NEWI Cefn Druids 5 Afan Lido 3 - Match Report
Nightmare 1st half
By Webmaster/Rheolwr y Wefan
September 7 2003
Richard Taylor gives us the Afan Lido reaction to yesterdays shock 5-3 defeat at NEWI Cefn Druids, which saw the visitors fall 4-0 behind after just 26 minutes.
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CEFN DRUIDS 5 AFAN LIDO 3 - MATCH REPORT
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A spirited second half performance saw Afan
Lido salvage an ounce of pride at NEWI Cefn Druids, following
a first half display leaving the Seasiders trailing by 4
goals.
Braces from Adie Shannon and Tony Williams
put a severe dent in Lido's hopes in a 45 minute spell that
was arguably Druids' best of the campaign.
Williams netted after only seven minutes
before Shannon doubled the scoring 120 seconds later. Both
strikers bagged their second in the next ten minutes to leave
Lido bemused and exasperated going into the half-time
interval.
But Mark Robinson and Stephen Llewellyn's
pep-talk saw Lido intent on regaining some grasp on the game,
and it wasn't too long before Chris Pridham drilled the ball
home after a mistimed clearance from the Druids defence.
The deficit was lessened further when
centre-back Paul Evans connected with a powerful header,
putting Lido in with a fighting chance.
A clumsy challenge from substitute Gavin
Kinsey a few moments later however gifted Druids with a
penalty, and although Brian Thomas saved the spot-kick from
Aden Shannon, the striker managed to convert the rebound.
It was a high price for Lido who had
battled hard in the second half, and even a late consolation
goal from captain Paul Evans failed to save them from a 5-3
defeat.
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Richard Taylor
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