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Updated 11 Feb : 18:12 by admin
Welsh Premier League
Saturday 11th February
Aberystwyth Town 2 Carmarthen Town 2
In a televised match which proved a good advert for the Play Off Conference, Aberystwyth Town came from two goals down to claim a precious draw with Carmarthen Town, thanks to a brace of predatory finishes from Geoff Kellaway.
From the off it was evident that Carmarthen’s level of performance had improved markedly, and they started playing at a tempo which belied their lowly league position. Jack Christopher shot wide from a good position, and then in the 19th minute debutant Dan Macdonald dinked a ball into his path, Christopher won the ball from Steve Cann’s grasp, and fired home the opener. Macdonald had a snapshot which deflected kindly into Cann’s hands and Jonathon Hood’s shot was palmed over by Cann. Aber had looked dangerous mainly through Geoff Kellaway’s pace; he set up half chances for Andy Parkinson and Josh Shaw, while Sean Thornton shot narrowly wide and and Michael Walsh had a shot saved, so the visitors went in a goal to the good at the break.
Six minutes into the second half Hood doubled Aber’s challenge, scoring for Carmarthen with a stunning right footed volley from distance, but the hosts’ response was admirable. Substitutes Josh Macauley and Alex Samuel were brought on, and Parkinson moved inside to direct an almost constant flow of traffic towards Carmarthen’s goal. Wyn Thomas had a header saved, and Macauley’s shot was deflected over, then on 67 minutes Michael Howard’s through ball found Kellaway in a terrific inside left position, and he buried the ball into the net to halve the deficit. Paul Fowler threatened with a rare effort for the visitors, but then with six minutes to go Kellaway again found space down the left, and netted from a narrow angle to complete a memorable fightback.
Saturday 11th February
Aberystwyth Town 2 Carmarthen Town 2
In a televised match which proved a good advert for the Play Off Conference, Aberystwyth Town came from two goals down to claim a precious draw with Carmarthen Town, thanks to a brace of predatory finishes from Geoff Kellaway.
From the off it was evident that Carmarthen’s level of performance had improved markedly, and they started playing at a tempo which belied their lowly league position. Jack Christopher shot wide from a good position, and then in the 19th minute debutant Dan Macdonald dinked a ball into his path, Christopher won the ball from Steve Cann’s grasp, and fired home the opener. Macdonald had a snapshot which deflected kindly into Cann’s hands and Jonathon Hood’s shot was palmed over by Cann. Aber had looked dangerous mainly through Geoff Kellaway’s pace; he set up half chances for Andy Parkinson and Josh Shaw, while Sean Thornton shot narrowly wide and and Michael Walsh had a shot saved, so the visitors went in a goal to the good at the break.
Six minutes into the second half Hood doubled Aber’s challenge, scoring for Carmarthen with a stunning right footed volley from distance, but the hosts’ response was admirable. Substitutes Josh Macauley and Alex Samuel were brought on, and Parkinson moved inside to direct an almost constant flow of traffic towards Carmarthen’s goal. Wyn Thomas had a header saved, and Macauley’s shot was deflected over, then on 67 minutes Michael Howard’s through ball found Kellaway in a terrific inside left position, and he buried the ball into the net to halve the deficit. Paul Fowler threatened with a rare effort for the visitors, but then with six minutes to go Kellaway again found space down the left, and netted from a narrow angle to complete a memorable fightback.
Defences held firm in injury time, and an entertaining game ended in a draw which both sides deserved. Home fans will now be hoping for a repeat of Aber’s promising second half performance at home to Port Talbot this Friday evening (kick off 7.30pm).
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