Blow to Bangor’s hopes

Mar 25 2008 Western Mail

Neath 1-0 Bangor

BANGOR CITY’S Euro-pean hopes took another nose dive at Llandarcy Park, while Neath’s late surge has given them hope of an assault on fourth place.

While the Eagles have gathered maximum Easter points the Citizens have had two fruitless journeys to South Wales, where they lost to Carmarthen on Saturday.

Andrew Dyer’s side are now just two points adrift of their opponents with a game in hand, while Bangor surely require a maximum return from their three remaining fixtures against Rhyl and Neath at home, plus Llangefni Town away, if they are to have any chance of European qualification via the league route.

In blustery conditions both teams played a cat-and-mouse game until the 23rd minute when Matthew Rees found space in the visitors’ penalty area following a corner and netted from close range.