EVANS HALSHAW MERTHYR TYDFIL AFL
SEKISUI ALVEO SENIOR CUP SEMI-FINAL COURTHOUSE ............... 2 BLUEBIRDS ......... 3 (AET)
COURT must have thought that they had one foot in the final as they led through two Cory Thompson goals. The Blues had other ideas and at 90 minutes it was 2-2. The only goal in extra-time was also scored by the Blues through Ryan Martin.
EVERSON SPORTS CENTENARY CUP ROUND 1 NAVI FC ......................... 1 AFC ABERAMAN .......... 2
WITH the Navi ground unfit they sportingly forfeited home advantage and travelled over the mountain. They then suffered a narrow odd-goal defeat despite scoring the game’s first goal through Marcus Foster.
EVERSON SPORTS CENTENARY CUP ROUND 2 ABERCANAID WANDERERS ................. 4
ABERCANAID were always in front during the eight goals scored but were pulled back and the game went into penalties. In the penalty shoot-out the home side came out on top to cause the upset of the day. Home goals came from Calvin Rees, Ashton Griffiths, Thomas Williams and Lucas Jones, away goals came from Ben Davies, Liam Minney, Harry Baber and Tom Randall.
MOLSON COORS CUP GURNOS SOCIAL B GELLIDEG FOUNDATION ...... 1 ............... 3
TWO goals from Rob Manning and another from Jay Samuel enabled the Foundation side to edge home and take the points. Jeff Holton scored the home goal.
SPITE FC ........................ 1 PENYDARREN BGC ...... 8
SPITE, who scored through Nathan Constance, missed a great chance of another goal as Chris Evans spurned a penalty, but in reality they were second best and failed to contain an inform Pen side. The visitors’ goals came from Daniel Watkins, Josh Ball (2), Rhys Mullin, Ben Jones, Kyle Smith and Liam Jones.
PREMIER DIVISION PANTYSCALLOG VJ ..... 2 PENTREBACH LABOUR 2
THE Labour side came out for the second half leading through a Liam Davies goal. James Beale then hit the Labour with a double blow but victory was taken from the Villagers with just five minutes remaining as Josh Powell netted.
ABERDARE/MERTHYR TYDFIL SENIOR LEAGUE CUP GROUP B CARNETOWN ................ 4 ROSE & CROWN ............ 2
GOALS from James Morris and Stephen Lewis enabled Rose to go in at halftime leading 2-1. The lead was then overturned as the hosts scored three goals.
GROUP E QUAR PARK RANGERS 3 GWAWR .......................... 4
THE Rangers were confident of victory at the turnaround as they led 3-0 through goals from Chris Terrett, Neil Jones and Jamie Roberts. The visitors had other ideas and came back from the dead to claim a remarkable 4-3 win.
GROUP F GADLYS ROVERS ......... 1 MERTHYR SAINTS ....... 2
SAINTS had to fight hard to win this game, they were able to do so with goals from Phil Thomas and Richard Aspinall.
TAFF ELY RHYMNEY VALLEY UNDER-12 DIVISION PENYDARREN BGC ...... 2 CWRT RAWLING .......... 5
CHRISTOPHER Morris gave the lead to the home team, a lead which they held until half-time. The same player then scored a second but his side capitulated as the visitors ran in five goals.
TAFF ELY RHYMNEY VALLEY UNDER-13 DIVISION HEOLGERRIG RED LION ....................... 6 LLANBRADACH ............ 0
THE Red were on goalscoring form and Rio Davies led the charge with four, Lloyd Howells and Ethan Samuel also got on the goal list with one each.
TAFF ELY RHYMNEY VALLEY UNDER-14 DIVISION HEOLGERRIG RED LION ....................... 0 GEORGETOWN BGC .... 3
THE visitors had to dig in hard in the first half but still managed to score the only goal through Ethan Thomas. They then went out to score the game’s other two goals through Mael Jenkins and regular targetman Gerson Dias.
PENYDARREN BGC .... 11 CILFYNYDD .................. 0
EVERY credit must go to the visitors who put up a battling performance despite being controlled by the hosts. Home scorers were Ethan Fowler (3), Joe Powell (2), Joshua Edwards, Jay Williams, Rohan Pinch, Regan Evans, Rhys Hicks and Mackenie Thomas.