Tuesday, 16 September 2008

Croesyceiliog 0 Maesteg Park 3

Nine man Croesyceiliog crashed out of the Welsh cup to second division Maesteg Park at Woodland Road on Saturday.
Croesyceiliog came into the game on the back of a away victory over Newport YMCA while Maesteg are unbeaten in division two following their relegation last season.
Croesyceiliog started the better of the two sides and nearly went ahead in the eighth minute,Jody Jenkins found Lewis Clare whose shot from the edge of the area beat Maesteg keeper Chris Barlow but went over via the top of the crossbar.Croesyceiliog then went close three times in the same attack,Daniel Clouth's inch perfect pass over the top found the feet of Jenkins whose shot was blocked before Chris Watkins also saw his shot blocked and then Ryan Fahey saw his effort blocked for a corner,from which nothing came from.
Maesteg Park took the lead against the run of play in the fourteenth minute when there looked to be very little danger but Geraint Mizen's effort from the eighteen yard line took a big deflection,completely wrong footing Jon Bailey and the visitors were in front.
Maesteg from this moment on where looking to play on the counter attack and in Calvin McLaggon they have the perfect outlet to play this game with his pace causing trouble for the Croesy defence and perhaps he should of done better when free on goal but from a tight angle he failed to even test Bailey.
Croesy had a goal disallowed ten minutes before the break,Luke Fernquest's effort was on target and going in but the assistant referee flagged claiming for Jody Jenkins,there is a doubt as to wether he was offside or not but there is a big doubt as to wether he touched the ball or not.
Croesyceiliog were reduced to ten men just five minutes later,Dan Clare showing his anger at his own team mates ,swore and in the game today that is a straight red card and although everyone knows the rules if the referee sent every player off that swore during the game,we could end up with all games being abandoned.
Croesy were every much in the game in the second half and had a penalty calm for handball turned down just before Jody Jenkins was sent off in the fifty-eighth minute,again for swearing and yet again not at anyone in particular but in today's game swearing is not allowed.
Maesteg went straight down the other end from this red card and went two-nil up,Mizen was on hand at the far post to tap in McLaggon's cross as gaps appeared everywhere with Croesy down to nine men.Maesteg added athird through Mizen eight minutes from time to complete the scoring before Maesteg's Jon Thomas was sent off for violent conduct.
Croesy will look to put this defeat behind them as they travel to Briton ferry in the League cup on Saturday.

Croesy: Bailey,Morris,D.Jenkins(Wilmott 70),Clouth,D.Clare,Fahey,Watkins,J.Jenkins(Coffe 61),L.Clare,Fernquest(Dewar 41)

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