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Haverfordwest Academy under 14s with coach Phil Jones

 
Haverfordwest Academy under 14s recently travelled to the House of Sport in Cardiff to take part in the FAW National Futsal Finals and did really well to claim the runners-up spot.
 
Haverfordwest played Rhyl in the semi-final and scored two early goals but were soon in trouble at the half-time stage.    Things got worse as Rhyl built up a 5-3 lead but a fine comeback took the score to 5-5 with penalties to settle the tie. Haverfordwest were more clinical with their finishing and went through to the final.
 
Tactics clash
 
The final against Cambrian and Clydach was noted for a contest of tactics. Haverfordwest passed the ball well in the first half, but Cambrian and Clydach had the patience to let them attack and scored a goal from a breakaway.       
 
Cambrian made the score 2-0 but Haverfordwest's  resilience and tenacity earned them a 2-2 draw before high tension in the penalty shoot-out saw a crucial miss and a win for a jubilant Cambrian and Clydach squad.  
 
Haverfordwest could be proud of a good all-round team performance against the best teams at this level in Wales, to be worthy runners up in this national competition.
 
Squad: Morgan Thomas, Garin Gardner, Curtis Hicks, Levi Jones, Travis O’Connor,  Phil Jones (coach), Henry McBeth, Nick Jones, Max Brindley, Morgan Thomas, James Williams.