The Road to Nowhere – The Welsh Cup Fifth Round 2011

It’s the fifth round of the Welsh Cup today but you would find it hard to find anyone but the teams involved excited about it. The fixtures below have thrown up a few interesting ties’

Gap Connah's Quay (Cymru Alliance Football) v UWIC (Welsh League Division 3)

Llanelli (Welsh Premier League) v Prestatyn Town (Welsh Premier League)

Port Talbot Town (Welsh Premier League) v Bangor City (Welsh Premier League)

The New Saints (Welsh Premier League) v Cardiff Grange Harlequins (Welsh League Division 3)

The blog team is still Gap Connah’s Quay after a fourth round extra-time defeat of Carmarthen Town, today they take on Cardiff based UWIC It is the only game not involving a Welsh Premier League club insuring one team from the lower leagues will make the semi-finals. The losers today will trouser £6.000 in prize money. UWIC coach Christian Edwards, who recently resigned as assistant manager at Aberystwyth Town, insists his side will give it their best shot and said,

“We’re happy to be underdogs, but we’re in it to win it.”

There is a another Cardiff based team in this round and like UWIC play in the Welsh League Division 3, Cardiff Grange Harlequins. There opponents today The New Saints are riding high, second in the Welsh Premier giving the Quins a touch job on they hands.

The other two games involve Welsh Premier teams Prestatyn have to make the long trip the Llanelli and last years winners Bangor City face Port Talbot at home. Port Talbot are managed by Cardiffian Mark Jones who will be looking to get one over top of the league Bangor after losing to them 3-2 in the final last season.
The road so far

Fifth Round - Saturday 26 February 2011 Gap Connah's Quay v UWIC Att
Fourth Round - Saturday 29th January 2011 Carmarthen Town 2-2 (AET 2-3) GAP Connah’s Quay Att
Third Round - Saturday 6th November 2010 Goytre United 2-3 Carmarthen Town Att
Second Round - Oct 2nd 2010 Goytre United 3-1 Fleur de Lys  Att N/A
First Round - 11th September 2010 - Fleur de Lys  1-0 Ely Rangers - Att 200
Qualifying Round Two - 28th August 2010 - RTB Ebbw Vale  1-4 Fleur de Lys  Att N/A
Qualifying Round One - 14th August 2010 - Talgarth Town  0-5 Fleur de Lys  Att N/A