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FAW AMATEUR TROPHY FINAL: Glory day for CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876!

Bangor City 1876 captain Tom Clarke lifts the FAW Amateur Trophy. PICTURES: MATT JOHNSON – huge thanks

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CPD DINAS BANGOR CITY 1876 3 (McManus 12, Long 64, Creamer 79)
PONTARDAWE TOWN 1 (Barrow 89)

Celebration time! Picture: MATT JOHNSON

Congratulations CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876 – the 82nd team to win the national FAW Amateur Trophy.

The Ardal North West champions made it a silverware double at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, with a chance of a treble to be completed when they take on Llanuwchllyn in the Ardal North League Cup Final on May 16 at Y Traeth, Porthmadog.

A crowd of 674 saw 1876 defeat Ardal South West outfit Pontardawe to lift the Amateur Trophy for the first time.

City started well, Cai Owen picking out top-marksman Corrig McGonigle on the right side of the box, but his firm strike from a tight angle was saved by Nat Osborne.

Declan McManus opened the scoring

The North Wales contenders took the lead on 12 minutes. Josh Carey cut in frm the right and his cross into the bix was headed home by Declan McManus.

Unfortunately, the goal also involved McManus and Pontardawe’s Steffan Jenkins needing treatment after a clash of heads.

Both had to leave the field, the City striker replaced by Jamie Reed.

Only a magnificent reaction save from Carl Jones denied the Swansea-area side an equaliser before the break.

It remained 2-0 until midway through the second half. McGonigle’s free kick came back off the bar and Adam Long showed strength and determination to head in the rebound.

Bangor were now more comfortable and went three-up on 79 minutes when Carey rounded off a fine run by slipping the ball to Tommy Creamer, who calmly slotted home.

Pont kept trying and to their credit pulled a goal back through sub Jake Barrow in the 89th minute, but nothing could take the gloss off another special day in Bangor City 1876’s short history.

Two down, one to go!

BANGOR CITY 1876

Carl Jones
Cai Powell Roberts
Louis Corrigan (Logan Williams 70)
Cai Owen (Jack Smith 52)
Tom Clarke
Corrig McGonigle
Declan McManus (Jamie Reed 26)
Tommy Creamer
Dion Donohue (James Barry 52)
Josh Carey
Adam Long
Sub: Josh Davies (GK)

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