Elite Stands UK Ardal South East League
Goytre AFC  1 - 4 Caldicot Town
Friday 3rd April 2026 - KO 7.30pm

Caldicot Town travelled to second placed Goytre for a Good Friday kick-off and came away with an impressive win that saw them move back into third place in the table on the same points as Cwmbran but with a better goal difference. By the end of the weekend, Caldicot would remain in third as Cwmbran lost 2 - 1 away at Chepstow Town.

Fridays action saw a "Worldie" overhead kick from in form Laurent Ngunjoh put Town ahead which left Massaro in the Goytre goal with no chance of keeping it out.

Laurent goal - https://www.facebook.com/reel/934684129522828

Town's last two games ended in disappointing draws at home to Chepstow and on the road to Croesyceiliog where playing teams in the bottom half of the table seems to prove more of a challenge than when facing the sides at the top end of the table. Town have beaten table topping Caerphilly three times, two league and one cup, Have won and lost against Cwmbran Town, and on Friday completed their first double over Goytre which is no mean feat.

Goytre were not going to sit back and were level on the half-hour mark when youngster Mallachi Graham found the net after replacing Broadribb after 17 minutes putting the home side on level terms. There were no more goals for the half but Town were showing signs that things could get better in the second half. 

Town were pressing into the second half and on 53 minutes, they were rewarded for their efforts as Ben Burns turned in a shot from close range after Ngunjoh had flicked on in a cluttered Goyte area that put Town 2 - 1 up. Goytre manager, Ingles made a triple change on 62 minutes and as the home team got more desperate to find another equaliser, the home bench found themselves being reprimanded by the official who dished out a couple of yellow cards. On 80 minutes, Foster was replaced by Bowles for Town who looked to install some fresh legs into the middle of the park.

Ben Donoghue had come close earlier in the game narrowly shooting wide, but did contribute on 84 minutes as he set up Ngunjoh for his second, Caldicot's third goal of the night, a goal that pretty much sewed up the game. Goytre's giant center half, Daniel Paul then received his marching orders in the 3rd minute of added on time, as manager, Ryan Morley replaced Donoghue with youngster Elijah Hathaway to eat into time added on, and the young forward made an immediate impact as he scored Caldicot's fourth that gave the scoreline an emphatic look.

Goytre manager Marc Ingles later left his post with the side sat in a play-off position. All is not as well as it seems behind the scenes at Plough Road. Having lost three in a row, has the door been left ajar for either Caldicot or Cwmbran to sneak into to the play-off position I wonder?