Johnstown are the champs!
I am grateful to Phil Grice for the following junior football news -
Johnstown United were declared Carmarthenshire Division 3 champions with still one match to play following a scintillation 8-3 win over Pembrey at United's Llangain pitch.
This was an easy stroll for Johnstown with Steff Phillips and Nicky Thomas each netting two, and Rhodri Morgan Jason King, Adam Thomas, and Shariff Ahmed claiming one apiece.
United's forwards were rampant in slicing through the Pembrey defence, with striker Jason King laying off ball after ball, and constantly one-twoing with Steff Phillips often leaving Pembrey stranded.
The first goal came after two minutes, and at half-time it was 4-1. By then however, Pembrey had twigged the United tactics, and their offside trap caught out United time after time – otherwise Johnstown might well have had a dozen.
Manager Reg Upton and Club Chair Wyn Evans can be justly proud of their young team - made up of former schoolboys from QE High and Bro Myrddin, some still attending, and by far the youngest team in the league. They have had a outstanding season losing only twice and going 15 matches without defeat. Their statistics speak for themselves: over 100 goals scored in 21 matches, a goal difference of plus 71, this is both the best attack and defence in the whole of the Carmarthenshire Leagues – and there is still one match to go.
Carmarthenshire Officials were at the match to present Reg Upton and his team with the League Winners Shield, obviously confident that United were going to win, as a defeat would have meant going to the wire against a formidable Bancffosfelen team for the last match of the season.
Johnstown United were declared Carmarthenshire Division 3 champions with still one match to play following a scintillation 8-3 win over Pembrey at United's Llangain pitch.
This was an easy stroll for Johnstown with Steff Phillips and Nicky Thomas each netting two, and Rhodri Morgan Jason King, Adam Thomas, and Shariff Ahmed claiming one apiece.
United's forwards were rampant in slicing through the Pembrey defence, with striker Jason King laying off ball after ball, and constantly one-twoing with Steff Phillips often leaving Pembrey stranded.
The first goal came after two minutes, and at half-time it was 4-1. By then however, Pembrey had twigged the United tactics, and their offside trap caught out United time after time – otherwise Johnstown might well have had a dozen.
Manager Reg Upton and Club Chair Wyn Evans can be justly proud of their young team - made up of former schoolboys from QE High and Bro Myrddin, some still attending, and by far the youngest team in the league. They have had a outstanding season losing only twice and going 15 matches without defeat. Their statistics speak for themselves: over 100 goals scored in 21 matches, a goal difference of plus 71, this is both the best attack and defence in the whole of the Carmarthenshire Leagues – and there is still one match to go.
Carmarthenshire Officials were at the match to present Reg Upton and his team with the League Winners Shield, obviously confident that United were going to win, as a defeat would have meant going to the wire against a formidable Bancffosfelen team for the last match of the season.
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