Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Merthyr Town (1st, 91 pts) held a 45-point advantage over Bracknell Town (18th, 46 pts). The last five rounds placed Merthyr Town no better than 14th for form, against 1st in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Merthyr Town 2.5 scored and 1.1 conceded per game, Bracknell Town 1.36 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.52.
Level finishes had become the habit for Merthyr Town: three in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Penydarren Park, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Merthyr Town led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-1.
Goal scorers
Merthyr Town: Keiran Evans (21'), Tom Handley (18'), Ricardo Rees (57'), 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Bracknell Town: 1 goal with no recorded scorer