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Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ten-man Penybont bow out of Europe
Ten-man Penybont have been knocked out of Europe after a 4-1 aggregate defeat to Lithuania's Kauno Zalgiris. Penybont trailed 3-0 after the first leg of the Uefa Conference League first qualifying round, leaving them a mountain to climb on their return to Cardiff. The task became even bigger when Aldayr Hernandez found the back of the net with a free header from a corner after just 13 minutes. The Cyrmu Premier side hit straight back when former Newport County man Nathan Wood struck the ball into the bottom corner to level the scores. But any hopes of a comeback were severely dented when second half substitute Owain Warlow was sent off shortly after coming on for violent conduct. Penybont had a shout for a penalty and also came close with a Chris Venables effort while goalkeeper Adam Armstrong pulled off a remarkable double save to deny the Lithuanian side. This result, as well as Haverfordwest's loss to Malta's Floriana, leaves The New Saints as Wales' only representation left in European football this season. They will face Differdange of Luxembourg. Penybont manager Rhys Griffiths said: "I've learned some stuff. I think I made a mistake in the first game being a bit too aggressive probably. "Not to make excuses, we're playing against a team with an €11m budget a year, that's probably six, seven times what TNS's is. "So it was always going to be a tall order, but I'm really proud of the way we competed with them."
BBC News
17-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Penybont v Kauno Žalgiris
Update: Date: 90'+7 Title: Post Content: Match ends, Penybont 1, Kauno Zalgiris 1. Update: Date: 90'+7 Title: Full Time Content: Second Half ends, Penybont 1, Kauno Zalgiris 1. Update: Date: 90'+1 Title: Post Content: Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Update: Date: 89' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Kauno Zalgiris. Dejan Kerkez replaces Romualdas Jansonas. Update: Date: 88' Title: Booking Content: Chris Venables (Penybont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Update: Date: 84' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Kauno Zalgiris. Nidas Vosylius replaces Temur Chogadze. Update: Date: 84' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Kauno Zalgiris. Valdas Paulauskas replaces Gratas Sirgedas. Update: Date: 77' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Kauno Zalgiris. Vilius Armanavicius replaces Fedor Cernych. Update: Date: 75' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Penybont. Billy Borge replaces Joe Woodiwiss. Update: Date: 75' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Penybont. Jac Clay replaces Clayton Green. Update: Date: 64' Title: Booking Content: Mark Little (Penybont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Update: Date: 64' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Penybont. Mark Little replaces Kai Ludvigsen. Update: Date: 59' Title: Booking Content: Kane Owen (Penybont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Update: Date: 58' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Penybont. Kane Owen replaces Jacob Jones. Update: Date: 58' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Penybont. Chris Venables replaces Nathan Wood. Update: Date: 48' Title: Booking Content: Clayton Green (Penybont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Update: Date: 46' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Kauno Zalgiris. Divine Naah replaces Damjan Pavlovic. Update: Date: 46' Title: Second Half Content: Second Half begins Penybont 1, Kauno Zalgiris 1. Update: Date: 45'+6 Title: Half Time Content: First Half ends, Penybont 1, Kauno Zalgiris 1. Update: Date: 45'+5 Title: Dismissal Content: Owain Warlow (Penybont) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Penybont: Veteran striker Chris Venables relishes another shot at Europe
Penybont would have been forgiven for watching through gritted teeth as The New Saints beat Connah's Quay Nomads to claim the Welsh Cup last Sunday. But ultimately, TNS' latest trophy triumph meant celebrations for Penybont, given that it secured their place in this summer's Europa Conference League qualifiers. The south Wales side are looking forward to a shot at European football for only the second time courtesy of their second-placed finish in the Cymru Premier table, behind treble-winning TNS. Veteran Penybont striker Chris Venables was among the players, club officials and family members who gathered at their clubhouse to watch as TNS came from behind to overcome the Nomads to send Rhys Griffiths' team into Europe. "We're thrilled to have qualified again," said 39-year-old Venables, who has previously played in Europe for Aberystwyth Town and Bala Town. "It was a really strange day. After the game, it was a superb atmosphere, as you could imagine, but during the game it was tense, especially with the way the game played out. "It could have gone either way and it went right to the end, so it wasn't the most pleasant of experiences."
