British Universities & Colleges Sport

Northern Conference Cup 3rd Round

Wednesday 21st November 2018

Kick Off 14.00 Actual 14.01

Bangor University 3 Newcastle University 2nds 4,  attendance 16

2’ 0-1

36’ 0-2

53’ 1-2

75’ 2-2

77’ 2-3

83’ 2-4

90’+2, 3-4

@ Nantporth 3G Pitch

Holyhead Road

Bangor

LL57 2HQ

No Admission or Programme.

After staying overnight in Bangor, this was my obvious choice for this afternoon. The 3G Pitch here is next door to the stadium of Bangor City, which is behind the left hand goal, down in a hollow and running in the opposite direction. It is also where the teams got changed for today’s match.

The five hour journey for Newcastle will have felt all the better having progressed into the quarter finals with this win. They were coasting at halftime, but a free kick early in the second half lifted the spirits of Bangor and they drew level with a shot from a tight angle that went through the ‘keeper’s legs with fifteen minutes left on the clock. However, within two minutes, Newcastle were back in front and when they made it 2-4 with seven minutes left, it looked all over. Bangor pulled it back to 3-4 in stoppage time, but despite playing an additional seven minutes, they were unable to force an equaliser.