Pennod 8 Codi Gôl

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-The Welsh national football team

-have been living out their dreams.

-The unthinkable ambition

-of reaching the final...

-.. of the 2016 European

-Championships is still possible.

-Perfect by Hal Robson-Kanu.

-They've rocked Europe.

-Bale, Ramsey, Ashley Williams,

-Joe Allen and the boys...

-..are national heroes.

-But their careers started on the

-muddy fields of local youth teams.

-Every weekend on pitchsides

-across the country...

-..competitive parents

-support their children's efforts.

-I told him to use his left foot.

-He did just now so I'm pleased.

-They all sound as though

-they've played at the highest level.

-On this programme, some of them

-got the chance to prove it.

-Here's a chance to relive

-the excitement of Codi Gol 2016.

-Four clubs were chosen

-from Wales' youth teams.

-Ammanford, Pwllheli,

-Ffostrasol and Amlwch.

-The challenge was to form new teams

-comprising the kids' parents.

-It would be hard work. Commitment

-and determination was required.

-That wasn't nice. I feel sick.

-In this series, the natural

-order was entirely reversed.

-As the parents were playing

-the kids formed the committee.

-I think he'll be good

-but if not we'll sack him.

-What about the parents?

-What about the parents?

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-Some have never touched a ball.

-They need a bit of help.

-Within weeks the teams would meet

-at a finals day.

-Four teams but only one winner

-destined for a very special prize.

-A trip to Brittany to play a French

-team during the Euro 2016 campaign.

-All these teams needed managers...

-..and who better than some former

-heroes of the Welsh national team.

-In charge of Ffostrasol,

-former Wales striker, Iwan Roberts.

-More than 650 league games

-for several clubs...

-..including the new Premiership

-champions, Leicester City.

-An uncompromising striker

-with a smile to chill the blood..

-..and an assassin's killer instinct.

-A proud Welshman who won 15 caps.

-How did he react to being named the

-boss of Ffostrasol's parents' team?

-I looked forward to it.

-I hadn't done any coaching

-for a while.

-I wasn't sure what to do and

-I'd never heard of Ffostrasol.

-With my teeth, it's not

-an easy place to pronounce.

-Former Wales midfielder Owain Tudur

-Jones took the Amlwch parents' side.

-During his career he played for

-Swansea, Norwich, Hibs and Falkirk.

-He played seven times for Wales.

-He couldn't wait to take up

-the challenge at Amlwch.

-It was all quite new really.

-I didn't know what to expect.

-I was ready to commit fully

-whoever I was given.

-I was hoping to enjoy it.

-Malcolm Allen

-was the man in charge at Pwllheli.

-The former striker from Deiniolen

-is a real character.

-Although his career

-was curtailed by injury...

-..he still scored 50 league goals.

-He played for

-Watford, Norwich and Newcastle.

-He played 14 games for Wales

-scoring three goals.

-He would make an impression

-on the Pwllheli parents.

-I liked the idea.

-I was a bit nervous

-and unsure of what to expect.

-I was excited by a new challenge.

-During a career

-at the highest level...

-..John Hartson was a hero at many

-clubs including Arsenal and Celtic.

-He won over 50 caps for Wales,

-scoring 14 times.

-As a person, he's very familiar

-with facing personal battles.

-His task was managing

-the Ammanford parents' team.

-When I did an interview

-with the TV producers...

-..I was wondering

-what I'd got myself into.

-I'm so pleased

-with how it turned out.

-I was delighted because

-I had a personal connection.

-Dad played for Ammanford

-in the 1970s.

-The people and children in Ammanford

-were great.

-The managers had two months...

-..to turn a crew

-of enthusiastic parents...

-..into a functioning football team.

-After that period the clubs...

-..would meet to fight it out for

-the trophy at finals day in Newtown.

-It's been quite a journey

-for the clubs and managers.

-It's a nice time to look back.

-Who better to do that with

-than the Welsh football heroes?

-The managers of the

-Codi Gol series 2016.

-Amlwch was far out on Anglesey.

-That's all I knew.

-I'd never been there but

-the minute I arrived I realised...

-..the people were

-very friendly and hospitable.

-They were special.

