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JUNIOR COACHES WANTED FOR THE 2024/25 SEASON‼️ With a continually growing junior section, we need your support🫵🏼 We are looking for junior coaches on Wednesday evenings from 5 - 7:30pm for different age groups and also on Sunday for tournaments (monthly / every other month). Juniors are the future of our club and without assistance from others, we will not be able to keep giving young members a chance to play hockey and progress in our club! If you are interested or require further information, please get in touch 🏑🌟

Fishguard 1 – Carmarthen Athletic 3 The stage was set for another exciting West Wales Derby situated in Fishguard town. The weather was actually ok for once, every player on the pitch would have flash backs to the past games of monsoons and hurricanes. From the off, Carmarthen piled on the pressure and managed to keep the ball in Fishguard’s half for an extended period. A delightful drive down the baseline from Luke Dunning and a cut back pass to Josh Gwynne, sitting comfortably on his own at the edge of the D, fired off a quick shot which crashed in off the back post for the opener. Some outstanding plays from the Carmarthen wide midfielders Will Heath, Ryan Carvery and Luke Dunning peppered the D with chances which went begging. Towards the latter end of the first half Fishguard broke away with a swift run down their left side and crossed to the striker. A fumbled shot came at the Carmarthen keeper Tomos Garman which had it covered but a stray foot from a defender got in the line of fire and deflected in to the back board. First half ended 1-1, slight frustration was setting in for Carmarthen but after a few words from the team manager Doug Shaw, the ship was steadied. Second half started with a back and forth, counter attacks from each end. The Carmarthen defence of Lee Richardson, Jamie Pitman, Ollie Shaw and Dave Ferguson, were poised to snuff out any chance of the Fishguard attackers getting anywhere near the goal. Carmarthen forwards Rick Morgan, Josh Gwynne, Duncan Ecclestone and Tom Ferguson set the high press on Fishguard’s 16s and out of nowhere the central midfielder Jonti Merry forced his way through a sea of defenders and slotted a shot through the keepers pads. Carmarthen started to turn the screw and multiple chances followed. A wonderful cross from defensive midfielder Cai Morgan placed Striker Tom Ferguson in front of the keeper and took a swing but somehow the ball ended up narrowly missing a dog walker about 100 yards away on the field behind. After a relentless period of attacking Carmarthen were awarded a short corner, a quick and simple pass back from the receiver to the injector Duncan Ecclestone which slotted a shot in behind the keeper. Carmarthen hope to bring the same intensity to the next match against Swansea at home.

Saturday results🏑 M1 1-2 Penarth L1 1-1 Dowlais L2 3-5 Cardiff & Met Unlucky not to get the win this weekend but one final push next Saturday for the last games of the 22/23 season🔴⚫️

Fishguard 0 - Carmarthen 2 It wouldn't be a West Wales derby without wind, rain, sleet and freezing conditions. Nonetheless, Carmarthen were primed and ready for a thrilling game. From the starting whistle, Carmarthen set the tempo and placed Fishguard on the back foot with the relentless pressure from the top 4 forwards Tom Ferguson, Duncan Ecclestone, Dave Stevens and Josh Gwynne. One great ball from Defensive Midfielder Cai Morgan into the D found Centre Midfielder Jonti Merry with ample space in which he tomahawked the ball through a sea of defenders into the bottom corner of the goal. The pressure kept building throughout the first half. Wide midfielders Luke Dunning, Josh Richardson and Rick Morgan put in the hard miles running up and down the wings keeping the momentum with Carmarthen which resulted in another corker of a goal from Jonti from top D. Second half was where the Carmarthen defence shone through. Fishguard packed the pressure on but with Centre Back Lee Richardson marshalling his wide backs Ollie Shaw and Steffan Walters. Fishguard forwards didn't stand a chance. The transition plays around the back 3 to get out of danger were extraordinary. One of these transitions with 3 passes Carmarthen striker Tom Ferguson found himself on the top of the Fishguard D, a powerful strike left the keeper with no hope of touching. To his dismay, the umpire deemed it not a goal. A few great saves from the Fishguard keeper kept the strikers at bay. The final 3rd found a short period of possession for Fishguard in the Carmarthen D in which a strike out of nowhere headed straight towards the Carmarthen's net but Keeper Lee Jones managed to pick it out of the air with an acrobatic diving save keeping another clean sheet. Steffan 'Wally' Walters was named Man Of The Match for his flawless game and Defensive brilliance.

