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CAERAU ELY VS GARDEN VILLAGE |
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TROEDYRHIW VS CAERAU ELY |
TROEDYRHIW 0-2 CAERAU ELY
A TROEDYRHIW DOWN.BRACE FROM SOUTHARD ENOUGH TO SEND
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CAERAU ELY VS UWIC |
CAERAU 5-1 UWIC
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CAERAU ELY VS WEST END |
WITH 10 YOUTH TEAM PLAYERS IN THE STARTING LINE UP CAERAU PUT UP A GOOD ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES GOING DOWN 1-0 AGAINST A SIDE CHASING PROMOTION. AFTER GOING BEHIND EARLY ON CAERAU CREATED ENOUGH CHANCES TO WIN THE GAME COMFORTABLY, WEST ENDS KEEPER BEING THEIR HERO KEEPING THEM IN THE GAME ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.
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CAERAU ELY VS AMMANFORD |
WHAT CAN ONE SAY, 3-2 DOWN AT HALF TIME, REDUCED TO 10 MEN (GOALIE SENT OFF) AND STILL MANAGED A 6 ALL DRAW.
(ENOUGH SAID)
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CARDIFF CORRIES VS CAERAU ELY |
CARDIFF CORRIES 2-2 CAERAU ELY
ANOTHER GOOD POINT AWAY AT PROMOTION CHASING CORRIES, AFTER TAKING THE LEAD TWICE CORRIES PULLED LEVEL MID WAY THROUGH THE SECOND HALF.
CAERAU TOOK THE LEAD AFTER ONLY 4 MINUTES, HARRINGTONS HEADER BOUNCING OVER THE CORRIES KEEPER. WITH THE CORRIES DEFENCE AT SIXES AND SEVENS CAERAU HAD A FEW GOOD CHANCES TO INCREASE THEIR LEAD BUT COULD NOT FIND THE NET. THE EQUALISER CAME FROM A DUBIOUS FREE KICK JUST OUTSIDE THE BOX, A LOW DRIVE BOUNCED IN FRONT OF BURNETT AND FOUND ITS WAY INTO THE NET. CAERAU REGAINED THE LEAD WHEN A FLOATED BALL INTO THE BOX WAS MET BY BEATTIE TO HEAD HOME.
H-T 1-2
CORRIES FOR ALL THREE POINTS STARTED THE SECOND HALF MUCH THE SHARPER , FORCING A COUPLE OF EARLY CORNERS BUT WITH NO SUCCESS, THE EQUALISER CAME JUST AFTER THE HOUR MARK, A BALL ACROSS THE BOX FOUND AN UNMARKED CORRIES PLAYER ON THE FAR POST WHO HEADED INTO AN EMPTY NET. CAERAU PRESSED FOR A WINNER BUT WERE DENIED BY A COUPLE OF DECIENT SAVES BY THE CORRIES KEEPER.
F-T 2-2
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CAERAU ELY VS TREHARRIS ATH |
CAERAU ELY 2-2 TREHARRIS
WITH A LOT OF PLAYERS PLAYING THEIR THIRD GAME IN AS MANY DAYS, IT WAS GOING TO BE A STRUGGLE. INJURIES AND WORK COMMITTMENTS SEVERLY DEPLEATED THE SIDE, BUT AFTER 30 MINS WE WERE 2-0 UP, WELL WORKED MOVES BROUGHT GOALS FOR SOUTHARD AND HARRINGTON AND CAERAU DID'NT LOOK IN ANY DANGER UNTIL A MISTAKE LET IN THEIR STRIKER TO MAKE IT 2-1 JUST BEFORE HALF TIME
H-T 2-1
TREHARRIS STARTED THE SECOND HALF CHASING THE EQUALISER AND NEARLY GOT WHEN ANOTHER STRAY PASS FELL TO A TREHARRIS PLAYER 10 YARDS OUT BUT HIS SHOT WAS WELL SAVED BY BURNETT IN GOAL. IT WAS'NT LONG BEFORE HE WAS CALLED INTO ACTION AGAIN WHEN HE BRILIANTLY TIPPED THE BALL OVER THE BAR WHEN IT LOOKED DESTINED FOR THE NET, CAERAU HAD A FEW CHANCES TO KILL THE GAME OFF BUT AS IT HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS GOT CAUGHT OUT AND CONCIEDED 5 MINS FROM TIME, A CHIPPED BALL INTO THE BOX WAS MET BY TREHARRIS'S 6FT 7 STRIKER WHO HEADED HOME.
