7.30pm 24 November 2021
North Wales Coast West League, Premier Division
Menai Bridge Tigers 3 Gwalchmai 1 (att 54)
It's a shame when a club has to move away from its traditional home in order to find a venue that meets ground grading requirements, but at least Menai Bridge Tigers haven't gone far.
They have to cross the Menai Strait for home matches now, but their new ground couldn't be much closer to the bridge that gives the club, and the town, its name. The approach road to Treborth Playing Fields is virtually off the bridge itself.
The facility is run by Bangor University, and I last visited in August 2019 to see a game on the artificial pitch. Menai Bridge use the grass pitch which is beyond the 3G.
It's fairly basic, but floodlights, dugouts and a fence enclosing the playing area make it a proper football venue. There's some hard standing for spectators, but the best view of the match is from the top of a grass bank that runs along one side.
This was an entertaining game despite players and spectators having to contend with heavy rain during the first half. Menai Bridge started well, but Gwalchmai grew into the game and seemed to be on top when the home side opened the scoring not long before half time.
Gwalchmai were level thanks to a penalty 20 minutes into the second half, but having equalised they immediately conceded a second goal. A third for Menai Bridge settled the outcome and a deserved three points.
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