11am 26 August 2018
South Wales Alliance League, Division Two
Vale United 7 STM Sports Old Boys 1 (att 165)
After a day of Gwent County League games the organised hop turned its attention to the South Wales Alliance League on Sunday, although Vale United, the first of the the day's three grounds, was the only one I needed.
The club are relatively new but have progressed rapidly to the second division of the league, the seventh tier of domestic Welsh football. They're based in Corntown, a village just outside Bridgend, and have a neat and tidy venue.
The pitch is railed off, and advertising boards and dugouts complete the ground. There's no cover for spectators though, which would have been useful as the game was played in constant torrential rain.
Given the conditions the players deserve credit for putting on a decent game. Vale United ran out easy winners, but it was late goals that gave the final score its lopsided appearance.
The home side were 3-0 ahead at half time, but a converted penalty early in the second half gave STM some hope. A fourth for Vale put the game out of reach, before the visitors' demoralised defence leaked late goals.
South Wales Alliance League, Division Two
Vale United 7 STM Sports Old Boys 1 (att 165)
After a day of Gwent County League games the organised hop turned its attention to the South Wales Alliance League on Sunday, although Vale United, the first of the the day's three grounds, was the only one I needed.
The club are relatively new but have progressed rapidly to the second division of the league, the seventh tier of domestic Welsh football. They're based in Corntown, a village just outside Bridgend, and have a neat and tidy venue.
The pitch is railed off, and advertising boards and dugouts complete the ground. There's no cover for spectators though, which would have been useful as the game was played in constant torrential rain.
Given the conditions the players deserve credit for putting on a decent game. Vale United ran out easy winners, but it was late goals that gave the final score its lopsided appearance.
The home side were 3-0 ahead at half time, but a converted penalty early in the second half gave STM some hope. A fourth for Vale put the game out of reach, before the visitors' demoralised defence leaked late goals.
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