Bala travelled to Cae Baker on Tuesday evening for a league fixture which had to try to exorcise the poor performance of their last match in Denbigh.
However it was the injury list that once again was the focus of attention before the match with 6 of the squad unavailable and a further blow when Tomas Jones had a car accident on his way to the game. He is thankfully uninjured but it left Bala with only 3 on the bench.
Bala played down the slope in the first half and dominated possession from the start. Despite this dominance clear cut chances were once again extremely limited with the final ball being squandered on numerous occasions. Bala had the ball in the net through Mike Hayes but his effort was ruled out by a controversial offside decision.
The match was played at a frenetic pace and there were a number of lively challenges being made by both teams. 6 first half bookings emphasised the tempo of the match. The Bala keeper was a virtual spectator but the Home keeper remained untroubled as well as the first half ended goalless.
The second half followed a similar pattern with Bala dominant in both possession and territorial advantage. The constant pressure resulted in the visitors hitting the woodwork 3 times but the breakthrough was looking more and more unlikely.
Changes were made by the visitors with Tom Kelly replacing Mike Hayes and then Okera Simmonds coming on instead of Charlie Fisher. It was this substitution in the 77th minute which finally resulted in the much needed breakthrough. Only a minute after the change was made the ball fell to Okera who hit an instant through ball with the outside of his right foot into the path of Osebi Abadaki who hit a superb strike into the far corner of the net for the all important opening goal.
This was a richly deserved reward for the visitors and the victory was completed with little danger to their defence. The Bala keeper did not have a save to make in the whole match.
We now have a 10 day break to recharge the batteries and hopefully get some of the injured players back into action before our Home match v Mold on September 26th.
Teithiodd Bala i Cae Baker nos Fawrth ar gyfer gêm gynghrair, gyda’r tîm yn awyddus i unioni’r perfformiad gwael yn eu gêm ddiwethaf yn Ninbych.
Fodd bynnag, y rhestr anafiadau oedd unwaith eto yn ganolbwynt sylw cyn y gêm, gyda 6 o’r garfan ddim ar gael, a chael ergyd arall pan gafodd Tomas Jones ddamwain car ar ei ffordd i’r gêm. Yn ffodus, nid yw wedi brifo, ond golygodd hyn mai dim ond 3 oedd ar y fainc i Bala.
Chwaraeodd Bala i lawr y llethr yn yr hanner cyntaf a dominyddu’r meddiant o’r cychwyn. Er gwaethaf y goruchafiaeth hon, roedd cyfleoedd clir unwaith eto yn hynod brin, gyda’r pas olaf yn cael ei wastraffu ar sawl achlysur. Cafodd Bala’r bêl yn y rhwyd drwy Mike Hayes, ond cafodd ei ymdrech ei diystyru oherwydd penderfyniad dadleuol o gamsefyll.
Chwaraewyd y gêm ar gyflymder gwyllt, gyda nifer o heriau brwd gan y ddau dîm. Roedd 6 cerdyn melyn yn yr hanner cyntaf yn pwysleisio dwyster y gêm. Roedd gôl-geidwad Bala bron yn wyliwr, ond ni chafodd gôl-geidwad y tîm cartref fawr o drafferth ychwaith, wrth i’r hanner cyntaf ddod i ben yn ddi-sgôr.
Dilynodd yr ail hanner batrwm tebyg, gyda Bala yn dominyddu o ran meddiant a mantais diriogaethol. Arweiniodd y pwysau cyson at i’r ymwelwyr daro’r gwaith coed 3 gwaith, ond roedd y gôl agoriadol yn ymddangos yn fwyfwy annhebygol.
Gwnaeth yr ymwelwyr newidiadau, gyda Tom Kelly yn cymryd lle Mike Hayes, ac yna Okera Simmonds yn dod ymlaen yn lle Charlie Fisher. Y newid hwn yn y 77ain munud a arweiniodd o’r diwedd at y datblygiad y roedd mawr ei angen.
Dim ond munud ar ôl y newid, disgynnodd y bêl i Okera, a chwaraeodd bêl drwodd ar unwaith, gan ddefnyddio ochr allanol ei droed dde, i lwybr Osebi Abadaki. Tarodd Osebi ergyd wych i gornel bellaf y rhwyd i sgorio’r gôl agoriadol hollbwysig.
Roedd hon yn wobr gwbl haeddiannol i’r ymwelwyr, a chwblhawyd y fuddugoliaeth heb fawr o berygl i’w hamddiffyniad. Nid oedd gan gôl-geidwad Bala r’un arbediad i’w wneud drwy gydol y gêm.
Bellach mae gennym seibiant o 10 diwrnod i ail-lenwi’r batris, a gobeithio cael rhai o’r chwaraewyr sydd wedi’u hanafu yn ôl i weithredu cyn ein gêm gartref yn erbyn yr Wyddgrug ar Fedi 26ain.
