BRYNNA 1 TREFOREST 4

Treforest in 6^th place in the 2^nd division of the South Wales Amateur league travelled to take on 2^nd place Brynna in what turned out to be a pulsating affair.

In the previous encounter at the White Tips Stadium earlier in the season Brynna had taken the 3 points with a 2-0 win so Treforest were not only looking for revenge but to keep their good run of form going and also peg back one of the leading challengers for promotion.

With the game played in bright sunshine Treforest started the quicker and after an excellent ball by Benjamin on 7 minutes Davies hit an excellent strike which thundered past Claridge in the Brynna goal to put Treforest 1 up.

Brynna then started to dictate the game playing some neat football whilst Treforest with the sun in their eyes started to play a direct game.

Brynna were getting some joy down their right flank through Brimble but on 32 minutes a throw in on their left was missed by the Treforest defence and Carpenter equalised.

The second half saw Brynna with the sun in their eyes and they reverted to a long ball game whilst Treforest got the ball down and played some excellent football whilst starting to dominate the game.

With the Brynna Centre half pairing of Harris and Williams under extreme pressure from Davies and Fulker, Tref began to turn the screw and on the hour mark Smith picked the ball up in his defensive third and after a surging run up the right wing played a through ball to Davies who ran on and scored to put Tref’s 2-1 up.

Two minutes later Fulker nearly increased Tref’s lead when he hit the post but on 65 minutes a low corner, straight off the training ground, by Bridson caught the Brynna defence napping and Fulker second from close range to increase Tref’s lead to 3-1.

Treforest were now in total control and with some of the Brynna defence losing their heads the 3 points were in the bag and the lead was further increased when a superb ball by Jones on 82 minutes saw Davies get his third and Tref’s 4^th to cap a fine win against a very good Brynna team.

Next for Treforest, Kenfig Hill at the White Tips Stadium Sat Feb 16^th 2.15pm KO.

TREFOREST 3 KENFIG HILL 0

In the 2^nd division of the South Wales Amateur league Treforest welcomed 3^rd place Kenfig Hill to the White Tips Stadium hoping to keep their good run of form going and peg back one of the leading contenders for promotion whilst also strengthen their own case for a place in the top 3.

Missing captain Lewis Thomas through suspension Treforest gave a senior debut to 16 year old Lewis Randell at right back whilst also starting with 6 other players under the age of 20 with another 3 from their under 18 team on the bench.

Tref started the brighter playing some good passing football and after a good move Davies out jumped a Kenfig defender and the goalkeeper to head home but the ref judged it to be a push and gave awarded a free kick.

On 21 minutes Fulker made a surging run into the box and was upended, the ref awarded a penalty and the same player stepped up to give Tref the lead.

Minutes after Fulker, out on the left touchline swivelled and volleyed from 25 yards but saw his effort hit the inside of the post and across the goal away to safety.

After a melee in the penalty area a shot hit the arm of a Kenfig player but the ref failed to spot it and give another penalty and waved play on.

The 2^nd half saw Tref still dictating the game and on 55 minutes good work by Fulker let in Smith to put Tref 2 up.

On the hour mark Kenfig were awarded a penalty which was superbly saved by Lewys Smith in the Tref goal but just one minute later Tref increased their lead to 3 after excellent work by Smith led to Davies heading home.

Treforest travel to Abercwmboi next Sat Feb 23^rd for a 2.15pm KO

TREFOREST 2 GRAIG 4

In a local derby form and positioning in the league goes out the window and this is exactly what happened at the White Tips Stadium in the 2^nd division of the South Wales Amateur league.

In recent weeks Treforest have wiped the floor with Brynna and Kenfig Hill both contenders for promotion however they came back to earth with a bump against Graig FC.

Graig with only 1 win in the previous 13 games must have feared the worst when inside the first 30 seconds new signing Rhys Bowler had a golden chance to put Tref in front but took an extra touch and the chance was gone.

It was Tref who dictated most of the play early on without troubling Roberts in the Graig goal however the breakthrough came when a corner by Bridson for Treforest was beaten away and Graig counter attacked at pace through Mark Lloyd on the right wing who found Fudge, who was at least 2 yards offside but was missed by the official and he ran on to put Graig 1 up.

A change at half time by Tref with Smith on for Fulker added pressure on the Graig back line but with John Mann marshalling his defence superbly and Josh Fulker cutting everything out in front of the defence chances were few and far between for Tref.

Graig increased their lead when a defensive mix up from a cross allowed Jacobs the easiest of headers into an empty net for 2-0.

Tref were going for broke and penning Graig into their own half and a cross from the right allowed Thomas to reduce the deficit by thundering a header into the net.

With Tref committing plays forward gaps were appearing at the back and this allowed substitute Staples to put Graig 3-1 up after he chased down a ball and slotted home.

The introduction of Morgan for Tref gave the Graig a lot of problems and after he outwitted the Graig defence Davies reduced the score to 3-2 however with minutes to go and calling for cool heads Tref’s discipline deserted them and they were reduced to 9 men.

Evans completed the scoring for the Graig when a cross from the left found him unmarked and he slotted home to give Graig only their 2^nd win in 14 games.

Man of match Graig FC’s Josh Fulker

Next for Treforest Kenfig Hill away Sat March 8^th KO 2.30pm