4.30pm 1 February 2014
Gwent Amateur Cup, Quarter Final at Lliswerry AFC
West of St Julians 0 Blaenavon Blues 5 (att 15)
I knew when heading to South Wales that there was the chance of seeing two games, as the 3G pitch at Spytty Park in Newport, regular home of Welsh League Lliswerry, had been booked for this cup tie in case the clubs' grass pitches succumbed to the weather.
But Blaenavon's ground passed a morning pitch inspection and so the tie was due to take place there. It was only when checking St Julians' Twitter feed at half time at Cardiff Met that I spotted there had been a late postponement, and the game had been moved to Newport.
Just as well it was a synthetic pitch, as I doubt many grass surfaces would have stood up to the deluge that fell during the game. Add some very blustery conditions and you get the sort of late afternoon where the clubs did well to provide any entertainment at all.
West of St Julians currently head the Newport and District League with a 100 per cent record, but they had done well to reach the last eight of the Gwent Amateur Cup, which features sides from the higher ranked Gwent County League.
Blaenavon, from the County League's top division, were far too strong, although the outcome might have been closer had St Julians not had a potential equaliser disallowed when they were only 1-0 down. As it was, the "visitors" scored three in the first half, two more in the second.
The ground, which had staged a Lliswerry home game in the Welsh League earlier in the day (hence the later kick off for this match) isn't the most interesting. It's an enclosed 3G pitch with small stand on one side and dugouts opposite.
Gwent Amateur Cup, Quarter Final at Lliswerry AFC
West of St Julians 0 Blaenavon Blues 5 (att 15)
I knew when heading to South Wales that there was the chance of seeing two games, as the 3G pitch at Spytty Park in Newport, regular home of Welsh League Lliswerry, had been booked for this cup tie in case the clubs' grass pitches succumbed to the weather.
But Blaenavon's ground passed a morning pitch inspection and so the tie was due to take place there. It was only when checking St Julians' Twitter feed at half time at Cardiff Met that I spotted there had been a late postponement, and the game had been moved to Newport.
Just as well it was a synthetic pitch, as I doubt many grass surfaces would have stood up to the deluge that fell during the game. Add some very blustery conditions and you get the sort of late afternoon where the clubs did well to provide any entertainment at all.
West of St Julians currently head the Newport and District League with a 100 per cent record, but they had done well to reach the last eight of the Gwent Amateur Cup, which features sides from the higher ranked Gwent County League.
Blaenavon, from the County League's top division, were far too strong, although the outcome might have been closer had St Julians not had a potential equaliser disallowed when they were only 1-0 down. As it was, the "visitors" scored three in the first half, two more in the second.
The ground, which had staged a Lliswerry home game in the Welsh League earlier in the day (hence the later kick off for this match) isn't the most interesting. It's an enclosed 3G pitch with small stand on one side and dugouts opposite.
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