USW men’s football 1st 0-3 Cardiff Met 3rd

By Harvey Toozer

^{USW Men’s 1sts were comfortably dismantled by Cardiff Met 3rds despite a resilient first-half performance at the Sport Park.}

^{The hosts started the match strongly, and although they couldn’t many chances they were solid at the back and nullified the opposition’s threat.}

^{But there were warning signs of what was to come.}

^{USW defender Kavan O’Leary made a crucial block early on in the first half to stop Met from taking an early lead.}

 ^{Later in the first half, USW were lucky to get the benefit of a contentious offside decision after Met striker Fin Skiverton tapped home from a corner.}

^{The home side ran out of luck shortly after the second-half kicked off, as Skiverton converted a chance after Joe Holland in the USW goal had initially made a great save.}

^{Met doubled their lead minutes later through a deflected effort from Harry Williams.}

^{There was a glimmer of hope for USW when striker, Munya Mabwe had a powerful shot saved.}

^{But any optimism was short-lived as Met put the game to bed two minutes later thanks to another Skiverton goal.}

^{Andrew Whittington’s USW side failed to create any meaningful chances despite late dominance of possession.}

^{The defeat puts an immediate dent in USW’s promotion hopes from BUCS Western Tier 2, which was the aim for Whittington before the season started.}

^{USW have the opportunity to get their season back on track as they face Cardiff University 2nds away next week.}