Welsh League
Division 3
Monday 21st May 2018
Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.29
Treharris Athletic Western 5 Neuadd Wen 1, attendance 70
45’ 1-0
48’ 2-0
65’ 2-1 (pen)
71’ 3-1 (pen)
74’ 4-1
83’ 5-1
@ Fochriw F.C.
Welfare Ground
Pontlottyn Road
Fochriw
CF81 9LS
£3 Admission, including Programme * 16 pages.
* The Programme, if you can actually call it a programme, was doctored from old programmes that had not been used up during the season. There was no mention whatsoever of tonight’s match, but it did contain all the adverts and club history etc.
I was surprised to see it was as far back as 23rd October 1999 that I had visited Treharris at their old Athletic Ground, Commercial Street, which was in their own village (Welsh League Division 3, 2-1 v Abercynon). As this was a noon kick off, I followed it up with U.W.I.C. 3 Goytre United 2, in Welsh League Division 1, which was also played on a ground that the home club no longer use.
This season Treharris are playing at the ground of Fochriw F.C. who currently don’t have a team, having resigned from the South Wales Alliance League at the end of 2015/16 season. Treharris hope to be on their own new ground for the start of next season.
The match tonight had nothing riding on it for Treharris as they will finish in fourth place in the league table no matter what. Neuadd Wen, however, need 1 point from their last two matches in order to climb off the bottom of the table, going above Ely Rangers, who have completed their fixtures, thus avoiding the single relegation place for this season.
It all looked to be going well for Neuadd Wen, until they conceded goals in quick succession either side of halftime. When they scored a penalty, pulling it back to 2-1, they were starting to get on top. Unfortunately, they then conceded a penalty themselves and once that was scored their heads went down and they were lucky they only conceded five goals in the end.
Neuadd Wen now go into their last match requiring a draw to stay up, but they still have a good chance of achieving it as their final match is away at Treowen Stars, who are only third off the bottom of the table themselves.
