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CARMARTHEN FOOTBALL TABLES & FIXTURES
Welsh League Division 2 P W D L GD Pts 14 10 4 0 +33 34
Llanelli Town
Briton Ferry Llans 16 9 4 3 +8 31 AFC Porth
Pontypridd Town
Cwmamman United 13 7 3 3 +12 24 Aberdare Town Ammanford Croesyceiliog
Abergavenny Town 13 6 1 6 0 AFC Llwydcoed
15 7 3 5 +9 24 14 6 2 6 +4 20 17 6 2 9 -9
Pontardawe Town 15 5 3 7 -5 Aberbargoed Buds 13 4 3 6 -4 Dinas Powys Garden Village West End
14 5 0 9 -9 15 4 2 9 -4
Newport City 15 6 1 8 -7
13 4 1 8 -18 10 16 2 1 13 -44 4
Carmarthenshire League Premier Division P W D L GD Pts
Evans & Williams 12 10 0 2 +32 30 Loughor Seaside Bwlch
Trostre Sports Penllergaer
Carmarthen Stars 11 6 1 4 +13 19 Dafen
Pengelli United Tumble United Pontlliw
Pwll Athletic Penyfan
Gorseinon
Ammanford Llandeilo
Burry Port
Felinfoel Ponthenri
13 5 2 6 -11 17 12 3 3 6 -15 12 10 2 5 3 -3
10 2 3 5 -16 9 13 2 2 9 -24 8 7 1 3 3 -4
11 1 2 8 -20 5 13 1 1 11 -42 4
Carmarthenshire League - Division 1 P W D L GD Pts 13 9 1 3 +18 28 12 8 2 2 +21 26
Loughor Rovers Res 12 7 1 4 +1 22 Pontarddulais Town 12 6 2 4 +17 20 Trallwm
Johnstown United 11 5 3 3 +5 18 Killay
10 6 0 4 +3 18 13 5 2 6 -4
Garden Village Abergwili Caerbryn
Camford Sports C K Swiss Valley
8 5 1 2 +3 16 11 5 1 5 -11 16 13 3 0 10 -21 9 11 2 0 9 -28 6 14 1 1 12 -41 1
Carmarthenshire League - Division 2 P W D L GD Pts 14 14 0 0 +66 41
Seaside Reserves 17 12 2 3 +50 38 Drefach
Pwll Reserves
Pontlliw Reserves 15 7 4 4 +4 25 Kidwelly
16 8 4 4 +18 28 14 7 2 5 +20 23
Pengelli United Res 15 6 3 6 +1 21 Pembrey
Johnstown Utd Res 15 6 2 7 -8 Johnstown Llandovery Llangennech
Bwlch Reserves Llansteffan
14 6 3 5 +5 21 13 6 2 5 +8 20 16 5 3 8 +2 18
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13 5 2 6 +1 17 14 3 3 8 -18 12 14 2 0 12 -54 6 16 1 0 15 -95 3
Carmarthenshire Football results for Saturday, January 14
Nathaniel Car Sales League Cup Quarter Final
Llanelli Town 2-0 Abergavenny Town
Welsh League Division 2 Ammanford 0-1 Croesyceiliog
Carmarthenshire League - Senior Cup Round 3
Bwlch 3-2 Penyfan Round 4
Pengelli United 1-4 Evans & Williams Carmarthenshire League - Premier Division
Dafen 1-4 Carmarthen Stars Loughor 8-0 Pontlliw Seaside 7-0 Penllergaer
Trostre Sports 7-0 Gorseinon
Carmarthenshire League - Division 1 Ammanford 1-4 Felinfoel Burry Port 1-0 Abergwili
Garden Village 2-2 Johnstown United Loughor Rovers Res 2-6 Trallwm Pontarddulais Town 5-0 Caerbryn
Carmarthenshire League - Division 2 C K Swiss Valley 3-1 Johnstown Johnstown United Res 4-3 Llangennech Kidwelly 8-0 Bwlch Reserves Llandovery 1-2 Drefach Pembrey 4-1 Pengelli United Res Pontlliw Reserves 1-5 Seaside Reserves Pwll Reserves 3-1 Llansteffan
Carmarthenshire League - Challenge Cup - Round 2 Killay 4-1 Ponthenri
Fixtures for Saturday, January 21 Welsh League - Division 2
Cwmamman United v Aberbargoed Buds Garden Village v Ammanford Llanelli Town v AFC Porth
Carmarthenshire League - Premier Division
Carmarthen Stars v Pwll Athletic Evans & Williams v Loughor Penllergaer v Gorseinon Penyfan v Dafen
Pontlliw v Pengelli United Seaside v Tumble United Trostre Sports v Bwlch
Carmarthenshire League - Division 1
Ammanford v Abergwili Caerbryn v Camford Sports Felinfoel v Pontarddulais Town Killay v Ponthenri
Llandeilo v Johnstown United Loughor Rovers Res v Burry Port Trallwm v Garden Village
Carmarthenshire League - Darch Cup - Round 2
Drefach v Pontlliw Reserves Llandovery v C K Swiss Valley Pengelli United Res v Llangennech
Carmarthenshire League - Morris Cup - Round 2
KRUF v Penyfan Reserves 17
10 6 1 3 +24 19 14 6 1 7 +13 19
6 11
9 8 1 0 +36 25 12 7 4 1 +24 25 12 7 3 2 +21 24 11 8 0 3 +9 24
20 19 19 18 15 15 14
12 9 1 2 +22 28 15 7 5 3 +12 26
Llanelli Town AFC AFC Porth
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THE HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY 27 2017
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Red-hot Reds defrost Porth 0 IT WAS touch and go as to
whether the Reds' game against AFC Porth got underway on Saturday (Jan 21), following an evening of heavy frost. Eddie Donne and his team did a
remarkable job of heating up the pitch with Heath Robinson materials and just before 2pm, the officials gave the thumbs up for the game. It was still bitterly cold despite the beautiful sunshine and blue sky over Stebonheath as the Reds took on AFC Porth in what looked on paper to be a tough match for the Reds. As most visiting teams have found
