Central Wales League

North Division

Tuesday 30th April 2024

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.33

Trewern United 1 Four Crosses 4, attendance 47

8’ 0-1

12’ 1-1

41’ 1-2

79’ 1-3

87’ 1-4

@ Llandrinio Village Hall

B4393

Llandrinio

SY22 6SB

£2 Admission

£1 Programme, 4 pages.

When I last saw Trewern United play a home game, back in 1992, they were playing at the Trewern Community Centre in the village itself, where they lost 0-5 to League of Wales side Llanidloes Town in a Montgomeryshire Cup 1st Round match. These days they play at the rear of Llandrinio Village Hall, some six miles from their base. It is just a pitch, at the far end of the playing field, running widthways, hemmed in by hedges on three sides and a pair of portable dugouts on the near touchline.

Although tonight’s game had nothing riding on it, as 11th hosted 5th (out of 15), it certainly wasn’t played out that way, as you’d expect when local bragging rights are concerned (Four Crosses is only a couple of miles from Llandrinio). It was a game that could have gone either way, though in the end the visitors won it as they made their goal chances count. Four crosses were ahead after just eight minutes, flicking in a free kick from close range, but Trewern levelled four minutes later, following a wayward back pass that gifted an open goal equaliser. Just before halftime Four Crosses were back in front, with a good finish from the edge of the box. They finally made the game safe with eleven minutes left, when a quick break down the right was put in at the far post and they rounded off the scoring with three minutes left, when a through ball saw a challenge with the ‘keeper that resulted in the loose ball being dispatched by a player following in.

This was the only ground I hadn’t previously visited in this division and I’m now left with just Llanilar to do in the south division.