Carmarthen Town 1 Welshpool Town 1

Despite retaining an unbeaten tag for 2010 this was a disappointed result for Town as they looked to book top-flight football in next season’s restructured League.

Town started brightly. A Chris Thomas’ set piece was tipped over by visiting keeper Dave Maguire and Nathan Cotterrall proved to be a menace down the left but, unfortunately, without an end result before the visitors’ appeal for a spot kick on the ten-minute mark, after Mark Griffiths went down in the box, fell on deaf ears.

But Town eventually made the breakthrough they had threatened six minutes before the break. Sean Cronin nodding down a Sacha Walters flag kick for Danny Thomas to net the lose ball.

Following the resumption Town increased the pressure. But with the Welshpool defence standing strong they gradually gained in confidence and on 65 minutes the mid-Wales Lilies were level. A cleverly worked free kick saw Steffan Edwards beating keeper Neil Thomas from the edge of the box.

Deryn Brace sent on his subs in an effort to galvanise his team. Mattie Davies saw literally his second touch of the ball cleared off the line and Dale Griffiths’ header from the last corner of the game flew inches over the bar.

But it was the visitors who probably came closest to finding a late winner when Griffiths was released on the half way line and it took a fine save from Thomas to ensure that Town had something to show for their efforts.

Town’s stuttering season continues and with the campaign entering a vital period manager Deryn Brace will be disappointed that his side had not capitalised fully against a side near the bottom of the league.

Town: N Thomas, R Hughes, Hanford, Palmer (Griffiths 67'), Cronin, C Thomas, D Thomas (Davies 75'), Walters (Pritchard 55'), Fowler, C Hughes, Cotterrall.

Welshpool: Maguire, Windsor, Boardman, Peate, Pritchard, Hughes, Ramsey, Griffiths, Cronshaw (Price 65'), Edwards. Subs not used: Jenkins, Williams.

Attendance: 273 Referee: Mark Whitby