F-T 2-2
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CAERAU ELY VS BETTWS |
CAERAU (ELY) 3-0 BETTWS
A GREAT RESULT FOR CAERAU, A MUCH NEEDED THREE POINTS. GOALS FROM BENSKIN , GILBERT AND AN OWN GOAL BY FORMER CAERAU PLAYER JASON BIRD ROUNDED OFF A GREAT AFTERNOON FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED AT THE CLUB. THE GAME STARTED AT A FRANTIC PACE WITH BOTH SIDES PRESSING FOR AN OPENING,CHEERED ON BY A BUS LOAD OF NOISY SUPPORTERS BETTWS THOUGHT THEY HAD TAKEN THE LEAD, ONLY FOR THE LINESMAN TO FLAG OFFSIDE, JUST BEFORE HALF TIME BETTWS'S BEST CHANCE FELL WHEN ONE OF THE STRIKERS BEAT TWO DEFENDERS AND BROUGHT A GOOD SAVE FROM DAVID BURNETT IN GOAL.
H-T 0-0
THE SECOND HALF STARTED WITH CAERAU ON TOP, AND AFTER 60 MINS TOOK THE LEAD THROUGH CURTIS BENSKIN WHO CAME OUT ON TOP AFTER CHALLENGING THE KEEPER, IT WASNT LONG BEFORE IT WAS 2-0 WHEN A BACK PASS WAS KEPT IN PLAY BY THE KEEPER AND TOM GILBERT WAS ON HAND TO BURY THE BALL INTO THE NET. CAERAU WERE ON TOP OF THERE GAME AND 8 MINS FROM TIME MADE IT 3-0, A THROUGH BALL WAS UNFORTUNATLY HEADED PAST HIS KEEPER BY BIRD. A WELL DESERVED WIN AND THREE MORE POINTS SHOULD SEE US SAFE, A GREAT TEAM PERFORMANCE BY THE WHOLE SQUAD.
WELL DONE.
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ELY RANGERS VS CAERAU ELY |
ELY RANGERS.(0).2 CAERAU ELY.(0).0
A DISSAPPOINTING RESULT IN A GAME WE DOMINATED FOR LONG PERIODS, CAERAU FINISHING THE GAME WITH 8 PLAYERS AFTER SOME DUBIOUS REFEREEING DECISIONS SPOILT THE GAME. WITH THE SCORE LEVEL AT HALF TIME, BOTH SIDES HAD EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR, BUT WITHIN 6 MINS OF THE RESTART CAERAU WERE REDUCED TO 10 MEN WHEN THE UNFORTUNATE CHRISSY JONES GOT A SECOND YELLOW FOR A TACKLE THAT WAS NOT AS BAD AS PREVIOUS CHALLENGES IN THE GAME. AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN HARRINGTON AND THEIR KEEPER RESULTED IN BOTH HAVING THERE KNUCKLES WRAPPED BUT NOTHING ELSE, CAERAU WERE DOWN TO 9 MEN WHEN AGAIN THE KEEPER WAS INVOLVED IN A PUSHING AND SHOVING MATCH WITH COTTERILL RESULTING IN THE LATTER GETTING HIS MARCHING ORDERS, STILL AT 0-0 CAERAU WERE STILL CREATING THE BEST CHANCES AND WHEN BEATTIE WAS PUT THROUGH 1 ON 1 WITH THE KEEPER IT LOOKED AS IF WE HAD GOT THE LEAD WE DESERVED, BUT AS BEATTIE HEADED GOAL BOUND HE WAS FELLED BY THE KEEPER, WHO TO EVERYONES AMAZEMENT STAYED ON THE PITCH,THINGS GOT WORSE WHEN BEATTIE GOT HIS MARCHING ORDERS, WHICH LEFT CAERAU WITH 8 PLAYERS FOR THE LAST 18 MINS AND TO THE CREDIT HELD OUT FOR 10 MINS UNTIL THE RANGERS TOOK AN UNDESERVED LEAD WITH A LUCKY GOAL. IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT AGAINST 11 MEN ? AND CAERAU CONCIEDED A SECOND A MINUTE FROM TIME, A RESULT THAT DID NOT DO JUSTICE TO THE WAY WE PLAYED.
