Eddie Merry Memorial Trophy

Semi Final

Monday 2nd August 2021

Kick Off 19.00 Actual 18.59

Fishguard Sports 1 St. Dogmaels 4, attendance 71

38’ 0-1

49’ 0-2

60’ 0-3

67’ 0-4

77’ 1-4

@ Tregroes Park

Manorowen Road

Fishguard

SA65 9QF

£1 Admission, including Programme, 4 pages.

The Eddie Merry Memorial Trophy is hosted annually by Fishguard Sports F.C. and is a four team invitational tournament, with the two semi final winners meeting in the final. I had been to the final of this competition before, back on 8th August 2008, when Pennar Robins beat Maesglas 2-1. That game was played at St. Mary’s Field, but Fishguard have now moved to the out of town Tregroes Park, shared with the cricket club, and named after the adjacent caravan park.

Tonight’s match was between two Step 5 teams, as Pembrokeshire League Division 1 hosted Ceredigion League Division 1. The visitors managed to edge in front late in the first half and doubled their lead four minutes into the second half. Two more goals saw them deservedly go 0-4 up halfway through the second half, before Fishguard grabbed a consolation goal, when the ‘keeper totally misjudged a shot from the corner of the box, that went through his legs as he bent down to scoop up the ball.

St. Dogmaels will now face the winners of tomorrow’s Merlins Bridge v Monkton Swifts (both Pembrokeshire League Division 1) tie, in the final on Friday evening.