Port Talbot Town 5 Cwmamman Utd 5
The vocal crowd needed a long lie down in a dark room after this thrilling match, which saw Cwmamman United fight back from 3-1 down to lead 5-3 - and then having the win taken away from them in the 93rd minute as Port Talbot equalised.
Calem Rees had an outstanding game for Cwm with a hat trick, an assist and his constant pressuring of the defence while Kyle Ashford and Kieran Richards shone in an open attacking game where Ross Morgan, Charlie Davies and Ethan Taylor were prominent in supporting the many attacking plays.
The signs of a high scoring game were immediate as Charlie Farrell struck a powerful free kick from the edge of the box in the 6th minute, leaving keeper Leo Forlani with no chance for the opening goal. Cwm then levelled when Rhys Dix under pressure from a Cwm free kick put into his own goal in the 13th minute.
Port Talbot retook the lead in the 15th minute when Cwm failed to clear a corner and the unmarked Kirk McNally steered home.
In the 23th minute it was 3-1 when a Port Talbot attacker was inexplicably pushed over in the box for a penalty, which Rhys Dix fired home.
Cwm came back strongly and Calem Rees scored a neat goal in the 38th minute, and then slotted home a penalty in the 40th after Kyle Ashford was brought down.
The second half continued in the same vein, with Cwm in the ascendancy, and Kieran Richards gave Cwm the lead straight after half time following a great shot from Rees that was pushed out by Rogers in the Port Talbot goal.
Rees then made it 5-3 in the 70th minute to complete his hat trick.
Port Talbot were not finished though and a strong header from Lewis Davies in the 74th minute gave them hope.
Cwm seemed to have seen it through and it could have been put it to bed in the 92nd minute when a brilliant break by Ashford saw his one on one shot go over the keeper but also the bar.
Port Talbot then pushed straight back down the other end and scrambled the crucial goal for the draw as the whistle then went immediately.
It was disappointment for Cwm after such a fightback and those two points could be sorely missed in the fight to stay in the Ardal South West League.
In a thrilling 5 all game our Supporters Player of the Match was CALEM REES. A hat trick ,a goal assist and a constant threat to the Port Talbot defence. Well done Calem! 💙 pic.twitter.com/8W273gYgLq
— Cwmamman United AFC (@CwmammanUnited) March 26, 2023
Next Saturday they entertain the clear league lkeaders Pontyclun at Grenig at 2.30pm and will be hoping for a repeat of their away win earlier in the season.
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