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Big Charity Bash Friday 9th

20th April 2010

 Charity Game last Friday

What a great success this turned out to be, well done to all the hardworking organisers and volunteers.

There must have been 1000 people there on a good dry evening with plenty of food and drink - although they both ran dangerously low towards the end.

The match, which I must say I didn't see much of, had a few old heads turning back the years and I thought some could easily have been playing in our first team today.

Good causes and a real buzz to see so many local families, players, ex-players and assorted football fanatics out supporting them. It just goes to show that there is a great ‘Cefni' community spirit alive and well and they don't need much of an excuse for an event like this.

It would be good to see this as an annual event and we look forward to seeing everyone again soon

6-1 away win at Mold

17th April 2010

Another  important away win in our race for the league title, with us winning 6-1 at Mold.

A fine sunny day and a good pitch if a little hard - starting lineup: Pearson, Jones G, Gibbs, Austin. Kehoe, Williams C, Williams R, Thomas, Lloyd, Gowans, Craven, subs, Mitchell, Evans, Roberts K, Gwynedd, Higham, Shannahan.

We started very quickly and with the wide pitch played some good wide balls against a resolute defence playing a very high line, which looked dangerous against our pace. The first 15 minutes passed in a blur with some good chances falling to Kev Lloyd and Darren Thomas , with little in retaliation. It was no surprise when the industrious Lee Craven played a good ball in to Darren Gowans who beat the offside trap to cross from the right where Darren Thomas came to the near post to turn the ball high into the net and out us 1 up. We continued to dominate this half and after some close misses sand a lot of off side decisions including a dis-allowed Marc Evans goal, a second goal fell to Thomas this time he wrong footed the keeper close in to beat him on the back post. On 40 minutes Craven released Gowans to go past one defender and slot it past the outcoming keeper; he duly returned the favour with a cross fro Craven to prod home. As the half ran down Lee Craven was hacked down from behind but the penalty was denied and we turned round 4-0 up.

Gerallt Jones came off with an ankle injury to be replaced by Kev Roberts who quickly got involved, but we took our foot off a bit and allowed Mold to mount several strong attacks; as we played deep so they came on and it was not surprising when they got a goal back. This spurred us on with Robbie Williams coming off after another great stint, for Marc Evans and  Darren Thomas for Rich Higham. Still playing a very high line we started to beat the trap with a wide right ball from Kev Roberts being put away by Craven shortly followed by Loggs winning a midfield tussle to take it to the keeper , round him and lay a neat pass to Kev Roberts to ram it home and complete the rout at 6-1.

News of Flint losing 1-0 to Penrhyncoch and Llandudno drawing 1-1 with Berriew, of course made fro a happy dressing room, as we went top and secured a promotion spot too (subject to licence requirements of course).

We now look forward to our final home match where it's possible we could secure the title, without wishing to ‘count our chickens'

Big away win at Caernarfon

15th April 2010

Great away win 4-1 at Caernarfon

I was not at the game and this was reported to me verbally.

With the exception of Rich Higham, we had a full strength squad available and on a dry evening put up a good but not great performance.

On a dry, bumpy pitch and with the ball getting lost in the long grass, it put a new slant on 'making hay'.

Caernarfon started the brighter and went ahead very early from a well struck volley whilst our defence was caught napping. Marc Evnas hit back within two minutes when a through ball eluded the defence and he side stepped the keeper to tap in from 6 yards. The midfields dominated much of the remainder of the first half with few clear cut chances and it turned round at 1-1.

2nd half we got more into, but it was ball in the air stuff for obvious reasons. A set piece into the box fell to Gerallt Jones to score from close range, shortly followed by a dropping ball going over the keeper for a surprised Yws Gwynedd to head home. We dominated the rest of the half and sealed the game with the best goal of the match from Kev Lloyd to finish up 4-1 winners.

Not great but another 3 points to put us 2 behind Flint with a game in hand, so another big match at Mold on Saturday.