North Wales Coast FA 1 Central Wales FA 3
UEFA Regions Cup Qualifier
...managers are young enough to have been 3 years below you in Primary School. North Wales' manager is just such an age age. Ye Gods, one minute you're going with the flow along life's river and then someone you know says hello and suddenly, you feel the passing of time keenly. As Sartre once remarked; hell is other people.
Before tonight North Wales' team stood on the threshold of a trip to Israel. Unfortunately Central Wales spoilt the party, in fact they spoilt it in the rudest manner possible too; the skillful no.11 mocked the hosts in the second half. Each time he received the ball danger wasn't too far behind. He scored 2 goals in an almost identical manner; a run on to a through ball, a few jinks past the defender and then clear.
Setting aside the no.11 factor Central Wales could have been at least that far in front after the first half, so the result was a fair one. Only the reactions of the rotund yet agile keeper stopped the ball entering the goal more often.
While North Wales opted for a League select team whereas Central Wales decided that their Cup winners should be their representative. This decision was vindicated as Tregaron's greater cohesion was obvious to see. The 4 and half hour journey obviously didn't bother them.
The journey didn't seem to bother their fans either. Most appeared to have consumed cold beverages; the goals were celebrated as if they were scored in a European Cup Semi-Final. Towards the end of the match I noticed that North Wales seemed to be wearing Wales' old socks, in hindsight maybe this should have been considered a portent of hopes being dashed.
