We travelled the day before the game itself, staying overnight in Llanelli’s Diplomat Hotel.
It’s still an hour’s drive to Ogi Bridge Meadow Stadium but naturally better than driving from Oswestry as far as the players are concerned.
The game ended 3-1 to The New Saints with Ryan Brobbel’s 36th minute opener coming direct from a corner.
Six minutes later he added a second, followed by a Declan McManus strike seconds after the second-half got underway, with the Bluebirds’ consolation coming in added time at the end.