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ABERYSTWYTH TOWN v TREF ABERYSTWYTH CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS v CEI CONNAH SUNDAY 6TH MAY 2018 DYDD SUL 6 MAI 2018 KO 2:45PM CIC GYNTAF 2:45PM LATHAM PARK, NEWTOWN PARC LATHAM, Y DRENEWYDD 131ST JD WELSH CUP FINAL 131AIN ROWND DERFYNOL CWPAN JD CYMRU DAVID GRIFFITHSPRESIDENT, FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES LLYWYDD, CYMDEITHAS BÊL DROED CYMRU WELCOME CROESO FOLLOW Welcome to the JD Welsh Cup Final here at Croeso cynnes i rownd derfynol Cwpan JD Latham Park, Newtown, where Aberystwyth Cymru yma ym Mharc Latham, Drenewydd lle Town and Connah’s Quay Nomads go head-to- fydd Aberystwyth a Chei Connah yn cystadlu JD FOOTBALL head for the fantastic silverware on offer. am y tlws heddiw. FOR EXCLUSIVE CONTENT I’d like to congratulate both clubs on reaching Hoffwn i longyfarch y ddau dîm am gyrraedd this showpiece Final – the 131st to be contested. rownd derfynol rhif 131 y gystadleuaeth. I wish the two teams the very best of luck as Hoffwn i ddymuno’r gorau i bawb sydd yn Aberystwyth look to lift the trophy for the first cymryd rhan. Gydag Aberystwyth yn edrych time since 1900, whilst the Nomads aim to win it i godi’r cwpan am y tro gyntaf ers 1900 a’r for the first time in their history. Nomadiad yn gobeithio ennill y gystadleuaeth am y tro gyntaf, bydd hanes yn cael ei chreu Bala Town won the competition last season and beth bynnag y canlyniad. it’s fantastic that we’ll have a different name on the famous trophy again here today. Enillodd Bala'r cwpan llynedd ac mae’n hynod gyffrous gweld dau dîm gwahanol ar y cae heddiw. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank JD Sports, who continue to support domestic Hoffwn i gymryd y cyfle i ddiolch JD Sports football through their association with the sydd yn cefnogi pêl-droed Cymru trwy’r Welsh Cup and Welsh Premier League. We are cwpan a’r uwch cynghrair. Ni’n hynod falch o’r extremely grateful to them for their support. gefnogaeth. Finally, I would like to thank Newtown Football I gloi, hoffwn i ddiolch clwb pêl-droed Club for hosting the 131st JD Welsh Cup Drenewydd am gynnal rownd derfynol cwpan Final. It is an incredible honour and the club’s JD Cymru heddiw. Mae’n anrhydedd enfawr ac @JDFootball /JDFootballOfficial /JDFootball JDFootballSnaps /JDFootball JDFootball hardworking staff will make today a huge rwy’n sicr bydd staff gweithgar y clwb yn helpu’r success. diwrnod i fod yn llwyddiant. I hope you all enjoy the match. Mwynhewch y gêm. All the best, Diolch, David. David. EXCLUSIVE RETAIL PARTNER JDFOOTBALL.CO.UK www.faw.cymru 3 JD_FBALL_WELSH_FA_PROG_AD_A4_SEPT.indd 1 23/09/2015 11:07 Aberystwyth Town made immediate Welsh The challenge of JD Welsh Premier League Cup headlines at the 3rd round stage as champions The New Saints presented itself goals from Declan Walker, John Owen, for Andy Morrison's side in the quarter- Joe Phillips and Luke Borrelli knocked-out finals, but the in-form Bakare and Callum holders Bala Town in a surprise 4-0 win. Morris enabled the Nomads to come from behind to setup a semi-final against rivals Meanwhile, Connah's Quay Nomads also Bangor City. eased their way into the next round with a comfortable 3-0 win over Welsh League side Elsewhere, goals from Joe Phillips, Owen and Cwmbran Celtic. Goals from Michael Bakare Melvin booked Aberystwyth Town's place in and Matty Owen put the Nomads in control the last four as they claimed a 3-1 win over before John Oyenuga scored his first goal Carmarthen Town. for Andy Morrison's side to complete the In the semi-final, a hat-trick for Andy Owens victory. inspired Connah's Quay Nomads to a Another difficult challenge presented itself resounding 6-1 win over Bangor City to book for Aberystwyth Town in the next stage of their place in the Welsh Cup final for the first the competition as they made the journey to time in two decades. Cardiff Met, but a solitary goal from Malcolm Bakare continued his record of scoring in Melvin proved to be the difference as Aber every round while further goals from Ryan progressed into the quarter-final stage. Wignall and Nathan Woolfe completed the An early scare against Porthmadog proved scoring in a famous victory. to be unfounded for Connah's Quay in Meanwhile, Declan Walker scored a brace the 4th round, as the Nomads reacted to THE ROAD as Aberystwyth Town booked their place in conceding inside the opening 10 minutes by the domestic showpiece with a 2-1 win over scoring three goals through Bakare, Michael