South Wales Alliance League

Division 1

Wednesday 23rd February 2022

Kick Off 19.00 Actual 19.02

Clwb Cymric 4 Penrhiwfer 0, attendance 43

16’ 1-0

22’ 2-0

28’ 3-0

55’ 4-0

@ Ocean Park Arena, 3G Pitch

Beignon Close

off Ocean Way

Cardiff

CF24 5HF

No Admission or Programme.

Ocean Park Arena is situated between Cardiff city centre and Cardiff Docks. There is an indoor training area and a second 3G pitch of smaller dimensions to suit youth football. The main pitch has spectator access behind the near goal and along the left hand side, where there are also a couple of 100 seat atcost stands.

The match was 4th versus 14th (out of 15) in the league table and went pretty much to form. Clwb Cymric were 3-0 up inside half an hour, with three quality finishes and had also hit the crossbar before they opened the scoring, as well as having another effort deflected against the woodwork shortly before halftime. Ten minutes into the second half they rounded off the scoring, when a shot on the turn went over the ’keeper from 30 yards out, finding the top corner. They did manage to hit the crossbar once more, but never looked like adding to their goal tally in a routine win.

The win lifts them up to third in the table, some 10 points adrift of leaders Vale United and five behind second placed Cardiff Airport, who have three games in hand on the other two. Unfortunately for Clwb Cymric, the four teams below them have enough games in hand to go above them as well, so gaining promotion is not going to be easy for them.

British Universities & Colleges Sport

National Championship

Quarter Final

Wednesday 23rd February 2022

Kick Off 13.00 Actual 13.03

University Bath 1 University Loughborough 2, attendance 120

32’ 0-1

61’ 1-1 (pen)

87’ 1-2 (pen)

@ University of Bath Sports Training Village

St Johns Sports Pitches, Pitch 1

Norwood Avenue

Claverdon Down

Bath

BA2 7AY

No Admission or Programme.

This was the third time I had visited the Sports Training Village. The first time was for Bristol Rovers U18 0 Swindon Town U18 0, in a Football League Youth Alliance match, back on 12th February 2000, when they played on a pitch to the rear of the athletics track. The second visit was for a game on the athletics track pitch itself, on 30th April 2001, where Team Bath beat Larkhall Athletic 2-0 in a Western League Division 1 match. Today’s match was played on Pitch 1 of the St. Johns Sports Pitches, which is on the right hand side of Norwood Avenue when entering the complex off Claverdon Down Road and a good 400 yards before reaching the athletics track.

The match was between two very evenly matched teams and it became obvious from very early on it wasn’t going to be a goal fest. The pitch certainly didn’t help and was very bobbly, which made playing good football difficult for both sides. Loughborough went ahead just after the half hour mark, finishing from a tight angle, after rounding the ’keeper following a flick on from a long ball. Just after the hour mark, out of nothing, Bath drew level from the penalty spot, following a trip on a striker cutting into the box. There were a couple of half chances for each side, before Loughborough won it with a penalty of their own, with just three minutes left.