The final game of the season saw Llanfyllin approach the game with a strong chance of finishing second if they could snatch a win, and be confirmed third with a draw. However, neither result was within the teams grasp. As after a 10 game unbeaten run in the league, the Magpies received a thrashing at the hands of league champions Bettws.

In the first half it was a very even affair, with both teams having some good possession and defending the edge of their area very well. With no real clear cut chance coming for either team in the opening 20 minutes, although Llanfyllin did carve out 2 good chances. After some great work in the middle of the park by Sam Jones he found Zakh Ward who managed to turn his man before picking out the expert run of Lee Morris who had snuck in behind the Bettws defence before striking a shot towards the top corner only to see it clip the crossbar.

The second chance saw the partnership of Ward and Morris combine again, as they looked to add to their impressive goal haul for the season. Some more good work by the midfield trio of Lewis, Sam and Diggy saw the ball find Ward again, who with some space knocked a pass into the path of Morris who was extremely unlucky to see the goalkeeper get a hand to his shot.

Despite the better chances it was in fact Bettws who did get the ball in the net first. However, it was controversially ruled out for being offside. It was unclear whether the player who scored the goal was offside or his team mate who and moved towards the ball but did not make contact. Despite the setback Bettws did eventually take the lead but through a very lucky route. The right back had drove forward and delivered a decent looking cross, only for the wind to catch the ball and take it into the top corner over a helpless Gareth Jones.

This gave Bettws a 1-0 lead going into the half., with Llanfyllin looking like having a great chance of getting back into the game and getting the points needed.

But after the break a very different team came out, and delivered possibly the worst 45 minutes of their season. The first 10 minutes were much like the first with a battle for possession in the middle of the park. But on the 55th minute things went all wrong for the home side. Conceding 2 goals in 5 minutes effectively ending the game as a contest against the team with the best defensive record in the league.

After the 2 goals Llanfyllin let their heads go down and allowed Bettws to dominate the remainder of the game, adding 2 goals along the way leading to a 5-0 scoreline. Llanfyllin were very disappointed with the half and even more so by the reaction of going the goals behind and lost all effort in the game. They did however have 2 good chances only to be denied by a very good goal keeper.

Both chances fell to Zakh Ward. The first a free kick from the edge of the area that looked destined for the top corner only to be clawed away, and the second a penalty. the miss summed up a bad day at the office for the Magpies who will look to forget the result as they aim to build on the positives of the season as they prepare for the next season.

Llanfyllin can look back on the season as a very good building block for next season, being only a few points off finishing second along with a good run in the Emrys Morgan Trophy and an unbeaten run of 10 games things are looking very bright for next season.

LLANFYLLIN TOWN F C

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