Montgomeryshire Amateur League
Saturday 24th May 2025
Kick Off 14.30 Actual 14.28!
Felindre 2 Trefonen 4, attendance 45
6’ 1-0 (pen)
25’ 1-1
31’ 1-2
56’ 2-2
61’ 2-3
71’ 2-4
@ Evergreen Field
Beguildy Road (B4355)
Felindre
LD7 1YL
£2 Admission
No Programme.
From my overnight stop in Porthmadog, it was a steady drive of around one and three quarter hours back into Mid Wales, to the village of Felindre, roughly halfway between Newtown and Knighton, with the ground on the left hand side of the B4355 if heading south, with access down a flight of steps, through a gated gap in the hedge. It’s just a pitch, with a pair of dugouts on the far side, which consisted of just the metal frames and no cover whatsoever. Just a matter of yards behind is the River Teme, which acts as the border between Wales and England. The players get changed at a building next to the village hall, where there’s also a small car park, then walk the 100 or so yards down the road to the ground.
With very few leagues still playing, or more to the point, teams actually bothering to turn up, this attracted hopper numbers just about getting into double figures. The game had nothing riding on it, as far as affecting the title or relegation matters go, with 10th (out of 13) hosting 6th in the league table. With no pressure on either side, it led to an open game. Felindre who took an early lead, scoring with a penalty, but Trefonen levelled after twenty five minutes, volleying in from the corner of the 18 yard area, after a throw in was headed clear from the six yard box. Six minutes later they went in front, following in from close range after the ‘keeper made a mess of dealing with a cross.
Felindre made it 2-2 nine minutes into the second half, when a through ball saw the ‘keeper lobbed from the edge of the box, with the ball coming back off the crossbar before being followed in from close range. It only took Trefonen six minutes to regain their lead, finishing one on one with the ‘keeper after a ball over the top and ten minutes later they made the game safe, after a break down the right was played across the box, for a tap in at the far post to make it 2-4.
Felindre only had the bare eleven players and just the one club official present. He had a busy day. He ran the line in the first half, before spending halftime going round the crowd collecting the admission money, before re-taking his flag duties for the second half. After today, I’m left with just St. Harmon needed to complete this league now. I saw them beat Penybont 1-0 in a Radnorshire Cup 1st Round match back in October 2000 and then lose 0-6 at home to Llandrindod Wells in the same round of that competition in September 2011, both played at different venues and they’ve now moved again, to a third ground.
Trouble free journey home, cross country via Leintwardine, Ludlow and Tenbury Wells, before picking up the M5 near Bromsgrove and a very quiet M42, M40 and M25 saw arrival home just before 19.45.
