Cwmbran Celtic
Match Report
Defeat at Celtic Park to Baglan Dragons has placed us in a perilous position in the Cymru South relegation battle with 2 games to go. We had more territorial possession than the visitors but succumbed to two goals which, with tighter defending could have been prevented. The first goal in the 29th minute came from a hopeful punt forward down the left wing by Dylan Thomas to Thomas Davies who had room to turn in and fashion a shot which beat keeper Lewis Watkins at the near post. Baglan’s 2nd goal on 78 minutes was scored by Dylan Thomas who reacted quickest on the edge of the penalty area to pounce on a Celtic half clearance to drive the ball low into the net. Our best chance fell to Isaac Powell in the 2nd half when he worked his way down the left into a shooting position but keeper Matthew Stanton stood firm to comfortably save the shot.
With 14th placed Penrhiwceiber Rangers sneaking a 90th minute win at Caerau (Ely), we are now just one paint ahead of the valleys side with a superior 5 goal difference. Rangers’ next opponents (at home) are Ammanford who have lost 5 of their last 8 games. Our next opponents, Newport City away, have won their last 5 games so we have a mighty task next weekend to keep ourselves above Rangers after which there is just one game left
MOM: Mario van Dieren