Haverfordwest County AFC vs. Caernarfon Town FC | JD Cymru Premier 24/25 – European Play-Offs

        Live ReportMatch Summary

        1. Watch the moment Haverfordwest County celebrate qualifying for the UEFA Conference League! 🍾🇪🇺✈️

        2. Second-half summary:

          Richard Davies opted to make two changes as the players emerged from the dressing rooms. Blaine Hudson and Sam Downey went off for Jake Canavan and Dan Gosset. The changes brought a positive start to the second period.

          Adam Davies had his head in his hands as he watched his shot cannon off of the post and out in what was Caernarfon’s best chance of the match. Haverfordwest would introduce Ben Fawcett shortly after and he picked out Ahmun who put a shot just wide.

          Fawcett was finding his feet and created a chance for man-of-the-match Corey Shephard but he was denied in a one-on-one with Ben Hughes.

          The game was all but wrapped up with less than five minutes remaining as Ahmun got his second of the afternoon with a clinical finish.

          Haverfordwest would make a raft of changes following their third and having to re-organise perhaps opened the door to Caernarfon Town. Louis Lloyd was able to get a consolation goal for the Cofi’s.

        3. FULL-TIME! HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY ARE GOING TO EUROPE!

        4. 92'

          Louis Lloyd pulls one back for Caernarfon Town. The ball manages to trickle in.

        5. 90' + 4'

          Goal

          LLOYD Louis Charles

        6. 88'

          Triple substitution for Haverfordwest County Jacob Owen makes way for Iori Humphreys. Greg Walters is replaced by Harri John. Ben Amun gets a heroes welcome as he goes off for Ricky Watts.

        7. 88'

          Substitution

          JOHN Harri Gordon replaces WALTERS Gregory Joel

        8. 88'

          Substitution

          WATTS Ricky David replaces AHMUN Benjamin

        9. 88'

          Substitution

          HUMPHREYS Iori Thomas replaces OWEN Jacob

        10. 85'

          GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!! AHMUN!

          Ben Ahmun doubles his tally for the afternoon as he scores with a composed finish.

        11. 85'

          Goal

          AHMUN Benjamin

        12. 82'

          Substitution

          HILL Matthew replaces JONES Mathew George

        13. 81'

          Louis Lloyd has a chance from a free-kick from about 25-yards out but his shot goes over the bar. Shortly after that Mathew Jones is replaced by Matty Hill.

        14. 73'

          Substitution

          KENNIFORD Kyle replaces HAWKINS Daniel Thomas

        15. 71'

          Haverfordwest County make their second change. Dan Hawkins is replaced by Kyle Kenniford.

        16. 71'

          Another substitution for Caernarfon Town as Josh Lock is replaced by Darren Thomas.

        17. 71'

          Substitution

          THOMAS Darren Wyn replaces LOCK Joshua Morgan

        18. 69'

          Ben Fawcett plays in Corey Shephard with a through ball and he has just the goalkeeper to beat but Ben Hughes denies him.

        19. 62'

          Another substitution for Caernarfon Town as Morgan Owen is replaced by Joe Faux.

        20. 62'

          Substitution

          FAUX Josef Eugene replaces OWEN Morgan Rhys Wyn

        21. 57'

          Ben Fawcett’s first action is to put a cross in to the box which Ben Ahmun stretches a leg at on but can’t direct it on target.

        22. 56'

          First substitution of the afternoon for the hosts sees Ben Fawcett come on for Owain Jones.

        23. 56'

          Substitution

          FAWCETT Ben Thomas replaces JONES Owain Rhys

        24. 53'

          POST!

          Caernarfon Town go close to reducing the deficit. The ball is bobbling until Adam Davies can swipe a shot at goal but he’s denied by the woodwork.

          Up the other rend, Owain Jones can break but rather than having a go himself, he opts to pass and the attack is cut out.

        25. An official attendance of 1,717 is announced.

        26. A double substitution for Caernarfon Town. Blaine Hudson is replaced by Jake Canavan and Sam Downey goes off for Dan Gosset.

        27. 45'

          First-half summary: Both teams started with an attacking intent but it was Haverfordwest who were more substantial in their play. Rhys Abbruzzese had a shot which was heading on target until a much-needed block by Blaine Hudson.

          Tony Pennock’s side made the most of their early pressure as they took the lead. Corey Shephard weaved his way in to the box and looked to take a shot which instead fell to the path of an unmarked Ben Amun who snuck his effort under Ben Hughes.

          Haverfordwest nearly doubled their lead shortly after scoring. Shephard broke upon an attack, played in Jacob Owen and he found Dan Hawkins who forced a save out of the Cofi’s keeper.

          Hawkins would get on the score sheet shortly after the half-hour mark. Rhys Abbruzzese picked out Hawkins on the left-hand side and he scored with a finish at his near post.

          Caernarfon did have one chance which came from Josh Lock nicking possession just outside the box but Kyle McCarthy did well to get in the way of the shot.

