Pembrokeshire Primary Schools under 11’s football squad came up against very strong Carmarthen School sides in the latest round of the Tom Yeoman Festival.
Pembrokeshire A 2 - Carmarthen A 2
Pembrokeshire scored first when Osian Hill broke through early on in the match but Carmarthen put Pembs under a lot of pressure which Alex Wainwright, Joel Mills and Charlie Phillips soaked up. Charlie Gregory and Finley Davies worked hard and David Varney saw a lot of action in the Pembs goal, before poor marking saw Carmarthen equalise just on half time.Archie Hughes again put Pembs ahead after a neat through ball from Jack Griffiths and there was some good passing involving Tyler Shiels and Hill. Carmarthen once again equalised and their keeper made several good saves keeping Pembs at bay. Hill had two shots blocked with minutes to go and then hit the post in the dying seconds to deny Pembs the victory they deserved.
Pembrokeshire A 0 - Carmarthen B 4
The Pembs side were caught out time and time again in a fast paced game. Carmarthen’s passing and movement caused problems all over the pitch and once their second goal had gone in the game was out of reach. The Pembs boys kept battling, but were well-beaten by a superior Carmarthen side.
Pembrokeshire B 0 - Carmarthen B 3
The strength of the Carmarthen side caught the Pembs boys unawares and they conceded two goals within the space of five minutes. After that the boys seemed to wake up and got more into the game. Josh Hutchings made several brave saves and the defence of Lewis Morgan, Sam Houston and Gethin Greenhalgh had to work really hard against some skilful Carmarthen forwards. Kieran King ran well up front and was supported from midfield by Liam Parks, Jack Baker and Ryan Hughes. Good tackling by Osian Smith and Ollie Morris helped stop Carmarthen from adding to their total but in the last couple of minutes they went 3-0 ahead.Pembrokeshire B 0 - Carmarthen A 1
This was a much closer game with the Pembs boys defending superbly to keep Carmarthen at bay from long periods of the match. Pembs made several of their own chances, but to no avail. Carmarthen went ahead just after half time and Pembs tried their best to get something from the game. Both goalkeepers were kept busy as the sides pressed forward. The final whistle saw Carmarthenshire have a narrow victory.
Pembrokeshire A Squad:
David Varney, Osian Hill (Eglwysrwrw); Finley Davies (Glan Cleddau); Charlie Phillips (Narberth); Charlie Gregory (St Teilo’s); Joel Mills (Hakin); Tyler Shiels (Milford); Archie Hughes,(Tenby Juniors);
Alex Wainwright (Lamphey); Jack Griffiths (Glannau Gwaun);
Pembrokeshire B Squad:
Josh Hutchings (Hakin); Osian Smith (Spittal); Sam Houston (Hakin); Jack Baker (St Mark’s); Ryan Hughes (Cleddau Reach); Kieran King (Ger y Llan); Gethin Greenhalgh (Maenclochog.; Liam Parks (Milford); Ollie Morris (Tenby Junior); Lewis Morgan (Tavernspite)
Pembrokeshire Schools Football Association would like to thank
Tenby AFC for the loan of the goals
Haverfordwest AFC for the use of their excellent facilities