Penarth A Early Season Pacesetters

Penarth A welcomed the students of Trinity St Davids to Barry Sports Centre and produced a fine dsiplay, winning 3-0.

Penarth started the brighter and were eventually rewarded when Dave Morgan opened the scoring midway through the first half.

Despite Penarth's superiority meaning that goalkeeper Calum Grant had barely a touch in the first half, the age-old problem of not being able to convert pressure into goals continued to the half leaving the home side just a single goal to the good as the teams turned round.

In the second period, Tom Davies doubled the advantage and a healthy goal difference was sealed when Captain Nick Pratt pulled the tactical masterstroke of substituting himself off the pitch shortly before Craig Llewellyn won a penalty corner.

Unable to take the strike himself, Pratt called on the sweeper to complete the task and he responded by crashing home Penarth's third goal of the game.

With Grant keeping a clean sheet at the other end, the Vale side's victory was enough to mirror the senior team's feat of taking an early lead in their division, topping De Cymru Two.

Penarth A face what is sure to be a much tougher task and a real test to their season's aspirations with the visit of close rivals Llanishen & Caerphilly A this coming Saturday.