WELSH CUP FINAL Welsh Cup 2005/6

When a cross hit Paul O'Neill's hand, referee Mark Whitby harshly awarded a penalty which Andy Moran converted.

Bangor's Chris Priest was sent-off for his protests to leave his side with a mountain to climb.

Rhyl doubled their lead when Gareth Wilson volleyed home, and a miserable night for Bangor was compounded when Paul Roberts missed a late penalty.

Rhyl, who had already qualified for the Intertoto Cup next season by finishing fourth in the Welsh Premier, will now enter the Uefa Cup.

Fourth-place Carmarthen Town will take the Intertoto Cup spot and will play Finland's Tampere United.

Bangor player-manager Clayton Blackmore:
"I didn't think we played well on the day and I've not seen the penalty again, but a lot of people say it was ball to hand.

"And then to have a player sent off was a double-whammy for us.

"I think we played better with 10 men, but we were always going to be wide open from then on."

Rhyl manager John Hulse:
"We could have been 2-0 up at half-time, but to be fair to them when they went a man down early in the second half they made a good spirited game of it when they might possibly of caved in.

"I thought we missed a couple of decent chances after the break as well, but a 2-0 win was very pleasing in the end.

"It was definitely a penalty, but I didn't see why the lad was sent off. If something like that happens, it's normally for swearing at the referee."

Bangor: Havard, Blackmore, Killackey, Beattie, K. Jones, O'Neill, Linnecar, C. Jones, Priest, Roberts, Lamb.
Subs Not Used: Ogilvy, Maxwell, Burke.

Sent Off: Priest.

Booked: Blackmore C. Jones, Killackey, Roberts.

Rhyl: Gann, Connolly (Limbert 88), Edwards, Horan, Brewerton, Graves (Adamson 82), Stones, Wilson, Powell, Moran, Hunt (Sharp 84).

Goals: Moran 47 pen, Wilson 78.

Att: 1,743.

Ref: M Whitby.