Rhyl 0 Neath 1
Saturday March 6th 2010

We completed a first double of the season at Rhyl in what was a very welcome return to winning ways after a frustrating spell. We began the game very brightly and took the game to Rhyl with some incisive passing and great control and limited the hosts to the odd foray forward. We had to wait however until the 49th minute for the winner which came from Chris Llewellyn after a wonderful pass from the irrepressible Chris Jones. Soon after Steve Pockett was red carded and this put Rhyl in control for the remainder of the game, but we defended solidly with Ian Hillier and Liam Hancock magnificent in the centre of defence and Anthony Williams making two top drawer saves, to give us all three points.

Neath FC 1 Prestatyn 1
Tuesday 23rd February 2010

We were forced to endure yet more frustration at the Gnoll during this game as we dominated from start to finish against a resilient Bastion Road team. We began the game well, controlling affairs in the opening exchanges until an inexplicable mix up at the back allowed Ian Griffiths to give the visitors the lead. Despite us huffing and puffing it remained this way until the break. With the arrival of Peter Nicholas into the dressing room, the half time chat was positive and this showed as we came out in the second half and were excellent. We passed the ball well and controlled the game totally, but had to wait until the 65th minute to gain the equaliser through Craig Steins, following an excellent goal bound header from Chris Llewellyn. From that moment on it looked as if there would only be one winner and this should have been the case as we created chance after chance to win the game, but the visiting defence and clearly injured goalkeeper showed great determination to shut out the game. This is how it finished- with a frustrating 1-1 draw.
Neath FC wish to commend Prestatyn for what was quite obviously a long and ardous midweek trip and wish the club all the best for the remainder of the season.