Division 1 - Maesglas 3 v 1 Aberporth

Aberporth always give their all and this was further evidence of a team raising their spirits against a better footballing side, and for a spell of the game the Airmen were tough nuts to crack, and sometimes played some good football. The away side took the game by the scruff and after 10 minutes took the lead, a corner from the left found Jed Townsend totally unmarked at the far post. The frustration about the goal was that in the team brief before the kick off was to make sure that Townsend was marked tightly because of his qualities in the air, but this obviously was not adhered too.

The Blues however raised their game and even though dominated possession the final ball or shot was not god enough to take on the Aberporth keeper Ryan Banks.

The leveller came just before the break when Dai Cole snatched at his shot and squirmed its way underneath Banks' dive. It was a deserved goal for the Blues, but Aberporth will have felt it was soft goal to give away at a crucial time in the match.

Maesglas were still looking uncomfortable at every set piece and if not for a full length save from Blues keeper Graham Keen the Airmen may have stretched their lead.

The second half however was one way traffic, yes the Airman had one or two chances but the home side dominated and got the second, a header from Matthew Smith who met a Llifon Howell corner at the far post. The Blues had made some team changes before the game and one sub who was gnawing at the bit to come on was Johnny James who made an instant impact by rifling a left footed drive into the bottom corner and making the game safe. The blues could have extended their lead, but will be happy to claim the deserved 3 points. Winning the  game and playing badly is good, but give Aberporth credit too, they showed battling qualities throughout, and if they can do that week in week out then they will upset a few teams, raising their game just against us is not going to help them to stay afloat in the top flight. As for Maesglas they need to raise the bar, too many players having off days and some needing to raise their fitness levels too!! Ffostrasol away is the next league fixture and this will be another tough game......