        28. 45'

          HALF-TIME. Haverfordwest County are good value for their two-goal lead at the break. They’ve had the majority of the chances and have been able to restrict Caernarfon.

        29. 45'

          A further two minutes are to be played at the end of the first-half.

        30. The through ball from Rhys Abbruzzese 👌
          The flick from Owain Jones 😮‍💨
          The finish from Dan Hawkins 🔥

          Haverfordwest County double their lead with a silky goal ✌️

        31. 36'

          The Haverfordwest defence almost play themselves in to trouble as Josh Lock picks up the ball just inside the box. He’s able to take a shot but Kyle McCarthy does superbly to put his body in the way and block the shot.

        33. 33'

          GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! DAN HAWKINS!

          Hawkins is found in space by Rhys Abbruzzese on the left-hand side. He lets fly with a low-driven effort which beats Ben Hughes at his near post.

        34. 33'

          Goal

          HAWKINS Daniel Thomas

        35. 📸 Ben Ahmun celebrates with his teammates after opening the scoring for Haverfordwest

        36. 25'

          Dan Hawkins plays a nice cross-field ball to Owain Jones but he can’t keep his shot down as it sails over the bar.

        37. 21'

          Some in the ground appealing for a penalty as Owain Jones goes down in the box. Not given.

        38. 20'

          Caernarfon Town skipper Ryan Sears carries the ball forward and puts a cross in to the box but it only ends up in the arms of Zac Jones.

        39. 18'

          Haverfordwest almost gets a quick-fire second! Corey Shephard breaks a Caernarfon attack up and threads the ball to Jacob Owen. Owen on the right-hand side puts a pass across to Dan Hawkins who finesses a shot at Ben Hughes who has to dive down low to save.

        40. 17'

          Goal

          AHMUN Benjamin

        41. 16'

          GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!

          Corey Shephard weaves his way in to the box and looks to take the shot but it falls in to the path of Ben Amun who can touch home from a couple of yards out.

        42. 8'

          Rhys Abbruzzese is allowed to go through unchallenged until he lines up a left-footed shot which is blocked by the head of Blaine Hudson.

        43. 5'

          Greg Walters intercepts a mis-placed pass and threads the ball through to Ben Amun who earns a corner-kick. Caernarfon Town can clear their lines.

          Even start from both teams who have tried to sniff something out in the early moments of the game.

        44. 1'

          We’re underway here at the Ogi Bridge Meadow. Caernarfon Town get the game underway for us.

        45. '

          Substitution

          GOSSET Daniel replaces DOWNEY Sam

        46. '

          Substitution

          CANAVAN Jake George replaces HUDSON Blaine

        47. 🗳️ THE VOTES ARE IN!

          We asked you who would win today and now the voting has shut. It was decided by just one vote, but you think Caernarfon Town will win today. 🔮

        49. Bluebirds boss Tony Pennock speaks to Sgorio’s Sioned Dafydd prior to kick-off.

        50. A landmark appearance for Haverfordwest County’s Corey Shephard who is playing his 100th game for the Bluebirds. 💯

        52. What would be your dream European holiday? ✈️

          Caernarfon Town and Haverfordwest County players answer the question ahead of a possible trip to the continent this summer.

        53. Kev Sheret, Caernarfon Town’s Head of Goalkeeping, believes the pressure is off the for Cofi’s today after speaking to the Coficast.

        54. “To be fair to the Caernarfon boys, I met them on the day of my first game and they were amazing, really welcoming.”

          “It was made clear straight away that we were going to be working together and working really well.”

          Ben Hughes speaks of the welcome he got when he signed for Caernarfon Town on loan from Swansea City. This is the final game of his loan tenure at The Oval, can he sign off with a win?

          👉 Read more: https://faw.cymru/cymru-leagues/news/ben-hughes-caernarfon-town-european-play-off-final/ 🔗

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        56. Zac Jones is hoping for a European trip

          “It would be a great way to wrap up a great season for the club and would be the icing on the cake to qualify twice in three years.” 🗣️

          Golden Glove winner Zac Jones spoke to FAW.Cymru about Sunday’s JD Cymru Premier European Play-Off final. He’s hoping for a big crowd at the Ogi Bridge meadow.

          Read more by clicking here

        57. Haverfordwest County AFC’s COO Beccy Nuttall appeared on the clubs’ in-house video podcast The Bluebirds Nest. She talked all things Bluebirds and provided an update ahead of Sunday’s match.

        58. Voting is now open for the FAW National League Awards. Haverfordwest County and Caernarfon Town both have personnel nominated. Tony Pennock is up for Manager of the Season and Louis Lloyd is in both the Player and Young Player of the Season category. Have you casted your vote yet? If not, visit the link below! 🗳️

          Cast your vote by clicking here

        59. A place in Europe on the line. You don’t want to miss this 🍿

          🎟️ Be at Ogi Bridge Meadow on Sunday by clicking here.

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