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Saturday 21st June 2025

Kick Off 14.30 Actual 14.38

Cardiff Draconians 1 Lliswerry 4, attendance 30

30’ 0-1

35’ 0-2

49’ 0-3

74’ 1-3

82’ 1-4

@ Cardiff West Community High School, 3G Pitch

Penally Road

Cardiff

CF5 5XP

No Admission or Programme.

I was pleased to receive an early reply on Twitter this morning from Cardiff Draconians, confirming both the kick off time and venue for this game, as many clubs never bother having the decency to reply. The game was being played at the neutral venue of Cardiff West Community High School, which as the name suggests, is in the western edge of the city. It’s a standard cage set up, with a spectator viewing area along one side, which also housed a small kit stand, which had seven steps and there was a pair of perspex dugouts on the far side.

The match was between two newly promoted teams. Cardiff Draconians will play at Tier 2 this season, in Cymru South, whilst Lliswerry will be in Tier 3, in Ardal South East. Both teams had six or seven substitutes, who I think all played at some point, which was hardly surprising given how hot it was. It was absolutely brutal, in the high twenties and resulted in a couple of drinks breaks in each half. It was after the first of these that Lliswerry broke the deadlock, with a quick break down the right that was side footed in at the far post and they doubled their lead five minutes later, intercepting a misplaced header back to the ‘keeper and finishing with a lob from the edge of the box.

Draconians hit the crossbar early in the second half and somehow put the rebound over the top and a minute later it was 0-3, when a cross from the right was finished low under the ‘keeper. Draconians had a shot come back off the far post, before making it 1-3 a few minutes later, when a diagonal ball across the box was put in at the far post. The comeback was short lived though and Lliswerry made it 1-4 with eight minutes left, when a ball inside the fullback was cut back onto the right foot and finished low inside the near post.