{"id":18716,"date":"2026-04-30T11:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/?p=18716"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:06:03","slug":"owen-pritchard-its-been-a-bit-of-a-rocky-campaign-for-penybont-but-im-buzzing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/news\/owen-pritchard-its-been-a-bit-of-a-rocky-campaign-for-penybont-but-im-buzzing\/","title":{"rendered":"Owen Pritchard: &#8216;It\u2019s been a bit of a rocky campaign for Penybont but I\u2019m buzzing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-26_Penybont-v-Briton-Ferry-Llansawel_149-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-26_Penybont-v-Briton-Ferry-Llansawel_149-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-26_Penybont-v-Briton-Ferry-Llansawel_149-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-26_Penybont-v-Briton-Ferry-Llansawel_149-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-26_Penybont-v-Briton-Ferry-Llansawel_149-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-12-26_Penybont-v-Briton-Ferry-Llansawel_149-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Penybont midfielder Owen Pritchard believes victory in Saturday\u2019s JD Cymru Premier European Play-Off Final would be the club\u2019s biggest achievement yet as they prepare to face Haverfordwest County (KO 17:25). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rhys Griffiths\u2019 side welcome the Bluebirds to the DragonBet Stadium for the 2025\/26 season curtain closer, buoyed by a dramatic penalty shootout win over Colwyn Bay in last weekend\u2019s semi-final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penybont may have secured a top-six finish in Phase One, but their form collapsed after the turn of the year, with the club still searching for a first win in 90 minutes since New Year\u2019s Day. Yet their resilience resurfaced when it mattered most. After a tense goalless draw against Colwyn Bay, a steely display from the penalty spot has left them just one game away from securing European football for a second consecutive season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-7-10_Kauno-Zalgiris-v-Penybont_113-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-7-10_Kauno-Zalgiris-v-Penybont_113-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-7-10_Kauno-Zalgiris-v-Penybont_113-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-7-10_Kauno-Zalgiris-v-Penybont_113-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-7-10_Kauno-Zalgiris-v-Penybont_113-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-7-10_Kauno-Zalgiris-v-Penybont_113-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Penybont suffered a 4-1 aggregate defeat in the UEFA Conference League First Qualifying Round last year to Lithuanian side Kauno \u017dalgiris <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore the Colwyn Bay game, Griff spoke in the media about us being the underdogs, but it wasn\u2019t something we had talked about in the changing room,\u201d explained Pritchard. \u201cAs we hadn\u2019t performed well in Phase Two, it felt like the pressure was off us and I was really proud of the way we played &#8211; to show so much courage and bravery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince getting that win, the boys have been buzzing. We watched the Haverfordwest game together and to qualify for a third time in four years would mean so much and would just show how far we\u2019ve come as a club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe club has come on year-on-year since coming up from the Cymru South, and each year we\u2019ve progressed on the year before. Obviously, this year has been difficult and after the season we\u2019ve had, it could actually mean more than when we finished runners-up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026_04_12_ct_Colwyn_Bay_v_Penybont_FC-221-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026_04_12_ct_Colwyn_Bay_v_Penybont_FC-221-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026_04_12_ct_Colwyn_Bay_v_Penybont_FC-221-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026_04_12_ct_Colwyn_Bay_v_Penybont_FC-221-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026_04_12_ct_Colwyn_Bay_v_Penybont_FC-221-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026_04_12_ct_Colwyn_Bay_v_Penybont_FC-221-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pritchard dispatched his penalty in the shootout win over Colwyn Bay last weekend<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite their barren stretch in Phase One, Penybont did record two victories over Haverfordwest before the split, with both teams well-versed in facing one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ll be just as up for the game as we are &#8211; I thought they played really well on Saturday,\u201d Pritchard added. \u201cI didn\u2019t play in the first two games against them this season, so it\u2019ll be a new challenge for me, but we know their players, we\u2019ve played them numerous times, so it won\u2019t be too unusual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait, the boys can\u2019t wait. 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