Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Merthyr Town (1st, 91 pts) held a 40-point advantage over Gosport Borough (12th, 51 pts). Merthyr Town had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Gosport Borough were scoring 1.26 and conceding 1.45, Merthyr Town 2.5 and 1.1, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Merthyr Town had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
Privett Park, capacity 4,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Gosport Borough: Asher Yearwood (27') · Merthyr Town: Ricardo Rees (34'), Ricardo Rees (76'), Keiran Evans (49')