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CARMARTHEN TOWN 1 PORT TALBOT TOWN 1 (Town go through 4-1 on penalties)

Aize on Town's win over Port Talbot in the QF of the Welsh Cup
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"It was an eventful game, but it was always going to be a nip and tuck game. I have to be honest and say that in my own personal opinion perhaps the referee had too much of an influence on the game. Whilst he didn't influence the result I think he influenced the nature of the game with respect to some of the decisions he made. Having said all that I thought the spirit of the players and their mental attitude towards it was fantastic".

"They had a man sent off and you'd think then we're favourites. We then have a man sent off and lose a goal keeper and suddenly they are favourites at ten men and they get the goal which they never would have got if we had a normal goalkeeper in".

"But to be fair to the players I can't speak highly enough about the way they then dug in and got us back in the game at one 1-1 and subsequently had enough reserves of energy, determination and technique to then score four penalties".

“You just couldn't write the script. The manager then goes on and saves the first two spot kicks, which were two very good saves. You coudn't write it. So the bottom line is that when they make the draw for the semi final Carmarthen Town is in it. However you got there, whatever the circumstances, whatever decisions made that is the main thing in cup football."

Deryn's Dugout