty-two minutes,Jamie Jenkins found Ricky Coffe whose shot beat Chris Curtis in the Goytre goal but the ball hit the post before bouncing back into the arms of the visiting keeper.Croesy were denied a clear penalty four minutes before the break ,Mark Jones shot hit a defenders hand and every Croesy player appealed for a penalty and the assistant referee flagged for a penalty but the referee ignored the flag and waved play on.Ricky Coffe then had a shot saved from twenty yards out by Curtis after latching onto a pass by Carl Evans.
Onto the second half and it was action packed with both sides testing the keepers and near misses as shots went wide but Goytre added a third sixteen minutes from time when a cross from the left was diverted home at the near post to complete a three-nil away victory.
Croesy then had a nervous hour's wait before the news came through that relegation rivals Maesteg Park had suffered defeat on the night as well,so the gap remains ten points between Croesy and Maesteg Park and though Maesteg have three games in hand they only have six games left in total to firstly bridge the gap then overtake Croesyceiliog.
Croesyceiliog entertain leaders Ton Pentre on Saturday with a 2.30 kick off.
Croesy were never expected to gain anything out of this game but despite the opening twenty minutes they more than matched their visitors and with a little bit of luck the score would have been a lot closer than what it turned out to be.
Goytre got off to a perfect start for them as Richard Ryan netted twice early on,firstly after five minutes he latched onto a cross from the left hand side and Ryan was left in loads of space to divert the ball past John Bailey.Goytre were passing the ball round with confidence and are one of the best sides that Croesy have played this season and deserve to be at the top going for the title,though due to the higher costs in the Welsh Premier league they don't wish to take the step up.
Richard Ryan added a quick fire second on ten minutes when after patient build up,Goytre sprung forward quickly and Ryan fired passed Bailey from the edge of the area.Richard Ryan then saw a deflected effort hit the post before the danger passing,however Croesy came into the game from midway through the first half and came close to pulling a goal back after thirty-two minutes,Jamie Jenkins found Ricky Coffe whose shot beat Chris Curtis in the Goytre goal but the ball hit the post before bouncing back into the arms of the visiting keeper.Croesy were denied a clear penalty four minutes before the break ,Mark Jones shot hit a defenders hand and every Croesy player appealed for a penalty and the assistant referee flagged for a penalty but the referee ignored the flag and waved play on.Ricky Coffe then had a shot saved from twenty yards out by Curtis after latching onto a pass by Carl Evans.
Onto the second half and it was action packed with both sides testing the keepers and near misses as shots went wide but Goytre added a third sixteen minutes from time when a cross from the left was diverted home at the near post to complete a three-nil away victory.
Croesy then had a nervous hour's wait before the news came through that relegation rivals Maesteg Park had suffered defeat on the night as well,so the gap remains ten points between Croesy and Maesteg Park and though Maesteg have three games in hand they only have six games left in total to firstly bridge the gap then overtake Croesyceiliog.
Croesyceiliog entertain leaders Ton Pentre on Saturday with a 2.30 kick off.
Monday, 21 April 2008
Newport YMCA 2 Croesyceiliog 1
Croesyceiliog's three match unbeaten run came to a end away to Newport YMCA on Saturday.
Croesy came into the game on the back of picking up seven points out of the previous nine on offer but they didn't improve that tally as Newport YMCA deservedly picked up the points.However a little bit later in the afternoon came the good news that relegation rivals Maesteg Park had lost again meaning Croesy maintain their ten point lead over Maesteg,and although Maesteg have three games in hand out of their last seven games they need to pick up eleven points to overtake Croesy,providing Croesy fail to pick up any points in their remaining four games so its not all doom and gloom,and to a extent Pontardawe Town need to pick up points in their games in hand to avoid getting dragged into the relegation scrap.
