The New Saints 2-0 Cardiff Metropolitan: Cieślewicz impresses as Saints continue perfect start to new season

An Adrian Cieslewicz goal in the first half and a Lewis Black own goal in the second half was enough to see The Saints win the game 2-0.

The Park Hall based side see themselves maintain their 100% winning record in the JD Cymru Premier League and go top of the league.

Within the first five minutes of the game Jamie Mullan had a shot from a corner that flew over Met’s Crossbar to send early warning signs for Christian Edward’s team.

Not long after Christopher Baker had a shot for Cardiff Met at the other end of the pitch from outside the box only for his shot to fly over the crossbar.

Five minutes later Jamie Mullan whipped a ball into the box which Ryan Harrington manged to get a touch on, but the ball just went wide of the post.

Scott Ruscoe’s side were attacking Met’s goal again soon after when Danny Redmond had a shot but only for Alex Lang to save comfortably.

Met had an opportunity of their own in the twentieth minute when Rhydian Morgan passed the ball inside to Elliot Evans who shot wide of Paul Harrison’s goal.

TNS soon were back to having chances at the away sides net when Cieslewicz hit the ball in the 18-yard box only for Bradley Woolridge to block the shot.

The Saints were knocking on the door again not long after when Mullan to Greg Draper who turned the Cardiff Met defence and hit the ball, but Alex Lang was there to save it.

Near the break, the home side were on the attack for another chance at goal as Danny Redmond passed the ball to Cieslewicz with the Pole running into the penalty area and had a shooting chance with the ball just going the wrong side of the goal.

The deadlock was broken just before halftime when Cieslewicz got onto the end of a pass from Mullan and managed to dribble the ball around Lang to score into an empty net as the TNS number eleven grabbed a fourth competitive goal of the season.

The New Saints go a goal to the good as Met concede. © Brian Jones

Into the second half and Cieslewicz was causing more problems for Met’s defence when the attacker crossed the ball across the goal and Liam Black headed the ball into his own net to hand a 2-0 lead to Scott Ruscoe’s team.

The game was dying out later on in the second fourty five when Woolridge went in with a second bad challenge in the match following a dodgy tackle earlier in the game on Marriott which led to Met’s captain to receive another yellow card and to be given his marching orders.

The New Saints will now go on to play Caernarfon Town away from home next week while Cardiff Met will also play away at Cefn Druids.

The New Saints: Paul Harrison, Chris Marriott (Kwame Boateng, 73), Jon Routledge, Greg Draper, Danny Redmond, Adrian Cieslewicz (Lewis Rees, 84), Jamie Mullan (Ryan Brobbel, 59), Ryan Harrington, Ryan Astles, Ben Clark, Leo Smith.

Goals: Adrian Cieslewicz 44, OG Liam Black 59

Cardiff Metropolitan: Alex Lang, Kyle McCarthy, Bradley Woolridge, Guto Williams (Samuel Pashen 61), Elliot Evans, Chris Baker (Keiron Proctor, 86), Charles Corsby, Rhydian Morgan, Liam Warman (Jac Davies, 79), Matthew Chubb, Liam Black.

Red Card: Bradley Woolridge 91

See how The New Saints continued their perfect start to the league season in the live blog below:

(Featured Image: Brian Jones)