F-T 2-0
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CAERAU ELY VS GRANGE QUINS |
9/4/08
CAERAU ELY.(1).2 GRANGE QUINS.(1).2
ON THE BACK OF GOOD VICTORIES AT THE WEEKEND BOTH SIDES WERE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER THREE POINTS TONIGHT. THE QUINS STARTED THE MORE BRIGHTLY WITH WHITE BRINGING A GOOD SAVE OUT OF BURNETT IN THE OPENING MINUTES. ON A HARD AND BUMPY PITCH IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO PLAY DECIENT FOOTBALL,THE BREAKTHROUGH CAME WHEN CHRISSY JONES WAS PUT THROUGH AND HE JUST GOT THERE BEFORE THE KEEPER TO POKE THE BALL HOME. IT WAS,NT LONG BEFORE THE QUINS WERE LEVEL, LOSING THE BALL ON THE EDGE OF THE BOX THE BALL WAS PLAYED INTO COOK WHO SLOTTED THE BALL INTO THE NET.
H-T 1-1
THE QUINS TOOK THE LEAD WITH A SHOT COME CROSS FROM THE RIGHT THAT CAUGHT BURNETT OUT, THE BALL COMING OFF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BAR AND INTO THE NET.
CAERAU RALLIED AND CREATED A FEW CHANCES BUT WITH NO REWARD FOR THERE EFFORTS, BUT WITH 15 MINS TO GO A BALL OVER THE TOP SAW LIAM BEATTIE OUT PACE THE DEFENCE AND BURY THE BALL INTO THE BACK OF THE NET. THERE WERE NOT MANY MORE CHANCES AND BOTH SIDES SETTLED FOR A DRAW.
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CAERAU ELY VS LLANWERN |
05/04/08
Caerau Ely 4 3 Llanwern
After falling behind to a silly goal early on, we had re-grouped and started playing well, it didnt take long for all our hard work to pay off when we were rewarded with a penalty that was tucked away by Southy, but then again we allowed ourselves to fall to a couple of breaks where Llanwern took full advantage of some slack defensive work and found our selves 3 - 1 down at half time. We hadnt played well but had not deserved this margin, in all fairness to Llanwern they took advantage of some poor play and finished well.
Second half:
Everyone came out with the right attitude and turned the game around, we took the game to Llanwern who struggled to cope with the energy of our very young side, Cotterill once again was in a class of his own, and added a couple of good goals, our defence had re-grouped and coped well with the Llanwern attacks, Southy stepped up his game and scored his second of the day leaving us with 3 vital points that were needed but well deserved.
Managers verdict:
We have some very good young talent, and when they play, they cause problems for any defence. The three points we picked up todday were well deserved, we have only lost one game in the last eight so things have turned around for us, we have two very tough games ahead of us but I think we will continue to pile on the pressure we just need to be a little better in absorbing the pressure when we are put under it.
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UWIC VS CAERAU ELY |
29/03/2008
UWIC.(0).1 CAERAU ELY.(1).1
A WELL EARNED POINT AT CYNCOED WITH UWIC SNATCHING AN EQUALISER WITH 20 MINUTES TO GO.
IN WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS BOTH SIDES USED THE WEATHER TO THERE ADVANTAGES, IN THE FIRST HALF CAERAU HAD THE LIONS SHARE OF POSSESION WITH ONLY JORDAN COTTERILLS GREAT STRIKE SEPARATING THE SIDES AT HALF TIME.
H-T 0-1
THE SECOND HALF STARTED AS THE FIRST HAD FINISHED WITH CAERAU PRESSING FORWARD BUT AGAINST THE WIND FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO GET A STRIKE ON GOAL. WITH THE WIND AT THERE BACKS UWIC PUSHED FOR THE EQUALISER, A COUPLE OF HALF CHANCES AROSE BUT WERE DEALT WITH AND THE DANGER AVERTED. UWICS GOAL HAD A TOUCH OF LUCK ABOUT IT, FROM A CORNER THE BALL WAS HALF CLEARED AND FROM THE RESULTING SLICED SHOT THE BALL FELL TO A UWIC PLAYER ON THE FAR POST WHO HAMMERED THE BALL INTO THE NET.
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF CHANCES AT EITHER END, BUT THE GAME FINISHED ALL SQUARE.
F-T 1-1
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CAERAU ELY VS CARDIFF CORRIES |
22/03/2008
CAERAU ELY.1 CARDIFF CORRIES..3
A DISAPPOINTING RESULT AGAINST OUR NEIGHBOURS FROM THE NORTH OF CARDIFF.
THE GAME STARTED WITH BOTH SIDES NOT CREATING MANY CHANCES, THE SWIRLING WIND CAUSING PROBLEMS AT BOTH ENDS, AND IT WAS THE WIND THAT WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE CORRIES FIRST GOAL, A HIGH BALL INTO THE BOX CAUSED A MIX UP BETWEEN KEEPER DAVE BURNETT AND RORY MACDOUGALL WHICH SAW THE BALL DROP TO A CORRIES STRIKER WHO HAMMERED THE BALL HOME. THERE WERE NO MORE CLEAR CUT CHANCES IN THE FIRST HALF, THE MAIN TALKING POINT BEING WERE THE REF GOT THE 10+ MINS INJURY TIME FROM.
