Newport 6 Carew 2

Carew travelled to Chepstow and a stone's throw from 'the Old Severn Bridge' to play Newport with half of their first XI missing through injury and work commitments, drafting in second XI players with a mixture of youth and experience who performed admirably.

With James Mason barged-off the ball early in the game, Carew were awarded a penalty corner which went close to opening the scoring.

However Carew did take the lead with a goal from captain Steve Kendrick after 15 minutes, but immediately lost the advantage to a quick break by the Newport forwards.

It was Mason who put Carew back in front from a quick free hit taken outside the circle by Wheeler, but again Newport hit back with a somewhat controversial goal.

Some fine defending from Carew was keeping Newport at bay, but the visitors came under pressure as the half-time whistle blew when Newport were scored a goal to put them 3-2 up.

Carew were on top for much of the second half as they pushed for the equaliser, but this proved to be their downfall as they were hit twice on the break, with Newport's centre forward bagging a brace of goals in a couple of minutes.

More fouls followed on both Mason and Kendrick, as they were taken out on more than one occasion, only to find the offences going unpunished.

To finish off a frustrating day, Newport grabbed another goal with a minute to go from a hit that seemed to be outside the circle.

Team: L. Thomas (GK), S. Kendrick (capt.), D. Ferguson, D. Head, R. Fieldhouse, O. Johnson, T. Pritchard, B. Wheeler, J. Mason, A. Hall, M. Fieldhouse, J. Evans.

Carew Hockey Club is home to both Swansea University and Cardiff this weekend and will be playing both matches 'in the pink' for Cancer Research.

Anyone who would like to contribute to this good cause, please contact Bernie Wheeler on (01834) 891218.