-Just up your street.

-Just up your street.

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-Sexy?

-A bit tall for you, maybe.

-We're all the same height

-lying down.

-They weren't shy

-and I knew I had my hands full.

-What about scoring goals?

-Dave and me, up front.

-Rush and Dalglish.

-I went on the PFA website

-to look for free transfers.

-There were none

-so I worked with what I had.

-It soon became the norm.

-I had to psych myself up

-for these parent sessions.

-They've turned my hair greyer than I

-would have liked over these months.

-I enjoyed the experience

-because of those people.

-Without the people the experience

-wouldn't have been as good.

-It reminded me of Dyffryn Ardudwy,

-where I was brought up.

-Dyffryn is a bit bigger.

-Being a small, close-knit community

-is a real strength.

-I liked that.

-The people were great.

-I need to see what standard

-I'm working with here.

-There's plenty of noise.

-There's plenty of noise.

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-Shouting and screaming.

-No communication.

-I was given a warm welcome.

-That relaxed me straight away

-because I'm quite a shy character.

-They made it easy for me

-to settle in.

-It did start well

-for Malcolm Allen in Pwllheli.

-He was late for the first session

-with Pete having to step in.

-Pete claims he was at Pwllheli

-when I was at Deiniolen.

-We beat them 5-0.

-Six on holiday, four injured.

-I only had half a team.

-I should be manager

-and him as my assistant.

-I can teach him a lot.

-I can give him some tips

-about commentating too.

-I knew we'd have to work together...

-..to make a real effort

-and get the best out of them.

-I also asked them to trust me.

-I can say now, at the end of it,

-that no-one complained about that.

-I couldn't have asked for

-a better gang of people.

-It was good fun and I wasn't

-expecting to find brilliant players.

-Three or four of them

-had played in the past.

-They were very good.

-They worked very hard and improved.

-I hope they carry on training

-and preparing for games.

-They mustn't allowed all that

-hard work to go down the drain.

-It was fun and I can only say

-positives things about it.

-Even as the managers met their

-squads for the first time...

-..the mind games had started.

-I don't want to hear about...

-..John Hartson, Iwan Roberts

-and Owain Jones Tudur or whatever.

-I would ask OTJ about Amlwch

-and he'd say he had no chance.

-He kept underplaying their ability

-so much all the time.

-I knew he was lying.

-You have a manager

-with a modern, 2016 approach.

-The other sides have dinosaurs.

-Three has-beens.

-I was a bit worried

-when John Hartson heard that.

-There were rumours of a headlock.

-Owain called us has-beens. The way

-we managed we looked like has-beens.

-Life's too short

-to take it to heart.

-He was joking.

-The pressure of the

-committees' influence told on some.

-I've come across a lot of

-important people in my time.

-Going up those stairs

-I had no idea what to expect.

-Hello all.

-Hello all.

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-Hello.

-I'm very nervous.

-Come in.

-Facing the committee was tough.

-They were hard to please.

-We need them more fit.

-Work on fitness. That's a problem?

-Work on fitness. That's a problem?

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-Yes.

-Thanks for that.

-One or two had plenty to say.

-You could see they'd been brought

-up right in a good community.

-How will he cope with coaching

-the parents here at Ffostrasol?

-He'll struggle.

-I was nervous

-walking into that first meeting.

-How are you?

-How are you?

-

-Fine, thanks.

-You look serious.

-They had thought about

-what they wanted to ask me.

-They'd done their homework.

-Do you have a strategy

-as the manager?

-We're in it to win it.

-I came out with very sweaty armpits.

-One or two sessions

-didn't go that well.

-A few of the kids said...

-.."C'mon John, get 'em going,

-or you'll get the sack."

-A 5-0 defeat will be a warning.

-A defeat after that and you're out.

-Once we agreed we were one big team

-then things were pretty good.

-One word has to be exorcised

-from our minds - defeat.

-We win. Thanks.

-The committees had big decisions

-to make like the kit design.

-We need some bling.

-That looks like something

-from Strictly.

-It's not for Chester races

-or the Grand National.

-This is football not horse racing.

-They also had to pick a mascot

-to represent the club.

-Does anyone have anything

-that could inspire us?

