Division 1 - Maesglas 2 v 4 Cardigan

The Blues second successive defeat in a matter of weeks against Cardigan was deserved. The Cardigan Town side had the edge throughout the game, against at times a disjointed Blues side, although Maesglas have gained a few new players the team hasn't settled into the style of football the Blues are known for, and without key players in key positions, these weaknesses were found out.

Maesglas took the lead against the run of play through Dai Cole when Alun Williams’s header fell short of keeper Steve Smith and Dai Cole slipped in to lob the oncoming Smith. Town though equalised minutes later, a pass straight through the heart of Maesglas' defence found Simon Wilson and he placed the ball into the bottom corner.

Cardigan gained the advantage with Osian Williams to put the Town 2 -1 up at the break. Cardigan had some good chances and so did Maesglas, but the second half was about the next goal, Maesglas rallied and for the opening quarter and were the dominant force and created some chances, but Cardigan always looked a threat on the break with some Blues players  not working hard enough to quash the Towns breaks.

Town punished Maesglas once again, a quick free kick by the Blues was not dealt with and with just two passes Osian Williams found himself one on one with Maesglas shot stopper Graham Keen and Williams broke the hearts of the home side by finishing clinically, a sloppy goal to concede at a crucial time in the game.

Maesglas again pushed on and claimed the second goal from a corner, an own goal. But Simon Wilson was on the score-sheet once again when Sam Hall was dumped unceremoniously in the penalty box by stand in centre half Matthew Smith.

Wilson had another penalty to grab his hatrick but Keen saved well. Keeper Keen was the biggest highlight of the game; the big shot stopper having an excellent game and was one of the Blues better players on the day.

Another 3 points dropped by Maesglas against a good Cardigan side, but the Blues will have their own excuses about the way they lost this game, and one excuse is without Daf George they didn't have a recognised centre half and this was taken advantage of  by Cardigan. Some players went through the motions and just did not raise their game when needed, and this needs to be addressed quickly.