On to the game itself,Croesy never really recovered from a sluggish start and without poor finishing from the home side, the home side could off been well out of sight before Mike Dewar gave Croesy a slight hope with only three minutes remaining of the game.YMCA should of been in front after only six minutes from a counter attack, Jamie Jenkins free kick twenty-five yards from the YMCA goal hit the defensive wall and from the break,Faris Yafai cross was met by Aaron Stewart who somehow managed to head over John Bailey's crossbar from inside the six yard box. Croesy's reprieve didn't last long however as the hosts were in front on ten minutes,Gareth Wesson's long free kick down field was headed back across the penalty area by Daniel Heath and the ball struck Mike Dewar's arm and the referee pointed straight to the spot,and from the resulting penalty kick Gareth Lynch gave Bailey no chance.John Bailey then denied Yafai with a good save and shortly after Yafai shot wide from twenty yards out.Croesy though they had level the scores on twenty-one minutes when following a free kick Ricky Coffe slotted past Wesson but the assistant referee raised his flag to give offside against Coffe,although it did seem a tight decision.
Croesy at times were their own worst enemies as they gave the ball away time and time again and on the half hour mark Stewart fired just wide for YMCA after the ball was needlessly given away in midfield.Croesy nearly scored just four minutes later Callum Miles found Jenkins on the right and his cross to the far post was met by Nicky McGrath and his volley beat Wesson but rebounded back of the post and hit Mark Jones before going wide for a goal kick.Ricky Coffe then had to be alert to deny Stewart clearing his effort of the line from Robert Wigmore's corner.Newport YMCA scored the crucial second goal three minutes before the break,again the ball was given away cheaply and as YM attacked in numbers,John Pardue's initial shot was well saved by Bailey but Daniel Cueto was on hand to put the home side two nil up.
Newport YMCA started the second half brightly and thankfully for Croesy,McGrath was on hand to clear Pardue's effort of the line after Pardue done well to firstly corner the ball from a Criag Ford cross and then fire goal wards.John Bailey pulled of a fine save eleven minutes before time,as he denied Yafai with a close range diving header after he met Cueto's cross.Croesy scored a consolation goal near the end as Coffe put the ball over the top of the defence for sub Adie Pearce and his cross found Dewar who scored from twelve yards out.Croesy thought they had rescued a point two minutes into injury time when Wesson done well at his near post to deny McGrath.
So up next on Wednesday evening is a home game against Goytre United who currently sit second,just three points of the top but have two games in hand over leaders Ton Pentre,but with Maesteg also in action(away to Bryntirion),Croesy will look to either extend the difference between them and Maesteg or if not at least maintain the difference.
Croesy came into the game on the back of picking up seven points out of the previous nine on offer but they didn't improve that tally as Newport YMCA deservedly picked up the points.However a little bit later in the afternoon came the good news that relegation rivals Maesteg Park had lost again meaning Croesy maintain their ten point lead over Maesteg,and although Maesteg have three games in hand out of their last seven games they need to pick up eleven points to overtake Croesy,providing Croesy fail to pick up any points in their remaining four games so its not all doom and gloom,and to a extent Pontardawe Town need to pick up points in their games in hand to avoid getting dragged into the relegation scrap.
On to the game itself,Croesy never really recovered from a sluggish start and without poor finishing from the home side, the home side could off been well out of sight before Mike Dewar gave Croesy a slight hope with only three minutes remaining of the game.YMCA should of been in front after only six minutes from a counter attack, Jamie Jenkins free kick twenty-five yards from the YMCA goal hit the defensive wall and from the break,Faris Yafai cross was met by Aaron Stewart who somehow managed to head over John Bailey's crossbar from inside the six yard box. Croesy's reprieve didn't last long however as the hosts were in front on ten minutes,Gareth Wesson's long free kick down field was headed back across the penalty area by Daniel Heath and the ball struck Mike Dewar's arm and the referee pointed straight to the spot,and from the resulting penalty kick Gareth Lynch gave Bailey no chance.John Bailey then denied Yafai with a good save and shortly after Yafai shot wide from twenty yards out.Croesy though they had level the scores on twenty-one minutes when following a free kick Ricky Coffe slotted past Wesson but the assistant referee raised his flag to give offside against Coffe,although it did seem a tight decision.