Saturday 5th March The final super Saturday of the season, with three senior teams playing at home❤️🖤 Results - L2 1-2 Howardian 3s (L) L1 2-2 Howardian 2s (D) M1 5-3 Whitchurch 5s (W) Great to have club members down at the astro supporting each other!! All four senior teams are playing away next weekend 💪🏼 Sunday 6th March Great effort by our U16’s up in Crymych. Great determination and drive to come away with some good results against excellent opposition. Big thank you to Lee Jones for coaching and Julian for umpiring, the future is bright⭐️🏑

Saturday 25th Feb What a performance from our men yesterday who beat Gwent 3-4 after being down 3-0 half time🥳 Great team effort with bare 11 players🏑 Frustrating game for our ladies 1s who travelled to Dowlais for a rearranged game and were unlucky to come away with a 1-0 loss. Looking forward to having 3 senior teams playing at home next weekend❤️🖤

Saturday 18th Feb Amazing team effort for the 1s today playing away to a strong Gowerton side. Proud to come home with a draw🥳 Our ladies 2s and men had a break in league fixtures today so played each other in a development game🏑 Sunday 19th Feb Great result for our ladies 3s today coming home with a 4-4 draw v Teigrod🏑🌟

An early morning pushback after a hefty eastward journey promised a tough game for Carmarthen this week. Fielding a bare 11 with no bench options, Carmarthen steeled themselves for a stern test against the current league leaders. An early period of ascendancy for Gwent piled pressure on Carmarthen, who looked to weather the storm. Despite a good period of attacking themselves, Carmarthen conceded the opener from a crisp Gwent counter attack. Gwent would soon double their lead from a fantastic powered strike at the top D. Carmarthen pressed through-out the first half and would have been duly rewarded a goal if not for stellar goalkeeping from the Gwent end. Carmarthen couldn’t convert pressure into points, and another cleanly executed counter found Carmarthen lacking in numbers at the back, and Gwent took a 3-0 lead into the break. Carmarthen dusted themselves off at half time, and made a few small tactical tweaks to structure their play. They came out the blocks firing and began securing short corners, with the back 3 of Richardson, Brennan and Carvey giving a platform for the midfield to turn and unlock the forward lines. Their first goal came from a short corner, with Captain Osian Evans scoring from a reverse sweep finish. This early goal galvanised the team and Carmarthen’s momentum began to snowball. Keen to capitalise, more short corners followed, and midfielder Jonti Merry deflected a drilled ball into the bottom corner for Carmarthen’s second. Carmarthen, now firmly in this game, began to really pile on the pressure. The wide mids of Josh Richardon and Ollie Shaw began to exploit the half spaces out wide and linked with the wide forwards well. Gwent looked to counter but defensive mid Cai Morgan snuffed out anything that came into his path. The equaliser came through young forward Josh Gwynne, who had come close to scoring in the first half. A sublime finish from the top D found the top left of the goal. The comeback had been completed, and Carmarthen had all the momentum going into the final quarter. The game tightened up as it approached the final 15 minutes, but a scintillating 1-2 between Evans and Merry unlocked Merry at the top of the D, who thundered home to take the lead for the first time in the game. A tense period followed, and Carmarthen truly rode their luck for periods, and thanks to a resolute defence and an eye-watering save from keeper Lee Jones, they held firm. As the final whistle approached, Carmarthen’s game management shone through as they worked the clock and played in the right parts of the pitch. Some fantastic hold up play from forward Rick Morgan gave time for support to arrive, and with time the final whistle arrived to a rapturous reception from Carmarthen’s players and travelling fans. Having sprung themselves into the promotion picture as dark horses, Carmarthen consolidate their 3rd place position, with a 6 pointer against 2nd place Whitchurch 5s next weekend back in Carmarthen. How much noise Carmarthen make in this division will largely be decided in the coming weeks as they approach the final stretch of the season.

Saturday results Nice to have three senior teams at home supporting each other!! M1 7-1 Swansea 6s L1 3-0 Rhondda 1s L2 1-1 Rhondda 2s Great results for all teams. Both our men and ladies 2s have a league break next weekend but our ladies 1 will be travelling to Gowerton🏑 👏👏👍🔴⚫ Sunday Results Great day in Llandysul for both our U12’s and U14’s. Some brilliant team goals on display throughout the day, great determination by all players💪🏻 U12’s Player of the Tournament🏅- Gwenno Rees U14’s Player of the Tournament🏅- Matthew Stirling 👏👏👍🔴⚫

Saturday results; M1 v Bridgend 5-0 (W) L2 v Llan Valleys 2-2 (D) L1 v Cardiff Uni 2s 2-4 (L) 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

Weekend results; 1-0 win for our ladies 1s at home v Presteigne ⭐️ Unfortunate result for our men playing away v Bridgend (3rds), with the game ending 5-3. We go again on Saturday🏑

Successful weekend of hockey🏑 Saturday - 21st Jan Ladies 2 secured a great win at home against Cwmtawe 2-1 👏👍 The mens were on a scoring roll, winning 7-0 at home v Cardiff & Met. Match report here - https://www.carmarthenathletichockeyclub.co.uk/post/match-report-carmarthen-athletic-7-0-cardiff-met 👏👍 Sunday - 22nd Jan The U16s travelled to Milford Haven for their first tournament of the year, they won two, drew one and lost one.👏👍 Bring on next weekend!! 🏑🔴⚫🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