2011 Welsh Cup Final

2011 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup Final
Event 2010–11 Welsh Cup
Date 8 May 2011
Venue Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Man of the Match Rhys Griffiths
Referee Mark Petch (Deganwy)[1]
Attendance 1,719

The 2011 Welsh Cup Final was the final of the 125th season of the main domestic football cup competition in Wales, the Welsh Cup. The final was played at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on 8 May 2011 and marked the third time the final has been staged at the stadium. The match was contested by Bangor City, who beat Gap Connah's Quay 1-0 in their semi-final, and Llanelli who beat The New Saints 1-0 in their semi-final.

Welsh Premier League side Llanelli were looking for their first Welsh Cup win having contested in two previous finals, appearing previously in 2008 losing 1-0 to this year's opponents. While it is Bangor City's 15th appearance in the final, who were looking to make history as the first North Wales club to win four consecutive Welsh Cups.[2]

Route to the final

Pre-match

Officials

Deganwy-based referee Mark Petch was named as the referee for the 2011 Welsh Cup Final on 12 April 2011. Petch had previously officiated in two Under-19 Internationals and to Welsh Cup semi finals.[3]

His assistants for the 2011 final were Gareth Ayres of Port Talbot, Phil Thomas of Porth, with Bryn Markham-Jones of Wrexham as the fourth official.[1]

Kits

Both teams wore their home kits.

Match

Details

8 May 2011
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
2011 Welsh Cup Final
Bangor City 1 – 4 Llanelli
Alan Bull  51' Report  15', 60' Rhys Griffiths
 20' Craig Moses
 64' Chris Venables
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Attendance: 1,719
Referee: Mark Petch (Deganwy)
Bangor City
Llanelli
BANGOR CITY:
GK 1Wales Paul Smith
DF 2 England Peter Hoy  70'
DF 3 Wales Chris Roberts  66'
DF 4 England Dave Morley  71'
DF 5 Wales Darren Moss (c)
MF 6Wales Clive Williams  62'
FW 7Wales Nicky Ward
MF 11Wales Chris Jones  75'
FW 16Wales Les Davies
S 17England Alan Bull  75'
DF 8 Wales Michael Johnston
Substitutes:
MF 12England Mark Smyth  77'  62'
MF 15 England Eddie Jebb  75'
MF 9Wales Sion Edwards  75'
FW England Michael Jukes
GK Republic of Ireland Chris Oldfield
Manager:
Wales Neville Powell
LLANELLI:
GK 1Wales Ashley Morris
DF 2 Wales Kris Thomas
DF 3 Wales Chris Venables
DF 4 Wales Stuart Jones
DF 5 Wales Wyn Thomas
MF 6Wales Jason Bowen  74'
MF 7England Antonio Corbisiero
FW 9Wales Rhys Griffiths
MF 16Wales Chris Holloway
S 17Wales Craig Moses
DF 8 Wales Ashley Evans
Substitutes:
MF 12Wales Jordan Follows  74'
MF 15 Wales Andy Legg
GK 13Wales Craig Richards
FW Wales Adam Orme
DF Wales Martyn Giles
Manager:
Wales Andy Legg

MATCH OFFICIALS

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Welsh Cup Final". Referee Association of Wales. May 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Llanelli yearn for repeat of old-time cup fever". welsh-premier.com. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Mark Petch profile". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.