Monmouth Town ended a fantastic 2011 with an emphatic six-two win over visiting Penrhiwceiber at the Sportsground last Saturday (17th December).

At the end of a calendar year that has seen the Kingfishers win the Welsh League Division Three and set Division Two alight, the Kingfishers produced a scintillating performance that their hard-working visitors simply couldn't contain at times.

The Town were made to work very hard back in August when they defeated Penrhiwceiber two-nil, and knew this was going to be another tough test against a side that had only lost once in their last six league outings, propelling them to fourth place in the table.

The town started with an unchanged starting 11 for the first time this season, highlighting the strength in depth and the importance of having a large enough squad to deal with loss of form, injuries and suspensions.

It was, in fact, the visitors who started the brightest and forced a number of corners in the opening five minutes.

Penrhiwceiber, to their credit, looked to play from the back and had plenty of willing runners from midfield looking to join in any attack they mustered.

Despite the week's downfall and the persistent rain in the morning, the playing surface held up very well, on a weekend that saw a large number of games postponed.

For the full report, see this week's Beacon (21st December)