{"id":18854,"date":"2017-03-10T16:25:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T16:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=18854"},"modified":"2017-03-10T16:25:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T16:25:45","slug":"cardiff-met-footballers-make-history-reaching-uk-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/10\/cardiff-met-footballers-make-history-reaching-uk-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Met footballers make history by reaching UK final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_18858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18858\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18858\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Cardiff Met Uni FC players Matt Taylor, Tim Parker, and captain Will Evans.\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18858\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Cardiff Met Uni FC players Matt Taylor, Tim Parker, and captain Will Evans.\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_AllCardiffMet_10_03_17.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> <strong>Cardiff Met Uni FC players (from left) Matt Taylor, Tim Parker and captain Will Evans, who are looking forward to the final of the\u00a0BUCS Championship.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nCARDIFF Met men\u2019s football team are one win away from being crowned the best university side in the UK.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the first time in their history, the Cyncoed club have reached the final of the BUCS Championship, following a 2-1 win against city rivals University of South Wales on Wednesday.<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cEven before a ball is kicked in the final, we are the most successful Cardiff Met BUCS side ever. It\u2019s something to put on the resum\u00e9,\u201d said captain Will Evans, 19, from North Wales.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff Met were 1-0 down at half-time in the semi-final but second half goals from Tim Parker and former England schoolboy Matt Taylor were enough to seal their place in the history books.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt was a very physical game. USW look to bully teams out of matches and have it their way. But our boys were up for it. We beat them at home in the league and we decided we had to match that,\u201d said Evans, who played for Shrewsbury Town as a junior.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhat I find mind-blowing is that we have such a young team. On Wednesday, our starting team had one fresher, seven second years and three third years. Most teams we play are full of postgrads doing Masters,\u201d he said.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18861\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18861\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Captain Will Evans says the average age of his team is 'mind-blowing.'\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18861\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Captain Will Evans says the average age of his team is 'mind-blowing.'\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/AMcQ_WillMET_10_03_17-copy.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> <strong>Captain Will Evans, 19, revels in the record-breaking achievement of his charges.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Standing between Cardiff Met and the prestigious BUCS trophy will be Northumbria University. The final takes place in Bath on Wednesday, March 22.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe know nothing about Northumbria but it\u2019s the same for them, which levels the playing field. Mind you, they will probably look at us in the league, coming fourth, and think \u2018we have got a chance here&#8217;,\u201d said Evans.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Northumbria came second in the Premier North League, four points adrift of five-time champions Loughborough University, while Cardiff Met finished fourth in the Premier South League.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, like Cardiff Met, Northumbria have never won the men\u2019s BUCS championship.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Evans is excited at the prospect of the final in two weeks\u2019 time but is quick to make clear the debt of gratitude his team\u00a0owes to previous Cardiff Met sides.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe would never be in this position if it weren\u2019t for the players before us. They made this club what it is, really. They had to play on poor pitches and in difficult conditions at times. They grew this club &#8212; they put meat on the bones,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF Met men\u2019s football team are one win away from being crowned the best university side in the UK. For the first time in their history, the Cyncoed club have reached the final of the BUCS Championship, following a 2-1 win against city rivals University of South Wales on Wednesday. \u201cEven before a ball is kicked in the final, we are the most successful Cardiff Met BUCS side ever. It\u2019s something to put on the resum\u00e9,\u201d said captain Will Evans, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":18863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325,94,4],"tags":[4779,718,4525,95,315,4780,4781,4782,4783,4784,4515,4785],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-18854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyncoed","category-football","category-sport","tag-bucs","tag-cardiff-met","tag-final","tag-football","tag-history","tag-matt-taylor","tag-northumbria","tag-semi-final","tag-shrewsbury-town","tag-tim-parker","tag-usw","tag-will-evans"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cardiff Met footballers make history by reaching UK final - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/10\/cardiff-met-footballers-make-history-reaching-uk-final\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cardiff Met footballers make history by reaching UK final - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CARDIFF Met men\u2019s football team are one win away from being crowned the best university side in the UK. 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