Bala travelled to Vauxhall for their 6th pre-season Friendly on a balmy evening on the Wirral.
It was all Bala in the opening 10 mins. A huge Penalty shout was dismissed and an excellent save by Vauxhall keeper from a Charlie Fisher shot kept the scoresheet blank. The home side forced their first corner after 13 mins which was easily cleared. It was still stalemate after 25 mins but the home side were beginning to put more pressure on the visitors goal.
This pressure then tells after 28 minutes when a cross is headed in without a challenge from the Bala defence. The Visitors early promise has evaporated. Tempers then flare after 33 mins but no repercussions from the referee.
Bala then created a number of half chances before the interval but to no avail and the squandered efforts leave the visitors trailing 0.1 at half time. Changes to the line up are made at half time half time.Tomas Jones and Tom Kelly replace Charlie Fisher and Emmanuel Osilaja.
Bala start second half as they did the first putting a lot of pressure on the home goal but still no clear cut opening. Will Bell limps off after 55 minutes and is replaced by a Trialist. The final ball is letting Bala down badly. They are dominating possession but there is no end product. Incessant pressure on the home goal but still no breakthrough 70 minutes.
And finally the pressure pays off with a fine Craig Lindfield header which went in off the post from a Naim Arsan corner. Amazingly Vauxhall take the lead again with a fierce shot after a goalmouth scramble following a corner. This was their first attack of the second half after 82 minutes. The home side then hung on to claim a somewhat undeserved win. This was definitely an improvement on last Saturday’s performance and there was no lack of commitment or effort. The cutting edge is now needed as we move towards the start of the new season.
Teithiodd Bala i Vauxhall ar gyfer eu chweched gêm gyfeillgar cyn y tymor ar noson braf a chynnes ar Benrhyn Cilgwri.
Bala oedd yn rheoli’r chwarae yn ystod y 10 munud agoriadol. Gwrthodwyd apêl gref am gic o’r smotyn, ac fe wnaeth gôl-geidwad Vauxhall arbediad rhagorol o ergyd Charlie Fisher i gadw’r sgôr yn ddi-sgôr. Enillodd y tîm cartref eu cornel gyntaf ar ôl 13 munud, ond cafodd honno ei chlirio’n hawdd. Roedd y gêm yn dal yn gyfartal wedi 25 munud, ond roedd y tîm cartref yn dechrau rhoi fwy o bwysau ar amddiffyn Y Bala.
Daeth y pwysau hwnnw i’w ffrwyth ar ôl 28 munud pan gafodd croesiad ei benio i’r rhwyd heb unrhyw her gan amddiffyn Bala. Roedd addewid cynnar yr ymwelwyr wedi diflannu. Yna cododd y tymerau ar ôl 33 munud, ond ni chymerodd y dyfarnwr unrhyw gamau pellach.
Creodd Bala nifer o hanner-gyfleoedd cyn yr egwyl, ond heb lwyddiant, a gadawodd y cyfleoedd gwastraffedig hwy ar ei hôl hi o 1–0 ar yr hanner.
Gwnaed newidiadau i’r tîm yn ystod yr egwyl, gyda Tomas Jones a Tom Kelly yn cymryd lle Charlie Fisher ac Emmanuel Osilaja.
Dechreuodd Bala’r ail hanner yn yr un modd â’r cyntaf, gan roi llawer o bwysau ar gôl y tîm cartref, ond heb greu cyfle clir. Gadawodd Will Bell y cae wedi 55 munud oherwydd anaf, a daeth chwaraewr prawf i’w le.
Roedd y bêl olaf yn siomi Bala dro ar ôl tro. Er eu bod yn dominyddu meddiant, nid oedd unrhyw gynnyrch terfynol. Parhaodd y pwysau di-baid ar gôl Vauxhall, ond heb dorri’r amddiffyn hyd at 70 munud.
O’r diwedd, talodd y pwysau ar ei ganfed pan beniodd Craig Lindfield yn wych o gic gornel Naim Arsan, gyda’r bêl yn mynd i mewn oddi ar y postyn.
Yn rhyfeddol, adenillodd Vauxhall y fantais yn fuan wedyn gyda ergyd ffyrnig yn dilyn sgrialu o flaen y gôl ar ôl cornel. Hon oedd eu hymosodiad cyntaf yn yr ail hanner, ar ôl 82 munud.
Llwyddodd y tîm cartref wedyn i ddal eu gafael i sicrhau buddugoliaeth a oedd, i lawer, braidd yn annhebyg o haeddiannol.
Roedd hwn yn sicr yn berfformiad gwell nag un dydd Sadwrn diwethaf, ac nid oedd unrhyw brinder ymrwymiad nac ymdrech. Bellach, wrth nesau at ddechrau’r tymor newydd, yr hyn sydd ei angen yw’r elfen finiog o flaen y gôl.
Starting lineup: Rhys Williams, Naim Arsan, Will Bell, Kyle Harrison, John Owen, Nathan Burke, Henry Evans, Charlie Fisher, Osebi Abadaki, Craig Lindfield, Emmanuel Osilaja.
