Cwm suffer home defeat

CWMAMMAN United went down to a 2-0 defeat at home to Dinas Powys in Ardal League South West.

It was all the more disappointing as the early signs indicated that a home win was on the cards.

In the first 15 minutes Calem Rees saw two shots go just wide of the post, while an inswinging corner hit the bar at the top of the post.

Kyle Ashford was causing problems with his aggressive running at the defence and Ross Morgan saw a long-range shot dip at the last minute and hit the bar.

But disaster struck for the hosts in the 27th minute as hesitancy saw the ball fall behind the Cwm defence to the unmarked Sam Roberts, who calmly slotted home.

A Cwm defence that had looked in control now suddenly looked jittery, with the Rooks gaining in confidence.

Cwm would have hoped to settle quickly in the second half, but while Cory Saunders and Leon Croucher worked hard to launch attacks there was little being created in the final third to hurt the opposition.

Dinas’s second goal came in the 80th minute as Luke Birnage punished Cwm’s failure to clear a high cross.

During the last 25 minutes, with Cwm trying to chase the game, keeper Kai Rees made a series of outstanding saves that prevented a bigger margin of defeat and kept Cwm involved until the end.

However, the game ended with Dinas Powys in the ascendancy and they deserved their three points.

On Saturday Cwmamman play Abertillery Bluebirds of the South East League in the Ardal South Cup at Grenig Park (2.30pm).