Swifts swoop over Bluebirds (From Western Telegraph)

Swifts swoop over Bluebirds

Haverfordwest County 2 Monkton Swifts 8

Referee: Richard Stevens

Monkton Swifts moved into fourth position this weekend following an impressive win over Haverfordwest County.

In six games, Haverfordwest have conceded 41 goals and scored only seven and if the Swifts had taken more of their chances they could have conceded 50 goals already.

Nevertheless, this was a clinical win for Benno Jones men and he was definitely a happy man on the weekend saying:

It wasnt a bad performance, we were up against it a little at the start but started to play football and all the boys played well to create lots of chances.

It was Haverfordwest who took the lead when the pressure that they created in midfield was rewarded with a goal form veteran Mickie Ellis who scored with a powerful right footed strike.

However, this early goal seemed to shock the Swifts into playing more controlled football and they came back with four goals before the break.

The first came from Mike Canton who confirmed his rich potential with a hat-trick while others came from the boots of Paul Lacey who sped in for two and Barry Dilworth, Lee Gilpin and Dan Harts who grabbed one apiece.

Haverfordwest were indebted to custodian Steve Price for keeping the scoreline down and the busy keeper is quickly making a name for himself with a series of impressive displays despite being under constant attack.

Dean Busby who played because there was no League of Wales game also shone and proved why he is rated so highly, while Mickie Ellis still showed that hes got what it takes to play at this level.

Haverfordwest did pull another back in the second half when Lee Wolveston had a beautiful run down the left and he slotted the ball home with a deft toe poke passed the onrushing Wayne Reynolds in the Swifts goal.

It proved that Haverfordwest can play football when their confidence is up but they will have to turn things around very quickly if they are to avoid the dreaded drop.