H-T 0-1
THE SECOND HALF STARTED WITH A BIT MORE URGENTCY FROM CAERAU, AS THEY PRESSED FOR AN EQUALISER THE CORRIES KEEPER MADE THREE GREAT SAVES TO DENY THE CAERAU STRKERS, AS IN MOST GAMES CAERAU WERE CAUGHT WITH A SUCKER PUNCH, A LONG THROUGH BALL SPLIT THE DEFENCE AND WE WERE 2 NIL DOWN. IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE IT WAS 3 NIL, THE BALL NOT BEING CLEARED OUT OF THE BOX RESULTING IN CORRIES THIRD. PRESSING FOR A CONSOLATION WE WERE AWARDED A PENALTY FOR A PUSH ON PETER HARRINGTON,
CURTIS BENSKIN BURYING THE BALL FROM THE SPOT. AS IN THE FIRST HALF WE PLAYED OUT ANOTHER 10+ MINUTES INJURY TIME, I THINK THE REF NEEDS A NEW WATCH.
F-T 1-3
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BETTWS VS CAERAU ELY |
8/3/08
BETTWS.(0)..1 CAERAU ELY.(1)..1
IN WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS THIS WAS NOT GOING TO BE A SPECTICAL. WITH A HEAVY PITCH BOTH SIDES STARTED TO TRY AND PLAY FOOTBALL, BUT IT WAS PROVING DIFFICULT IN THE WINTERY CONDITIONS. BOTH SIDES STARTED TO CREATE A FEW HALF CHANCES, BUT WERE DENIED BY SOME RESOLUTE DEFENDING AT BOTH ENDS. THE BREAK THROUGH CAME 15 MINS BEFORE HALF TIME WHEN JORDAN COTTERILL GLIDED PAST THE LAST BETTWS DEFENDER TO COOLY SLOT THE BALL PAST THE KEEPER.
H-T 0-1
BETTWS STARTED THE SECOND HALF DETERMINED TO GET BACK ON LEVEL TERMS,
THEY BOMBARDED THE CAERAU GOAL AND MISSED A COUPLE OF SITTERS, ONE BEING FROM ONLY 6YARDS WHICH RORY MACDOUGAL
CLEARED OFF THE LINE. MORE PRESSURE SEEN BETTWS HIT THE POST AND THIS TIME DAVE VINCENT CLEARED THE DANGER, THE PRESSURE FINALLY PAYED OFF WHEN A SWEETLY STRUCK SHOT FROM JUST OUTSIDE THE BOX FOUND THE CORNER OF THE NET.
BETTWS'S TAILS WERE UP AS THEY PUSHED FOR A WINNER, THINGS GOT UGLY WHEN LIAM BEATTIE WAS SHOWN A RED CARD FOR A FRACAS WITH ONE OF THE BETTWS PLAYERS WHO SOME HOW ONLY GOT A YELLOW CARD. BETTWS PRESSED FORWARD AND A SHOT FROM THE RIGHT BROUGHT A GOOD SAVE FROM DAVID BURNETT IN THE CAERAU GOAL, THINGS GOT WORSE FOR CAERAU WHEN A MISUNDERSTANDING SAW MATT MILLER SENT OFF AFTER PICKING UP A SECOND YELLOW. THE GAME FINISHED ALL SQUARE WITH BETTWS DISSAPOINTED AT DROPPING 2 POINTS AT HOME, BUT CAERAU WERE HAPPY TO CAME AWAY WITH A WELL EARNED POINT FROM WHAT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT FIXTURE
F-T 1-1
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CAERAU ELY VS TROEDYRHIW |
01/03/2008
CAERAU ELY..(0)..0 TROEDYRHIW..(0)..0
A MATCH BOTH TEAMS WERE DETERMINED TO WIN. A WIN WOULD PULL CAERAU CLEAR OF THE RELEGATION ZONE, BUT IT WAS A DRAB AFFAIR WITH BOTH SIDES NOT REGISTERING A SINGLE SHOT TO TROUBLE EITHER KEEPER.
THE GAME WAS PLAYED IN GALE FORCE CONDITIONS, MOST OF THE PLAY WAS IN THE CENTRE OF THE PARK WITH BOTH SIDES NOT USING THE CONDITIONS TO THERE ADVANTAGE, THE ODD COUPLE OF ATTACKS FIZZELED OUT WITH UNDER HIT OR OVER HIT BALLS RUNNING OUT OF PLAY.
