Gwent Premier League
League Cup 2nd Round
Tuesday 1st September 2026
Kick Off 18.15 Actual 18.19
Alway 5 F.C. Tredegar 4, attendance 36
4’ 1-0
36’ 1-1
40’ 1-2 (pen)
53’ 1-3
55’ 2-3
59’ 3-3 (pen)
68’ 4-3
86’ 4-4 (pen)
88’ 5-4
@ Llanwern High School
Hartridge Farm Road
Llanwern
NP18 2YE
No Admission or Programme.
Unbeknown to me at the time, Alway had announced their intention to leave their current venue for pastures new, which made coming here an excellent choice. Despite being at a school, the pitch is fully railed, with a pair of dugouts (just the frames, with no cover) on the far side. It’s floodlit too and rather surprisingly, the lights came on about twenty minutes before the start, even though the game could have easily been played without them being used.
These two are both in Division 1 of the league, with fifth bottom hosting second bottom in the table as far as league positions go. Alway were ahead inside five minutes, when a long punt into the box from wide on the right was somehow fumbled by the ‘keeper and went in at the near post. A cut back from the left, side footed in from six yards saw Tredegar level the scores nine minutes before halftime and four minutes later they went in front, scoring from a penalty, following a trip just inside the box. Eight minutes into the second half they made it 1-3, scoring after controlling a long ball over the top. Two minutes later Alway pulled one back, when a short corner was crossed to the far post and finished with a stooping header, soon followed by an equaliser from the penalty spot to make it 3-3. Alway had a goal disallowed for offside, before going 4-3 ahead a minute later, when a corner from the right was met with a shot that bounced over the line after hitting the underside of the crossbar on it’s way in. A third penalty of the match saw Tredegar level the scores at 4-4 with four minutes left, but Alway snatched a late winner, meaning we avoided going to penalties, dribbling into the box and holding off two defenders, before scuffing a shot that ended up in the far corner of the net.
Another day where M25 and M4 saw minimal delays outbound and made it home before the usual roadworks were up and running, rounding off an excellent evening.