out this season, what it looks like on paper and what it looks like on the beautifully green Stebonheath turf is a completely different story. New signing James Loveridge was on the bench and that man Lee Trundle was in the starting 11. It didn't take long for Trundle to bring some warmth to the Stebo crowd. Despite being marked by at least
three men wherever he went and after being bundled over a couple of times, he was gifted a free kick on the edge of the box. He curled the ball around a few players and although it looked like it may have taken a slight deflection off a Porth player, Trundle was credited with the goal. Jordan Follows looked a little more
comfortable and confident on the ball with the return of his more physical partner in crime and just before half time, Follows found plenty of space down the left running at pace to belt the ball past the Porth keeper to make
it 2-0 to Llanelli AFC at half time. The unbeaten run didn't really look to be in much danger and despite Porth sitting close to the top of League Division 2, they really looked to be the underdogs and lacked the bark and bite to worry the in-form Reds side. Following a welcome cup of tea and
a cheeky garibaldi, the supporters and the teams ventured back out into the cold but sunny stadium for the second half. James Loveridge came on as substitute and it was easy to see why he had been signed. He showed plenty of pace and made some blistering runs in front of the stand, much to the approval of the home fans. He combined with Trundle on a couple of occasions and came close to scoring and if it weren't for the skills of the Porth keeper, he could have had at least two goals. 'Coulda shoulda woulda', as my deputy editor says, is not good enough. It was Lee Bevan who put his head to a beautiful cross, sending the ball past a grasping Porth keeper for the third goal of the match. The Reds 'coulda' been forgiven for taking their
feet off the gas with a 3-0 lead but this team wanted to totally defrost the crowd as they turned up the heat another notch as gas mark number 10 Lee Trundle slotted home the final goal to make the final score Llanelli Town AFC 4 - AFC Porth 0. Following the game, The Herald
spoke to some of the people involved at Stebo, including Director David Craddock. We asked him what the prospects for the Reds were, given their unbeaten run. He said: "It was an excellent win against tough opposition. They were very physical but we played exceptionally well. "Next week, we will have to run and
run against a good professional outfit, The New Saints. James Loveridge is a new signing and he has pace. I have known him and his family for a number of years. He is a Llanelli boy and that is important for us. "The club is very buoyant and
everything is going well. We have some great staff in the background. This is our best ever season. We are hoping to get the academy going next year and we hope to incorporate 15 teams next year - boys and girls." Speaking after the game, Llanelli manager Andy Hill said: "There was a
bit of doubt about the pitch this morning but Eddie did a great job in getting it ready. "It was a good win and we are really
pleased. We have had three clean sheets on the bounce but the game against New Saints will be a massive task. James Loveridge looked sharp today and hopefully he can get more game time. "We are training twice this week
to prepare for the cup match. We have a full strength squad and that is a great position to be in." Lee Trundle is available for Llanelli
duty next week. Speaking to The Herald after the game, he said: "We expected a tough game from one of the top league clubs but we dominated from start to finish. "James Loveridge showed some
presence when he came on. He hasn't had any games and he hasn't had much training time but with a couple of games under his belt, he will be a great signing. "I am available to play next
week because the Swans are playing on Sunday. We will go to the Saints believing that we can win the game. " Llanelli are now unbeaten in the
league and in the cup. They sit at the top of League Division 2 with 37 points.
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