BY THE END BOTH TEAMS SETTLED FOR A POINT EACH.
DUBBA RICHARDS (TRAINER)
'I WAS HAPPY WE KEPT A CLEAN SHEET, BUT DISSAPOINTED WE DID'NT GET A RESULT'
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BARRY TOWN VS CAERAU ELY 23/02/08 |
BARRY TOWN..(0)..1 CAERAU ELY..(0)..1
WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A POINT BEFORE KICK OFF BUT WERE DISSAPOINTED NOT TO TAKE ALL THREE AT JENNER PARK.
THE GAME STARTED WITH BARRY TAKING CONTROL, BUT THEY DID NOT CREATE MANY CHANCES,AS THE FIRST HALF WENT ON CAERAU GOT THEMSELVES INTO THE GAME AND STARTED TO CREATE A FEW CHANCES, COTTERILL, JONES, BEATTIE AND HARRINGTON GOING CLOSE. AS THE HALF TIME WHISTLE APPROACHED BARRY HAD THE LAST ATTACK OF THE HALF THAT BROUGHT A GOOD SAVE FROM BURNETT IN GOAL.
H-T 0-0
THE SECOND HALF STARTED LIKE THE FIRST BARRY HAVING A LOT OF POSSESION AND AFTER THE HOUR MARK TOOK THE LEAD, A NEAT ONE TWO BY THE TWO BARRY STRIKERS SAW THE BALL IN THE BACK OF THE NET.
THAT GOAL SPURNED THE BOYS ON, AND THREW EVERYTHING AT BARRY, AND GOT THERE REWARD FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM TIME WHEN A FAR POST BALL BY BRIDGEMAN WAS KNOCKED BACK ACROSS GOAL BY COTTERILL FOR CHRISSY JONES TO BURY FROM CLOSE RANGE.
THERE WERE A FEW CHANCES FOR BOTH SIDES IN THE LAST TEN MINUTES BUT THE GAME ENDED ONE APIECE.
JEFF PIKE 1ST TEAM MANAGER:
"WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A POINT BUT I'M DISSAPOINTED NOT TO HAVE TAKEN ALL THREE, WE HAD MORE CLEAR CUT CHANCES THAN THEM(BARRY) BUT COULD'NT FINISH."
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CAERAU ELY V BRITON FERRY 16/02/08 |
CAERAU ELY..(0)...2
BRITON FERRY.(1)..1
AFTER OUR DRAW AT TREDEGAR THE PREVIOUS WEEK, WE WERE DETERMINED TO GET ALL THREE POINTS THIS WEEK AGAINST A YOUNG BRITON FERRY SIDE THAT HAD BEATEN US EARLIER IN THE SEASON.
THE START COULD'NT HAVE GOT ANY WORSE
AS MATT MILLER GOT CAUGHT IN POSSESION BY NJIE WHO COOLY SLOTTED PAST BURNETT IN THE CAERAU GOAL.
THE GAME WAS END TO END BUT NO CLEAR CUT CHANCES AROSE,
WITH 5MINS REMAINING OF THE 1ST HALF JORDAN COTTERILL BROKE PAST THE FERRY DEFENCE ONLY TO SEE HIS SHOT COME OFF THE POST.
H-T 0-1
THE 2ND HALF GOT OFF TO A GREAT START WITH CAERAU HAVING A LOT OF POSSESION WHICH PAID DIVIDENDS ON 53 MINS AS BENSKINS FAR POST BALL WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE DANGEROUS HARRINGTON INTO THE PATH OF JORDAN COTTERILL WHO BURIED IT INTO THE CORNER OF THE NET.
AFTER 65 MINS CAERAU GOT THERE 2 ND, AFTER A CORNER HARRINGTON FLICKED ON AT THE NEAR POST FOR MACDOUGAL TO CALMLY SLOT THE BALL HOME.
CHANCHES WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, BUT THE IMPRESSIVE HARRINGTON JUST MISSED WITH A GLANCING HEADER, AS THE GAME WENT INTO THE LAST COUPLE OF MINS ROBERT CANN FOR FERRY SLIPPED THE CAERAU DEFENCE AND BROUGHT A GOOD SAVE FROM DAVE BURNETT.
AT THE FINAL WHISTLE, EVERYONE INVOLVED WERE RELIEVED TO GET OUR 1ST WIN FOR A GOOD FEW WEEKS.
WELL DONE TO DANNY LOVELL FOR BEING CHOSEN M.O.M. FOR HIS RELENTLESS RUNNING AND HARD WORK
WELL DONE TO EVERYONE
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