-Panda.

-I don't think we've got

-pandas in Ffostrasol.

-Lleucu, the leopard.

-Lleucu, the leopard.

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-Dick, the hedgehog.

-Why do we have to have an animal?

-Why not a tree like our logo?

-We've come back for the

-elephant suit if you still have it.

-The mascots and kits was great

-and made it all professional.

-We were the only team

-to arrive in track suits.

-We looked the part.

-We may not have won the game but

-we were the smartest dressed team.

-The competition

-was up and running.

-The managers were getting to know

-their squads.

-And their characters.

-And their characters.

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-Bring me a burger.

-He's at McDonalds.

-We'll be able to spot each other on

-the pitch. We look like Sali Mali.

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-As the parents of the youth teams...

-..started training in earnest

-for the tournament in Newtown...

-..the managers

-got to know their squads...

-..and depended on their assistants

-to help mould them.

-In Ffostrasol...

-..Iwan Roberts depended

-on his assistant, Gethin Thomas.

-What did you just say?!

-Well done.

-I want to hear some talking!

-Without Gethin, Nia and Dafydd,

-there'd be no club.

-The club is their life.

-The club

-is the heart of the village.

-They don't get paid.

-They put in so much to develop the

-players and the children they coach.

-They deserve more praise

-than any professional coach.

-The rest of the team would work just

-as hard over the months to come.

-There were a few characters

-in that team.

-The other teams are similar,

-are they?

-They're not professional.

-I'm a bit small for a goalkeeper.

-I'm 5'6".

-Glyn the Cat.

-If Iwan wants to call me

-Glyn the Cat, it's fine by me.

-Well played. Glyn, fantastic, mate.

-Him going in goal was an accident.

-He was always late.

-We started at 6.30pm.

-He was milking until 7.00pm.

-He turned up, said he'd go in goal

-and asked if I had gloves. I did.

-He was a good goalkeeper.

-Another squad member was former

-rugby international Hemi Taylor.

-No rugby tackles, OK?

-Just a little one?

-Just a little one?

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-None!

-Red card, Hemi!

-He's another nice guy.

-He's played at the highest level

-for Wales.

-He's better with his hands

-than his feet.

-There was no ego with him.

-He was there to work with the rest.

-It was an honour to meet him.

-Unlucky!

-In Ammanford, John Hartson

-had an experienced team...

-..and a hard-working squad.

-I have to say, for the first

-night, their attitude is fantastic.

-They're giving 100%.

-That's important.

-One for you, and one for you, John.

-I have to say

-that Pasty was a big help.

-He took a lot of time out to take

-the practice sessions for the women.

-Fair play to him.

-If I ever manage

-a Premier League team...

-..I have a number two, Tony Rees.

-Off you go.

-Don't put your hands on your hips.

-Looking tired is no good.

-I'd also have

-a magnificent kitman too, Pasty.

-He makes great pasties.

-He makes great pasties.

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-One for you. Come on.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

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-Fantastic.

-Don't look anywhere else.

-Pasty's your man.

-Owain Tudur Jones, the manager

-of Amlwch's parents' team...

-..had two members of the squad,

-Dave Evans and Lefty...

-..who were also his assistants.

-Lefty played with Dad for Cemaes.

-He can be an intense character.

-I've seen him

-manage the girls' team in Amlwch.

-He loves being competitive.

-He gets so nervous before games,

-if he's managing or playing.

-It's funny to watch him.

-I know it's not funny for him.

-Once he gets in the zone,

-he's a good one to have in a team.

-He always tries

-to lift people's spirits.

-Dave was a massive help.

-I've known him for years.

-I knew we had a good player.

-Maybe the legs weren't quite

-what they used to be 15 years ago.

-A quality player

-and a brilliant man.

-Come on, Sonia!

-Easier than wrestling sheep.

-Easier than wrestling sheep.

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-Guaranteed!

-The experiences were different

-for Sonia.

-A farmer out of her comfort zone

-to an extent.

-But she was a lot of fun.

-I wouldn't like to argue with her...

-..that's for sure.

-I thought early on

-that she was a handful.

-If I didn't manage her properly,

-I'd be in trouble.

