Midweek Merthyr

Boys one down to Tiverton.

Penalty....

Boz

Adam Davies booked for Merthyr. Michael Landricombe booked later for Tiverton.
River Allen got the Tiverton goal on 16 minutes.Tyler Elliott also booked for Tivvy.

1-0 Tiverton at the break.

Would you take a draw now Ownes?

Boz

Harris, Davies,Swallow, McDonnell,Wright, Evans, Patten,Veale, Lucas, Jones, Traylor.Subs Clarke, Morgan,Meechan, Duncan,Richards.
Some superb saves by keeper Alex Harris in first half for Martyrs.
Camden Duncan  on for McDonnell in second half.
Richards came on for Lee Lucas after eight minutes.

Chance for Traylor early in second half after a ball from Jones but he puts ball wide. A chance for Jarrad Wright from a Jones centre.

64mins Jones booked, 66 Swallow booked.

With 20 minutes left, Meechan comes on for Jamie Veale.A free-kick from Swallow brilliantly saved in the Tiverton goal.
A strong run from Traylor results in firing his shot across the goal with Merthyr pressing on 87 minutes.

Sounds like the Boys are making a good fist of it but can’t put the ball in the net....struggling up front so far this season....Boz

Yes.

Lost 1-0



Boz

Lost 1-0

Final score in Devon- Tiverton Town 1 Merthyr Town 0

Weston beat Salisbury at home 3-2 last night.

Up to date news...... The game actually ended as a draw.
Weston 3 Salisbury 3

Cheers, martyrmark, I must have been looking at the latest scores!

Was it another injury to Lee Lucas going off so early.??

Off the Tiverton web site

In memory of Edgar Smith. The Yellows, on the back of an excellent four-one win at Hartley Wintney on the previous Saturday, produced their best defensive display so far with a one-nil win over Merthyr Town to record their first clean sheet of the season and a River Allen penalty on sixteen minutes for his fifth league goal thus far after eagle eyed referee Stuart Kane spotted an Adam Davies handball ensured all three points were collected, which saw them climb to second in the league, on the night when one of our favourite fans was honoured and remembered.
The reward for the performance in the previous match saw an unchanged starting XI which also saw Levi Landricombe named amongst the substitutes for his first squad involvement since injuring his knee in the pre-season friendly with Torquay United alongside Steve Colwell who missed the Hartley trip unwell while the Welsh visitors, who were beaten by the now table topping Chesham United three-one last time out, made just one change as Ben Swallow replaced Tom Meecham.
Chief tormentor for the Yellows in the two matches last season Ian Traylor, he who scored five of the seven goals Merthyr put past the Yellows, was well marshalled through the majority of the evening although an early cross from the left needed to be well dealt with and he almost broke Yellow hearts late on as he flashed a shot narrowly wide of Lewis Williams far post, not long after Williams had made an outstanding flying save to his left to keep out a Ben Swallow free kick while the Martyrs custodian Alex Harris made two top drawer saves towards the end of the first half, denying River Allen his second of the evening and also keeping out Jordan Bastins curled effort, to keep the half time deficit at just one.
Merthyr enjoyed large spells of possession as they went in search of an equaliser in the second half but were unable to break down the resolute Yellows back line who were clearly in no mood to let their first shut out go without a fight and only misplaced passes late on, as the Yellows found space with Merthyr pressing higher and higher, meant the lead was not further extended.