 The
game started against all the odds.
Strong gusts from the south, and torrential downpours
could not halt this WPL fixture.
Tony Pennock had not been sold to Chester, and started
in goal for Carmarthen. He
started in goal in a no.21 top, but on asking him if he was
celebrating his 21st, his reply was, “I wish!”
Aber started
brightly battling against the wind for the majority of the
first half. Spike
headed just over the bar twice, whilst Baker had a free header
just carried over (by the wind).
Wright was out-competed by Reid, who at times seemed to
like holding the marksmen back.
A clear-cut opportunity came from a free-kick on the
box edge, Lawless firing at the keeper with venom, and the
keeper grasped the ball well.
The rain
lifted for the latter of the half, and Carmarthen failed to
capitalise on some wind-sloppy-and-provoked defending by an
otherwise outstanding defence.
The half finished 0-0.
 The action
heated up after five minutes of the second half.
A blatant foul on lawless by the left corner was waved
away. A further flying
tackle on Lawless was met by the ref waving ‘play on’.
Lawless quickly recovered possession, charged at the
Carmarthen defence, rounded Barnhouse, skimmed past York, and
fired straight past Pennock to give Aber the advantage.
Carmarthen looked Shambolic for a few minutes, a Bari
Morgan cross was slid in by Spike to double Aber’s lead.
A third
attack however, produced an excellent opportunity for Wright
to glide the ball home for three. He just missed the
connection, and Carmarthen escaped.
Jones was
forced off with an ankle injury (forced into the side fencing,
under Burke).
Ged Hennigan was met by a
welcome return to action, cheered on by the crowd.
Carmarthen,
2nd from bottom in the league, a quality team, a
poor run, and Barry Town were heard to be drawing 1-1.
The battle had begun, Rossiter hit the ball as a cross,
the wind carried it into the Aber goal, Worsnop stranded and
very unlucky.
Carmarthen fought hard with valour but could not snatch the
equaliser. Pennock
being of no use
to a corner attempt in the last gasps of the
game.
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