Welsh Alliance League

Division 2

Saturday 28th April 2018

Kick Off 14.30 Actual 14.32

Prestatyn Sports 3 Y Felinheli 1,  attendance 32

28’ 1-0

45’ 2-0

53’ 2-1

76’ 3-1

@ The Recreation Ground

Nant-y-Gro

Gronant

LL19 9YP

No Admission

£1 Programme, 16 pages.

This was 2nd versus 5th in the league table. Glan Conwy were top on 59 points from 27 games (out of 28), with Prestatyn Sports on 57 points (22 /28) in second place and the only other title contender being third placed Bodedern Athletic on 55 points (22/28)

If you like watching your football where one team continually moan at every decision and constantly berate the officials with the worst foul and abusive language imaginable, then Prestatyn Sports fit the bill perfectly. It is a shame, because they actually play some very good football and it is easy to see how they are challenging for the league title.

With the match still scoreless, Felinheli were awarded a penalty. This sparked a torrent of abuse from the Prestatyn Manager, which saw him red carded and he continued to shout obscenities at the top of his voice as he walked behind the goal on his way to the changing rooms. The ‘keeper and one of the centre backs should really have joined him, but the Referee seemed to ignore the abuse he received from the pair of them a matter of inches from his face. All totally unnecessary, and, as is so often the case, the penalty was missed, the ‘keeper pushing the ball against the post, before it was scrambled clear.

Seven minutes later Prestatyn headed in the opener, then as halftime approached Felinheli had a man sent off for a second yellow card offence, (the Referee couldn’t find his red card, so had to borrow one from his Assistant, to show to the recipient) before the second goal of the match for the hosts put them 2-0 up in the dying seconds of the half. Felinheli pulled one back early in the second half, but with ten men, were unable to add to it. Prestatyn inevitability added their third goal to make it safe.

In readiness for their expected promotion, the pitch has been railed off and new dugouts have been built, in order to meet the criteria for Division 1. There was more good news for them in the title race, as Bodedern Athletic were beaten 4-3 at Blaenau Ffestiniog, meaning they now trail Prestatyn by 5 points, both clubs having 5 matches to play.

Below photo : Y Felinheli see their penalty saved by the Prestatyn ‘keeper.