{"id":32586,"date":"2019-02-15T14:53:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T14:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=32586"},"modified":"2019-02-15T14:53:30","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T14:53:30","slug":"cardiff-met-cannot-afford-slip-with-rivals-on-their-tail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/15\/cardiff-met-cannot-afford-slip-with-rivals-on-their-tail\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Met cannot afford slip with rivals on their tail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_32587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32587\" style=\"width: 608px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-32587\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-32587\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Met.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/noscript> Cardiff Met play bottom of the league Llandudno (Credit: Llandudno, Geraint Roberts )<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWITH eight games left of the league campaign Aber are breathing down Cardiff Met\u2019s necks for the final European Qualification spot.<br \/>\nMet bounced back on Sunday with a comfortable defeat of strugglers Cefn Druids.<br \/>\nA goal from Eliot Evans and an Adam Roscrow double ensured a comfortable win and means attention now turns to tomorrow\u2019s home fixture with Llandudno Town.<br \/>\nDespite sitting bottom of the league, the Seasiders are unbeaten in their last two and will be buoyed by their 3-1 defeat of Carmarthen Town last weekend.<br \/>\nHowever, the Seasiders haven\u2019t kept a clean sheet in their last 15 games and boast the second worst defence in the league.<br \/>\nIn January\u2019s fixture between the two clubs the Archers came out on top with a resounding 3-0 win.<br \/>\nCardiff Met will look to replicate that result this weekend, as the race for European qualification heats up.<br \/>\nAberystwyth beat Llanelli town 4-2 on the weekend and are hot on Met\u2019s heels as pressure for Europe simmers before the crunch match between the two next week.<br \/>\nAberystwyth sit two points behind and have the psychological advantage of playing tonight \u2013 meaning they can move into the final play-off spot above Met again.<br \/>\nBala Town sit one place ahead of the Archers and are only one point in front \u2013 but with two games in hand Met will be focused on sealing that last European Qualification spot.<br \/>\nWith eight games left in the season \u2013 and a quarter-final against Bala to look forward to \u2013 the race for the play-off spots looks set to go down to the wire.<br \/>\nSeasiders\u2019 striker George Harry bagged a brace on the weekend and the 20-year-old will look to add to his five goal tally this weekend.<br \/>\nRoscrow has five in 14 this season for the Archers and was the Nathanial MG cup hero a few weeks ago so will be looking to add to that tally against a team who have shipped 47 goals so far this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WITH eight games left of the league campaign Aber are breathing down Cardiff Met\u2019s necks for the final European Qualification spot. Met bounced back on Sunday with a comfortable defeat of strugglers Cefn Druids. A goal from Eliot Evans and an Adam Roscrow double ensured a comfortable win and means attention now turns to tomorrow\u2019s home fixture with Llandudno Town. 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