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Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales

Welsh Cup Final: Merthyr Tydfil v Rhyl, who win 4-3

SV Merthyr Mascot leading team onto field. SV Captains toss. SV Crowd. GV Merthyr dark shots kicking off. Rhyl attack down right wing. SV Merthyr relieve pressure by kicking over touchline. SV Crowd. LV...

Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales

Welsh Cup Final: Merthyr Tydfil v Rhyl, who win 4-3

SV Merthyr Mascot leading team onto field. SV Captains toss. SV Crowd. GV Merthyr dark shots kicking off. Rhyl attack down right wing. SV Merthyr relieve pressure by kicking over touchline. SV Crowd. LV Merthyr attacking: Reynolds heads over. SCU Small child waving in crowd. SV Merthyr attacking. SV Merthyr's first goal. Ball to Reynolds, who shoots and scores. Pan to players congratulating. SV Crowd cheering. LV Merthyr attacking. Merthyr player brought down on edge of penalty area. CU elderly man in glasses pointing in crowd. LV Powell taking free kick. Reynolds scores from partial save by Scales. Players congratulate. SV Crowd. SV Rhyl attacking. Ball bobs around in front of Merthyr goal-mouth until headed over. CU Crowd. SV Rhyl attacking. Stafford shoots. SV Goalkeeper Bert Sellick, diving to save shot. Ball back to Stafford who shoots and scores. Centre- half Lowe hurt in melee holds head against post. Merthyr 2: Rhyl 1. LV Crowd. GV Merthyr attacking. LV Goalkeeper Scales has trouble with a bouncing ball, but he drops on it to rob Reynolds in the act of shooting. He clears upfield. SV Rhyl attacking. Spendlove scoring equaliser. GV Crowd cheering. SV Crowd.

(SECOND HALF - score 2-2)

GV Rhyl attacking. Marsden passes to McKillop. McKillop centres. Ball nodded to Spendlove who shoots and scores. Score Rhyl 3: Merthyr 2. SV Crowd. SV Merthyr attack. Scales makes save, evades rushing Merthyr forward and clears upfield. LV Rhyl attacking, nice passing movement, Spendlove shoots high over bar from good position SV Crowd. SV Rhyl attacking. Stafford cuts in from wing, Sellick gathers awkward ball, Stafford charges him, Sellick clears upfield. SV Ferguson breaks up Merthyr attack, then passes upfield. SV Marsden running with ball. He passes to Spendlove, Spendlove to Stafford, Stafford scores from acute angle. SV Crowd. SV Merthyr attacking. SV Ball to Jarman who shoots and scores. SV Ball in net. Scales lying on ground. (Score 4-3). LV Crowd. GV Teams walking up to receive Cup. SV Crowd applauding. SV Rhyl captain McKillop being presented with cup by Mr. Edwin Morgan, Vice-President Football Association of Wales. SV Rhyl players. GV Cup held to show crowd. SV Merthyr players receiving awards. SV& CU Rhyl team with cup. (Orig.Neg.)

See also CUP FINAL TRAILER: trailer for this story