Croesy at times were their own worst enemies as they gave the ball away time and time again and on the half hour mark Stewart fired just wide for YMCA after the ball was needlessly given away in midfield.Croesy nearly scored just four minutes later Callum Miles found Jenkins on the right and his cross to the far post was met by Nicky McGrath and his volley beat Wesson but rebounded back of the post and hit Mark Jones before going wide for a goal kick.Ricky Coffe then had to be alert to deny Stewart clearing his effort of the line from Robert Wigmore's corner.Newport YMCA scored the crucial second goal three minutes before the break,again the ball was given away cheaply and as YM attacked in numbers,John Pardue's initial shot was well saved by Bailey but Daniel Cueto was on hand to put the home side two nil up.
Newport YMCA started the second half brightly and thankfully for Croesy,McGrath was on hand to clear Pardue's effort of the line after Pardue done well to firstly corner the ball from a Criag Ford cross and then fire goal wards.John Bailey pulled of a fine save eleven minutes before time,as he denied Yafai with a close range diving header after he met Cueto's cross.Croesy scored a consolation goal near the end as Coffe put the ball over the top of the defence for sub Adie Pearce and his cross found Dewar who scored from twelve yards out.Croesy thought they had rescued a point two minutes into injury time when Wesson done well at his near post to deny McGrath.
So up next on Wednesday evening is a home game against Goytre United who currently sit second,just three points of the top but have two games in hand over leaders Ton Pentre,but with Maesteg also in action(away to Bryntirion),Croesy will look to either extend the difference between them and Maesteg or if not at least maintain the difference.
Friday, 18 April 2008
Croesyceiliog 1 Cambrian & Clydach 1
Jamie Jenkins stunning forty yard effort gave Croesy the share of the points on Wednesday evening.
Croesyceiliog came into the game having to make seven changes from the team that won on Saturday with note able absentees including Chis Watkins,Zac Osbourne and Daniel Clouth,however despite this many changes they started well enough with Jenkins shooting just wide twice within the first fourteen minutes,firstly on four minutes Mark Jones disposed Daniel Lever before rolling the ball to Jenkins on the edge of the are but although his shot beat Jarred Howells in the Cambrian goal the ball flew just wide,then ten minutes later again latching onto a Jones pass in roughly the same area,again his effort flew just wide.Josh Higgins had a goal bound shot blocked by Dave Facey on thirty-three minutes and following this blocked shot Ricky Coffe saw his effort deflected wide for a corner. Cambrian had a good chance to take the lead ten minutes before the break when despite the home side appealing for offside,Darren Jones was allowed to continue and his shot from sixteen yards out was well saved by John Bailey,the danger was cleared for a throw in from which Bailey had to be alert to turn Jones' twenty yard effort around the post.Jamie Jenkins then took centre stage picking the ball up a fully forty yards out he turned and lobbed the ball over visiting keeper Howells to give Croesy a half time lead.
Croesy started the second half slowly and despite being given a couple of warnings by Cambrian they did not take the initiative and the visitors levelled on fifty-seven minutes,central defender Lever turned up on the right hand side of the penalty area and he crossed for Chris Phillips,who was unmarked six yards out,to tap and make it one all.Crosey dominated the last twenty minutes without managing to get the winning goal,the best chance falling to Josh Higgins who after being found by Coffe in the area,saw his attempted chip over Howells gathered by the visiting keeper.Croesy had one final chance six minutes before time,Higgins goal bound shot was blocked for a corner from which Mike Dewar's header at the far post was blocked by Darren Jones just short of the goal line.
Croesy travel to Newport YMCA on Saturday looking to extend their current unbeaten run to four games.
Croesyceiliog came into the game having to make seven changes from the team that won on Saturday with note able absentees including Chis Watkins,Zac Osbourne and Daniel Clouth,however despite this many changes they started well enough with Jenkins shooting just wide twice within the first fourteen minutes,firstly on four minutes Mark Jones disposed Daniel Lever before rolling the ball to Jenkins on the edge of the are but although his shot beat Jarred Howells in the Cambrian goal the ball flew just wide,then ten minutes later again latching onto a Jones pass in roughly the same area,again his effort flew just wide.Josh Higgins had a goal bound shot blocked by Dave Facey on thirty-three minutes and following this blocked shot Ricky Coffe saw his effort deflected wide for a corner. Cambrian had a good chance to take the lead ten minutes before the break when despite the home side appealing for offside,Darren Jones was allowed to continue and his shot from sixteen yards out was well saved by John Bailey,the danger was cleared for a throw in from which Bailey had to be alert to turn Jones' twenty yard effort around the post.Jamie Jenkins then took centre stage picking the ball up a fully forty yards out he turned and lobbed the ball over visiting keeper Howells to give Croesy a half time lead.
