Welsh Cup final 1996
Neath next-up after Saints despatch the Exiles
Saturday 28 January 2012
NEATH are next-up for The New Saints in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Cup after a comfortable 4-0 victory over Newport County at Park Hall.
With the Exiles also in Blue Square Premier action at Gateshead, manager Justin Edinburgh sent an inexperienced squad to Oswestry and they were despatched by four first-half goals.
The visitors could have drawn first blood when Myron Khan volleyed over the bar from a corner in the second minute but, a double salvo from the Saints virtually ended the game as a contest.
Scott Ruscoe's corner was drilled back into the box and defender Connell Rawlinson stabbed home from close range past keeper Danny Potter.
And, just four minutes later, Luke Holden's flag kick was returned into the box by Craig Jones for Alex Darlington to finish.
Greg Draper added a superb third on 26 minutes with a 25-yard volley and Jones hit an equally exquisite effort into the top corner two minutes before the break.
TNS dropped down a couple of gears in the second half with next week's game against Neath in mind and had little difficulty holding their visitors at bay, with sub Ryan Fraughan, Nicky Ward and Fraughan again all close to increasing the goal tally.
Quarter-final dtaw:
Bala Town v Llanelli AFC
Airbus UK Broughton v Carmarthen Town
Aberystwyth Town v Cefn Druids
The New Saints v Neath FC
Ties to be played on the weekend of 25/26/27 February.
Photo: Greg Draper hails Connell Rawlinson who put the Saints in front.
Match facts
Andy Mulliner
John Whelan
Gary Curtis
Mike Brown
Arwel Jones
Chris Whelan
Garry Evans
Neil O'Brien
Ian Evans
Tommy Morgan
Simon Abercrombie
Substitutes
Tim Nunnerley
Mike Watt
Darren Barrett
Goalscorers
Tommy Morgan
Garry Evans
Chris Whelan
Substitutions
Nunnerley -> I Evans
Watt -> O'Brien
BARRY TOWN
Ovendale
Evans
Lloyd
Mayer
Batchelor
Barnett
P Giles
Bird
Hunter
R Jones
O'Gorman
Substitutes
Griffith
Withers
Pike
Goalscorers
Gary Lloyd
Mike Brown (og)
Tony Bird
Substitutions
Pike -> Hunter (57)
Withers -> P Giles (97)
Griffith -> Barnett (105)
ATTENDANCE
2666