Cwmamman United were dominated by Llandarcy in the first half of this game (September 1 at The Academy of Sport) and found themselves 3-0 down at the half time break and in fairness it could have been a few more if it wasn’t for some last ditch saves and missed chances.
Cwm’s only real chance came when Ryan Hurlow fired over the bar from close range.
The second half saw Cwmamman make several positional changes and this proved to be the momentum that was needed for their fortunes to change. Cwm’s Nathan McNeil moved from centre back to a battling centre forward with Rhys Morgan moving into central midfield and Cwm’s paceman Ryan Hurlow moving out wide.
It was Llandarcy’s turn to be on the back foot as Cwm were now pressing high up onto their opponents denying them space to pass their way out into attack.
It was Ryan Hurlow who had the chances to score but couldn’t find a way to get his side back in the game. However he did win his team a penalty after being tripped in the penalty area.
Nathan McNeil stepped up but his spot kick was parried by the goalkeeper and the ball rebounded back to Nathan McNeil, but he couldn’t control the bounce of the ball and his volley sailed over the crossbar.
It wasn’t long before Nathan McNeil made amends for his penalty miss as he turned the Llandarcy defence and drove his shot into the Llandarcy goal net. 3-1.
With fifteen minutes to go Cwmamman tried hard to find a way to break down their opponents but as time was almost up it was Llandarcy who wrapped up the points with a well take fourth goal. 4-1.
Cwmamman United were left thinking what might have been if they had been competitive in the first half. For Llandarcy a satisfying win with the spade work done in the first half.
Welsh League Division One Football: Cwmamman United Firsts play Port Talbot Town tomorrow (September 4) at 6.30pm.
On Saturday (September 8) Cwmamman United Firsts play Newport City (home game).
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