Good win for Johnstown Juniors
Football match report from Phil Grice -
Johnstown United 3 Llanelli Radicals 1
Johnstown United, promoted last year from Division Three, began their life in Division 2 with an emphatic win over the highly competent senior-division stalwarts Llanelli Radicals.
This match, played in appalling weather conditions, was not a push-over for United.
The first half hour was even with Llanelli going very close to scoring only to be denied by an outstanding display in goal from United's diminutive goal-keeper Jason King, leaping high in the air to with a double saving effort to keep Llanelli's two six-foot strikers wondering how they failed to score.
After half an hour, however, Johnstown's talented midfield began to take command, and having won a corner saw new signing Aled Thomas sail above the opposition to head in Johnstown's first – and a possible candidate for their goal of the year.
Nicky Upton, Danny Butler and the rest simply dominated the middle of the pitch, and Llanelli were no match for them.
At half-time it was one-nil and shortly after the whistle Adam Thomas slotted in Johnstown's second. By this time however Llanelli has began to suss Johnstown's game and, coming back into reckoning, a well executed goal came as no surprise. Then two disallowed goals, one from each side seemed to galvanise Johnstown.
A third goal for Johnstown, Adam Thomas' second, put paid to any hopes Llanelli might have had of earning a point from this match.
A good start for Johnstown United in the higher division which will leave them in good heart for the season to come.
Johnstown United 3 Llanelli Radicals 1
Johnstown United, promoted last year from Division Three, began their life in Division 2 with an emphatic win over the highly competent senior-division stalwarts Llanelli Radicals.
This match, played in appalling weather conditions, was not a push-over for United.
The first half hour was even with Llanelli going very close to scoring only to be denied by an outstanding display in goal from United's diminutive goal-keeper Jason King, leaping high in the air to with a double saving effort to keep Llanelli's two six-foot strikers wondering how they failed to score.
After half an hour, however, Johnstown's talented midfield began to take command, and having won a corner saw new signing Aled Thomas sail above the opposition to head in Johnstown's first – and a possible candidate for their goal of the year.
Nicky Upton, Danny Butler and the rest simply dominated the middle of the pitch, and Llanelli were no match for them.
At half-time it was one-nil and shortly after the whistle Adam Thomas slotted in Johnstown's second. By this time however Llanelli has began to suss Johnstown's game and, coming back into reckoning, a well executed goal came as no surprise. Then two disallowed goals, one from each side seemed to galvanise Johnstown.
A third goal for Johnstown, Adam Thomas' second, put paid to any hopes Llanelli might have had of earning a point from this match.
A good start for Johnstown United in the higher division which will leave them in good heart for the season to come.
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