Newtown in what was a tense semi-final. TO THE FINAL Wilde and George Horan. V 4 www.faw.cymru Fe wnaeth Nomadiaid Cei Connah hefyd ond diolch i dalent ddiweddar Bakare am fynd ymlaen i’r rownd nesaf yn ddidrafferth ffeindio Cefn y rhwyd a gôl gan Callum gyda buddugoliaeth gyfforddus o 3-0 yn Morris, daeth buddugoliaeth i’r Nomadiaid erbyn carfan Cwmbrân Celtic o Gynghrair a lle yn y rownd gynderfynol yn erbyn eu Cymru. Goliau gan Michael Bakare a Matty gelynion Bangor. Owen sicrhaodd fod y Nomadiaid yn Yn yr un cyfnod, sicrhaodd goliau gan Joe rheoli’r gêm cyn i John Oyenuga sgorio’i gôl Phillips, Owen a Melvin lle Aberystwyth yn y gyntaf i garfan Andy Morrison i gwblhau’r rownd gynderfynol mewn buddugoliaeth o fuddugoliaeth. 3-1 dros Gaerfyrddin. Daeth her anodd arall i Aberystwyth yn y Yn y rownd gynderfynol, helpodd 3 gôl Andy rownd nesaf o’r gystadleuaeth wrth iddynt Owens y Nomadiaid i sicrhau buddugoliaeth TREF ABERYSTWYTH A deithio i wynebu Met Caerdydd. Profodd unig aruthrol o 6-1 yn erbyn Bangor a lle yn rownd gôl Malcom Melvin yn ddigon i arwain Aber i derfynol Cwpan Cymru am y tro cyntaf rownd yr wyth olaf y gystadleuaeth. NOMADIAID CEI CONNAH mewn dau ddegawd. Er i Borthmadog roi ysgytwad i’r Nomadiaid Parhaodd Bakare gyda’i record o sgorio wrth sgorio yn ystod 10 munud agoriadol ymhob rownd a daeth goliau gan Ryan y gêm yn y bedwaredd rownd, fe wnaeth y Wignall a Nathan Woolfe i gwblhau’r Nomadiaid ymateb gyda 3 gôl gan Bakare, fuddugoliaeth enwog. Michael Wilde a George Horan. Yn y rownd gynderfynol arall, sicrhaodd Pencampwyr Uwch Gynghrair JD Cymru, Y Aberystwyth eu lle yn y rownd derfynol Seintiau Newydd, oedd yn wynebu carfan gyda dwy gôl gan Declan Walker mewn Andy Morrison yn rownd yr wyth olaf. Y buddugoliaeth o 2-1 dros y Drenewydd. Seintiau Newydd aeth ar y blaen i ddechrau Fe wnaeth Aberystwyth hoelio’r penawdau yn ystod rownd 3 Cwpan Cymru eleni wrth i goliau gan Declan Walker, John Owen, Joe Phillips a Luke Borrelli anfon deiliaid y gwpan, Tref y Bala, allan o’r gystadleuaeth mewn buddugoliaeth annisgwyl o 4-0. 6 www.faw.cymru The Welsh Cup will be competed for in Newtown for only the fifth time in history today, a fact that will interest Aberystwyth in particular, as their one and only Welsh Cup success came in the town A TOWN way back in the 1899/1900 season. At the turn of century, the final was played while Llanelli's Wyn Thomas and Rhys in front of a reported 3,000 spectators at Griffiths were also sent off before the end of the Cunnings in Newtown, and Aberystwyth the game. eased to victory with a 3-0 win over Druids, A pitch invasion followed Chris Seargeant's a well-respected and established team of late equaliser for the eventual winners that era. that took the match to extra-time. It was Green, James and Storey were on target for certainly a final that the 1,510 fans present Aberystwyth on that April afternoon, and would not forget in a hurry. the current side will be keen to emulate their Another domestic treble was completed success today. when Latham Park next hosted the Welsh Developments at Latham Park were Cup final in 2014/2015, as a comfortable 2-0 rewarded in 2003/2004 as Newtown was victory for The New Saints against Newtown chosen to host the Welsh Cup final between themselves added weight to their argument Rhyl and Total Network Solutions. of being the best team in Welsh Premier League history. The match took place during a dominant era for Rhyl under the guidance of manager Matty Williams scored twice for Craig John Hulse, and a 1-0 victory completed the Harrison's side in what was the first Welsh domestic treble for the Lilywhites. However, Cup final to be played on an artificial surface, they had to work hard for the win against the and today's final will only be the second. side that had finished second to them in the Welsh Premier League table, and an injury- time own goal from TNS defender Chris Taylor was the cruel deciding factor in this close contest. THE WELSH CUP Latham Park would again host the final in WILL BE COMPETED 2007/2008, and it would prove to be one of the most controversial finals in recent FOR IN NEWTOWN history, as Bangor City claimed a 4-2 win over Llanelli after extra-time. FOR ONLY THE The tone for the afternoon was set when FIFTH TIME IN referee Phil Southall dismissed Bangor City's Peter Hoy inside the opening few minutes, HISTORY TODAY 8 www.faw.cymru www.faw.cymru 9 tymor. Er hynny, roedd hi’n gêm anodd i Rhyl oddi ar y cae yn gorfodi Llanelli i chwarae wrth i TNS gwthio nhw i amser ychwanegol.