Another Summer League night and another chuffing awful bit of weather! Once again there are no pictures or notes to aid me as my camera and notepad are not waterproof and I was determined to keep my hands warm.
On to the football and the Cae Nant side extended their unbeaten home run for the season with a 5-1 victory over a tough Ysceifiog side. In conditions that Kevin Costner could comfortably drink piss in, Llandyrnog started extremely brightly with Dan Porter, Dan Roberts, and Brandon Keating all being kept at bay by the visiting keeper. The Blues were playing some lovely flowing football with the majority of the troubles for Ysceifiog coming down their left hand side and Llandyrnog looking like they may be on for a bucket-load of goals on the night. As the first half progressed and the visitor's goal remained untouched, it was actually Ysceifiog that went closest when a scramble in the home box ended with an Yseifiog player hooking a shot on to the bar from five yards. Ysceifiog went close again soon after, profiting from some lax play in the Dyrnog midfield and barreling through on goal, rounding Daniel Jones and knocking the ball onto the outside of the post.
The deadlock was finally broken midway through the half when Llandyrnog top scorer Dan Porter's long range looper sailed in over the keeper, the goal was not instantly celebrated as it appeared everyone present (except for Porter) seemed to think that the ball had gone over the bar and celebrations only came when the Ysceifiog stopper picked the ball out of the net! A bizarre goal but a good one all the same. Dan Porter added a second within five minutes as another long range effort sailed in to the net only this time there was no hesitation to celebrate, another great goal from Porter.
The third of the night was scored by Brandon Keating with a long distance pile-driver that the Ysceifiog Number 1 got his hands to but the power was just too great for him and he could only slow the ball from bulging the net rather than stopping it all together. It was a hit that Thomas Hitzlsperger would have been proud of. That was all the relevant action from the first half or rather all relevant action I can recall.
The second half was barely in full swing when Danny Roberts beat the offside trap before dinking the ball round the onrushing keeper and into the empty net. Ysceifiog appealed for the offside but it was actually Brandon Keating that was offside and he did not become active so the right call was made by the ref. There was an Ysceifiog goal half way through the half but to be honest I was too busy drinking tea and hiding under the shelter of the pavilion to see all the way up the hill (I mean that literally to those that haven't seen the Cae Nant pitch). It may have been a good goal, it may have been stuffy, I have no idea. You can make up that goal yourself and if you add an obscure reference to a Kevin Costner movie or an inappropriate comment to the goal it will still fit the tone of what I've written. Knock yourselves out.
Llandyrnog's fifth and final goal came by way of substitute Josh Davies, who's low shot from the edge of the 18 yard box was hit too early for the keeper to set himself and snuck in to the bottom corner. There were a couple more decent chances for Llandyrnog but some good last ditch defending, two seemingly legitimate penalty claims being turned down (to credit the ref, he did play advantage on one penalty incident.). There was also a host of saves from the Ysceifiog stopper with one in particular standing out as he palmed away Danny Roberts' goal-bound header when it looked for certain that it was in.
That is actually all I recall, I have given my Man of the Match award to Brandon Keating, mainly for his first half performance in which he was involved in all of the dangerous moves seemed to involve the young forward, his constant running in behind the Yellows defence providing real food for thought for said defence. Pat Hinchcliffe again warrants a mention but he get's one of those every match so he can play second fiddle to Brand for tonight.
I can't recall the team Llandyrnog fielded because I am sleepy and have no notes (not sure if I mentioned that?). To make up for that I have a quote from Llandyrnog manager Jimmy McNally:-
"I thought we played really well as a unit, played some great football despite the conditions and it was against a tough opponent. Big 3pts"
Jimmy obviously happy with that.
All that remains to be said is thanks for reading this and fingers crossed that we have a little sunshine for the next few games so that normal service can resume.
Thanks Again
Paul
I have had to edit this a little as I fell asleep whilst writing it and bizarrely signed my name as Oauk!
Clearly my brain had switched off by that point.
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