Croesy started the second half slowly and despite being given a couple of warnings by Cambrian they did not take the initiative and the visitors levelled on fifty-seven minutes,central defender Lever turned up on the right hand side of the penalty area and he crossed for Chris Phillips,who was unmarked six yards out,to tap and make it one all.Crosey dominated the last twenty minutes without managing to get the winning goal,the best chance falling to Josh Higgins who after being found by Coffe in the area,saw his attempted chip over Howells gathered by the visiting keeper.Croesy had one final chance six minutes before time,Higgins goal bound shot was blocked for a corner from which Mike Dewar's header at the far post was blocked by Darren Jones just short of the goal line.
Croesy travel to Newport YMCA on Saturday looking to extend their current unbeaten run to four games.
Saturday, 12 April 2008
Croesyceiliog 3 Maesteg Park 1
Croesyceiliog took a step towards ensuring first division football remained at Woodland Road on Saturday thanks to a three goal haul in the opening forty minutes.
Croesy came into the game after beating Cwmbran Town midweek while Maesteg would have came into the game looking to reduce the six point deficit between them and their hosts prior to kick off.Like in their last game Croesy came flying out of the traps and could off been a goal up inside the first couple of minutes,Jamie Jenkins free kick from the right hand side of the penalty area was delivered perfectly into the area but from six yards out Zac Osbourne who was unmarked put his effort wide of the Maesteg goal from close range. Croesy did not have to wait long before taking the lead though as they were in front after just six minutes,initially Nicky McGrath had seen his effort from Callum Miles cross tipped wide by Maesteg keeper Gary Wager,but from the resulting Jenkins corner an attempted clearance hit McGrath on the back before flying into the back of the net. Croesy had by far the better of the chances in the first half as home keeper John Bailey was not even tested and it came as no surprise when Croesy added a second goal on thirty six minutes,Chris Watkins picked the ball up on the right before rolling the ball across the goal giving Ricky Coffe the simple task of steering the ball home.Ricky Coffe then effectively finished the game as a contest six minutes before the break when his header looped over Wager in the visiting goal from a excellent cross by Miles,to give him his second goal of the afternoon and Croesy a three goal cushion.Croesy were then denied a definite penalty just before the break when Watkins was pulled down but the referee gave no penalty and waved play on.
Croesy despite be three goals in front would not have been happy with the way they started the second half as Maesteg looked to find a way back into the game,and within two minutes of the restart they had a golden opportunity to pull a goal back,Mark Morris fouled Calvin McLaggon in the area and the referee had no option but to point to the spot however John Bailey pulled off a fine double save firstly diving to his left to save Mark Dunford's penalty then as Matthew Ramadan followed up he saved Ramadan shot with his legs.Maesteg scored their only goal on fifty eight minutes through McLaggon who skipped past Daniel Clare before firing past Bailey into the far corner to make the score three-one.Croesy then had a difficult five minute spell when Maesteg looked to pull a second goal back and provide a tense finish and although they had a lot of the ball in this spell Maesteg did not have a shot of any worthwhile note.Croesy quickly weathered the storm and nearly extended their lead twice midway through the half,Mike Dewar's free kick ended with Daniel Clouth's header being palmed away by Wager for a corner,from which Dewar saw his header beat Wager but cleared off the line by Darren Thomas.
Croesy saw out the remainder of the game fairly comfortably and gain three well earned and deserved points,which saw them increase their lead over third from bottom Maesteg to nine points plus a handy twelve goal advantage and although the visitors have two games in hand the pressure is very much on them to catch Croesy in their remaining eight games while Croesy have six games left knowing survival is very much in their own hands.
Croesy will look to extend the gap as they entertain Cambrian & Clydach on Wednesday evening (6.15pm kick off),while Maesteg have a whole week to dwell on this result as they have no midweek fixture.
