Tredegar Athletic -1

  

GWENT FA Amateur Cup holders Govilon raced into an early 0-3 lead inside the first half hour in Saturday's tie against Tredegar, but then took their foot off the gas and allowed the home-side more of the game.

Richard McCarthy opened their account when Dean Morgan's clever body swerve in the box produced a lunging tackle from a Tredegar defender and referee Williams instantly pointed to the spot.

More Tredegar woe followed on the ten minute mark when Paul Jones slotted home a precision shot past Kristian Williams after the ball fell kindly to him. 

Tredegar almost snatched a goal back and it took a brave save from Morrison at the feet of their attacker to keep his goal intact.

Govilon's live-wire Jamie Laurent found Craig Thomas with a cross-field pass to set up a flowing move which saw Thomas feed Dean Morgan on the left, who fired in a hard low cross which just eluded McCarthy from two yards out.

Williams was in action moments later saving at the narrowest of angles from Morgan's drive, and it was another Morgan surge into the box which brought Govilon's second penalty of the half which McCarthy again converted.

Five minutes from the break it was Tredegar's turn to score in the penalty stakes when Govilon were penalised for hand ball to give the game a 1-3 interval score line.

After the re-start Tredegar enjoyed their best spell of the game forcing a succession of corners and free kicks, and almost reduced arrears when a headed effort struck the bar.

Dean Morgan continued to trouble the Tredegar defence and on the hour mark he set up Matthew Ham who saw his lobbed effort fall safely into Williams' hands.

At the other end Jamie Wilkins put in a last ditch tackle to prevent Nick Carpenter getting on the score sheet and in response Craig Thomas fired narrowly over Williams' bar.

Dean Morgan got his reward for an afternoon of tireless graft after Rhys Whiteman surged forwards leaving several Tredegar defenders in his wake to square the ball to Morgan who coolly fired home for Govilon's fourth and final goal as they progressed into the last sixteen.

On Saturday league leaders Govilon return to league action with a trip to third placed Rogerstone (k.o.2.00pm) 

Elsewhere in Division One, the Mardy managed to climb a little bit further from rock-bottom with a 3-3 draw at home to Pentwymawr.