Report by: Ray Pearce
Photos by: Beth Kelly Photography
A pleasant afternoon greeted two sides still looking for their first league win.
Changes
to
Aber's
starting
line
up
saw
a
debut
for
defender
Ashton
Francis-Carrington
in
a
re-jigged
back
line
with
Sam
Weaver
also
joining
him
along
with
Liam
Miles
and
Cameran
Sage.
There
was
also
a
welcome
return
by Aaron Rowling after missing the last couple of games.
Aber
were
soon
attacking
towards
the
Town
end
and
on
10
minutes
Leon
Jacka
hit
the
Merthyr
post
with
Sage
latching on to the rebound and finding Luke Boyle who turned and scored with a low effort.
The quarter-hour saw Sage with deft footwork but his attempt went wide of the far post.
20 minutes saw Jacka down the left and setting up Boyle for a controlled finish and 2-0.
Within another 3 minutes Jay Smith put in a fine ball from the right for Boyle to net his hat-trick.
Published: Saturday 28 September 2024
Aberdare Town 7 Merthyr Saints 1
ABERDARE TOWN
Football Club
© Copyright 2024 - The official website of Aberdare Town FC
“Where toil the Cymry deep in sunless pits and emptying all their hills to warm the world”
W.H.Davies
The
away
side
threatened
on
25
minutes
with
a
free-kick
from
former
Aberdare
defender
Lee
Hartshorn
well
saved by Dylan Pearce at his right post.
Aber
were
soon
on
the
front
foot
as
Player
of
the
Match
Boyle
lobbed
just
over
before
Connor
Berry
sent
him
in
for a fourth on 40 minutes.
Just before the break the visitors pulled one back despite the home protestations for offside
No
complacency
was
needed
in
the
second
45
and
within
2
minutes
Smith
had
a
good
run
down
the
right
and
crossed for Berry to net from close range.
Jacka then sent Smith in for an effort which went over before home substitutes saw continued attacks.
A
Jacka
free-kick
on
70
minutes
was
well
saved
by
the
Merthyr
No.1
before
a
Jacka
right
side
corner
saw
Logan
Thomas net with the help of a deflection.
The
guests
mounted
some
attacking
attempts
which
were
dealt
with
by
Pearce
and
his
defence
before
a
Jacka
perfect through ball saw Smith race through to strike home for 7-1 after 76 minutes.
So that was how it ended with a welcome 3 points before two tough away fixtures over the next 2 Saturdays.
Team:
Dylan
Pearce,
Liam
Miles
(Jordan
Jones),
Cameran
Sage
(Alex
Adshead),
Ashton
Francis-Carrington,
Sam
Weaver,
Aaron
Rowling,
Leon
Jacka,
Josh
Davies
(Kellan
Webb),
Connor
Berry
(Cameron
Dean),
Luke
Boyle
(Logan Thomas), Jay Smith
Sub not used:
n/a
Match Report
Report by: Ray Pearce
Photos by: Beth Kelly Photography
A
pleasant
afternoon
greeted
two
sides
still looking for their first league win.
Changes
to
Aber's
starting
line
up
saw
a
debut
for
defender
Ashton
Francis-Carrington
in
a
re-jigged
back
line
with
Sam
Weaver
also
joining
him
along
with
Liam
Miles
and
Cameran
Sage.
There
was
also
a
welcome
return
by
Aaron
Rowling
after
missing
the
last
couple
of
games.
Aber
were
soon
attacking
towards
the
Town
end
and
on
10
minutes
Leon
Jacka
hit
the
Merthyr
post
with
Sage
latching
on
to
the
rebound
and
finding
Luke
Boyle who turned and scored with a low effort.
The
quarter-hour
saw
Sage
with
deft
footwork
but
his
attempt went wide of the far post.
20
minutes
saw
Jacka
down
the
left
and
setting
up
Boyle for a controlled finish and 2-0.
Within
another
3
minutes
Jay
Smith
put
in
a
fine
ball
from the right for Boyle to net his hat-trick.
Published: Saturday 28 September 2024
Aberdare Town 7
Merthyr Saints 1
© Copyright 2024 - The official website of Aberdare Town FC
ABERDARE TOWN
Football Club
W.H.Davies
“Where toil the Cymry deep in sunless pits and
emptying all their hills to warm the world”
The
away
side
threatened
on
25
minutes
with
a
free-
kick
from
former
Aberdare
defender
Lee
Hartshorn
well
saved by Dylan Pearce at his right post.
Aber
were
soon
on
the
front
foot
as
Player
of
the
Match
Boyle
lobbed
just
over
before
Connor
Berry
sent
him in for a fourth on 40 minutes.
Just
before
the
break
the
visitors
pulled
one
back
despite the home protestations for offside
No
complacency
was
needed
in
the
second
45
and
within
2
minutes
Smith
had
a
good
run
down
the
right
and crossed for Berry to net from close range.
Jacka
then
sent
Smith
in
for
an
effort
which
went
over
before home substitutes saw continued attacks.
A
Jacka
free-kick
on
70
minutes
was
well
saved
by
the
Merthyr
No.1
before
a
Jacka
right
side
corner
saw
Logan Thomas net with the help of a deflection.
The
guests
mounted
some
attacking
attempts
which
were
dealt
with
by
Pearce
and
his
defence
before
a
Jacka
perfect
through
ball
saw
Smith
race
through
to
strike home for 7-1 after 76 minutes.
So
that
was
how
it
ended
with
a
welcome
3
points
before
two
tough
away
fixtures
over
the
next
2
Saturdays.
Team:
Dylan
Pearce,
Liam
Miles
(Jordan
Jones),
Cameran
Sage
(Alex
Adshead),
Ashton
Francis-Carrington,
Sam
Weaver,
Aaron
Rowling,
Leon
Jacka,
Josh
Davies
(Kellan
Webb),
Connor
Berry
(Cameron
Dean),
Luke
Boyle (Logan Thomas), Jay Smith
Sub not used:
n/a
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