Croesy:Bailey,Morris,J.Jenkins,Dewar (D.Jenkins 65),Clare,Clouth,Miles,Coffe,Osbourne (Evans 65),Watkins(Pearce 85),McGrath.
Croesy came into the game after beating Cwmbran Town midweek while Maesteg would have came into the game looking to reduce the six point deficit between them and their hosts prior to kick off.Like in their last game Croesy came flying out of the traps and could off been a goal up inside the first couple of minutes,Jamie Jenkins free kick from the right hand side of the penalty area was delivered perfectly into the area but from six yards out Zac Osbourne who was unmarked put his effort wide of the Maesteg goal from close range. Croesy did not have to wait long before taking the lead though as they were in front after just six minutes,initially Nicky McGrath had seen his effort from Callum Miles cross tipped wide by Maesteg keeper Gary Wager,but from the resulting Jenkins corner an attempted clearance hit McGrath on the back before flying into the back of the net. Croesy had by far the better of the chances in the first half as home keeper John Bailey was not even tested and it came as no surprise when Croesy added a second goal on thirty six minutes,Chris Watkins picked the ball up on the right before rolling the ball across the goal giving Ricky Coffe the simple task of steering the ball home.Ricky Coffe then effectively finished the game as a contest six minutes before the break when his header looped over Wager in the visiting goal from a excellent cross by Miles,to give him his second goal of the afternoon and Croesy a three goal cushion.Croesy were then denied a definite penalty just before the break when Watkins was pulled down but the referee gave no penalty and waved play on.
Croesy despite be three goals in front would not have been happy with the way they started the second half as Maesteg looked to find a way back into the game,and within two minutes of the restart they had a golden opportunity to pull a goal back,Mark Morris fouled Calvin McLaggon in the area and the referee had no option but to point to the spot however John Bailey pulled off a fine double save firstly diving to his left to save Mark Dunford's penalty then as Matthew Ramadan followed up he saved Ramadan shot with his legs.Maesteg scored their only goal on fifty eight minutes through McLaggon who skipped past Daniel Clare before firing past Bailey into the far corner to make the score three-one.Croesy then had a difficult five minute spell when Maesteg looked to pull a second goal back and provide a tense finish and although they had a lot of the ball in this spell Maesteg did not have a shot of any worthwhile note.Croesy quickly weathered the storm and nearly extended their lead twice midway through the half,Mike Dewar's free kick ended with Daniel Clouth's header being palmed away by Wager for a corner,from which Dewar saw his header beat Wager but cleared off the line by Darren Thomas.
Croesy saw out the remainder of the game fairly comfortably and gain three well earned and deserved points,which saw them increase their lead over third from bottom Maesteg to nine points plus a handy twelve goal advantage and although the visitors have two games in hand the pressure is very much on them to catch Croesy in their remaining eight games while Croesy have six games left knowing survival is very much in their own hands.
Croesy will look to extend the gap as they entertain Cambrian & Clydach on Wednesday evening (6.15pm kick off),while Maesteg have a whole week to dwell on this result as they have no midweek fixture.
Croesy:Bailey,Morris,J.Jenkins,Dewar (D.Jenkins 65),Clare,Clouth,Miles,Coffe,Osbourne (Evans 65),Watkins(Pearce 85),McGrath.
Thursday, 10 April 2008
Croesyceiliog 2 Cwmbran Town 1
Daniel Clouth's close range effort on the half hour mark gave Croesy all three points on a cold evening at Woodland Road on Wednesday.
Although this game was a local derby personally it didn't feel that way due to the number of non local players in the Cwmbran squad.However Croesy could not really care who they were playing as they picked up three points following Saturday's disappointing defeat to Taffs Well and they started the game much the better of the two sides.Chris Watkins had a very good first half without being on the score sheet and he fired in the first shot on six minutes,however after latching onto Jamie Jenkins cross field ball he fired high over the Cwmbran crossbar.
