Two goals in the last eight minutes saw a resilient Pontypridd defeated away to AFC Bargoed in the Taff Ely Rhymney Valley League Premier Division.
The visitors made the win hard work for in-form Bargoed, in a game switched to the Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach due to the unavailability of Bargoed’s home pitch, with a disciplined display.
Ashley Moyle’s first-half equaliser looked, for much of the match, like it would earn Ponty a valuable point and when Bargoed’s teenage star Wilson Makia missed a second-half penalty lady luck certainly seemed to be on the side of the away team. However, Bargoed’s pressure told with their late double and they claimed all the points.
FULL-TIME | AFC Bargoed 3-1 Pontypridd FC
Pontypridd FC: Alex Mitchell-Charmain [gk], Cameron Curry, Bradley Harris, Aled Evans (Dan May 15), Daniel Perry, Joe Thomas, Kieron Cook [c], Elis Hughes, Ryan Jones, Ashley Moyle, Jack Watkins (Hassaan Tariq 62)
Sub not used: Ryan Wheeler
Goal: A. Moyle (39)
Yellow card: A. Moyle
Referee: P. Greenway