Croesyceiliog took the lead after seventeen minutes and it came as no surprise when it came following a Jenkins corner,as Croesy looked dangerous every time Jenkins swung in a corner.Jenkins swung in a corner to the far post and Mike Dewar rose highest to head home giving Richard Jeffries no chance in the Cwmbran goal.Croesy's lead lasted just a minute though as Cwmbran equalised straight from the restart,Sikami Kambiri's long ball over the top saw Raney Duncan react first to the ball and slot past John Bailey giving the Croesy keeper no chance.Croesy didn't let this affect them though as they went close to regaining the lead soon afterwards,firstly Jenkins tested Jeffries with a thirty yard effort that the Cwmbran keeper tipped over when a yard either side of him would surely have resulted in a goal.Zac Osbourne then had a shot tipped over by Jeffries on twenty five minutes following Watkins knock on to Osbourne just inside the penalty area.Croesy scored the winner after thirty minutes,a good run by Ricky Coffe resulted in Watkins feeding the ball across the goal for Clouth to tap home from inside the six yard box.
Croesy started the second half well and Watkins nearly added a third just two minutes after the break,good work by Coffe and Callum Miles ended with Watkins shot beating Jeffries but the ball going over via the crossbar.Cwmbran were rightly reduced to ten men ten minutes into the second half when Uma Ogbodo kicked out at Dewar off the ball right in full view of the assistant referee.Fidelis Chime should of been sent off for the visitors eleven minutes later when he threw a punch at Jenkins in full view of the referee who seemed fit to only produce a yellow card.
Cwmbran had a lot and of the play towards the end of the game without really testing Bailey,their best chance came with seven minutes remaining but Bailey denied Duncan with a fine save after Duncan had outpaced Paul Brown.
Croesy saw out the remaining minutes to hang on for three vital points and the news that Maesteg Park had drew was good news as well before Saturday's crucial game against Maesteg,as Croesy are now six points and eight goals better off than Maesteg though they have played two games more.
Although this game was a local derby personally it didn't feel that way due to the number of non local players in the Cwmbran squad.However Croesy could not really care who they were playing as they picked up three points following Saturday's disappointing defeat to Taffs Well and they started the game much the better of the two sides.Chris Watkins had a very good first half without being on the score sheet and he fired in the first shot on six minutes,however after latching onto Jamie Jenkins cross field ball he fired high over the Cwmbran crossbar.
Croesyceiliog took the lead after seventeen minutes and it came as no surprise when it came following a Jenkins corner,as Croesy looked dangerous every time Jenkins swung in a corner.Jenkins swung in a corner to the far post and Mike Dewar rose highest to head home giving Richard Jeffries no chance in the Cwmbran goal.Croesy's lead lasted just a minute though as Cwmbran equalised straight from the restart,Sikami Kambiri's long ball over the top saw Raney Duncan react first to the ball and slot past John Bailey giving the Croesy keeper no chance.Croesy didn't let this affect them though as they went close to regaining the lead soon afterwards,firstly Jenkins tested Jeffries with a thirty yard effort that the Cwmbran keeper tipped over when a yard either side of him would surely have resulted in a goal.Zac Osbourne then had a shot tipped over by Jeffries on twenty five minutes following Watkins knock on to Osbourne just inside the penalty area.Croesy scored the winner after thirty minutes,a good run by Ricky Coffe resulted in Watkins feeding the ball across the goal for Clouth to tap home from inside the six yard box.
Croesy started the second half well and Watkins nearly added a third just two minutes after the break,good work by Coffe and Callum Miles ended with Watkins shot beating Jeffries but the ball going over via the crossbar.Cwmbran were rightly reduced to ten men ten minutes into the second half when Uma Ogbodo kicked out at Dewar off the ball right in full view of the assistant referee.Fidelis Chime should of been sent off for the visitors eleven minutes later when he threw a punch at Jenkins in full view of the referee who seemed fit to only produce a yellow card.
Cwmbran had a lot and of the play towards the end of the game without really testing Bailey,their best chance came with seven minutes remaining but Bailey denied Duncan with a fine save after Duncan had outpaced Paul Brown.
Croesy saw out the remaining minutes to hang on for three vital points and the news that Maesteg Park had drew was good news as well before Saturday's crucial game against Maesteg,as Croesy are now six points and eight goals better off than Maesteg though they have played two games more.
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