-She's quite a woman.

-I'll remember her for a long time.

-In Pwllheli, manager Malcolm Allen

-didn't lack support either.

-His friend Pete Jones

-was his assistant.

-He almost scored three own goals

-away in Penrhyn.

-I drove the minibus home

-and left him there.

-Take Pete out of Pwllheli

-and, I think, there's no community.

-Everyone in Pwllheli knows Pete.

-He's the glue

-that binds everything together.

-Pete is a hero in Pwllheli.

-There aren't many people

-you can depend on in life.

-I know I could depend on Pete.

-He's gone from being a friend

-to being a very close one.

-What's wrong?

-This is what's wrong!

-No-one in Pwllheli gets paid.

-They do it for free.

-People like Pete and Ivonica.

-I think she's been appointed

-to the club's chair.

-They couldn't have chosen better.

-She helps everyone

-and gives advice to everyone.

-She tells everyone what to do.

-You have to listen, believe me!

-When Ivonica says something,

-you jump.

-Every club needs an Ivonica.

-I know she'll thrive

-in her increased profile.

-I wish her all the best.

-With the finals on the horizon...

-..there was an emphasis on everyone

-pulling together in the squads.

-There was lots of sweat in Pwllheli.

-I wasn't built to move.

-There was plenty of mud...

-..as Ffostrasol

-took part in outdoor activities.

-Special!

-Ammanford were ready for the battle,

-literally.

-There's a lot of tension

-in the camp...

-..so it's nice to get some of it out

-before Newtown.

-In Amlwch, Owain Tudur Jones

-decided to calm the nerves...

-..and relax the muscles

-before the finals.

-With the four parents' teams

-facing each other...

-..to decide who would travel

-to France, with so much at stake...

-..a strong referee was needed...

-..to keep the players and managers

-in check.

-Who better than this person?

-Hello, Eleri Sion with you

-on BBC Radio Wales.

-I don't know if

-you remember me telling you...

-..that I'd had this

-once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...

-..to train

-to become a football referee.

-I've never refereed anything,

-not even tiddlywinks in the pub.

-Mam will be a great ref.

-Eleri would have to spend many hours

-learning the rules of the game...

-..and sit an exam

-before being allowed to referee.

-I've finished. Take it away.

-Please.

-I laughed when I first heard.

-With Eleri Sion, rugby is her thing.

-Her knowledge of football

-has improved over the years...

-..but she's never done anything

-like this.

-It's not easy. It's not easy.

-I couldn't be a referee.

-You can't please anyone.

-You'll upset someone.

-Was it the right choice?!

-She can answer that.

-Well done, boys. Well done.

-Everything I learned in the exam

-went out the window.

-At the end of the day,

-there's a prize to be won.

-Do I have a future in it?

-Do I have a future in it?

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-No.

-This is a big mistake.

-A big mistake.

-As Ammanford, Pwllheli, Amlwch

-and Ffostrasol...

-..go head to head in Newtown...

-..the committees reveals the kits.

-The managers would be preparing them

-mentally.

-We'll have to be at our best.

-Look after yourselves

-between now and Sunday.

-Group hug.

-Group hug.

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-Sunday is important to us all.

-If it's important to us, I'm sure

-it's important to everyone here.

-I think we're ready. Do you?

-I think we're ready. Do you?

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-Yes.

-You're ready for it,

-I'm ready for it.

-I'm looking forward to winning.

-Go, team.

-What would be the draw

-for the semi-finals?

-The first...

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-Three games will decide who would be

-the 2016 Codi Gol champions...

-..but who would face who

-in the semi-finals.

-Osian Roberts of the Wales set-up

-will make the draw.

-Good luck to all.

-First out, Ammanford. John's team.

-Thank you, Osian.

-Pwllheli.

-It's Malcolm versus John.

-Amlwch, Owain's team.

-No surprises now.

-Ffostrasol, Iwan's team.

-Thank you, Osian.

-It's Ammanford v Pwllheli

-and Amlwch v Ffostrasol.

-The games will be played

-on one big day in Newtown.

-It will be a huge day

-at Latham Park in Newtown...

-..for Finals Day.

-All four teams are eager

-to be crowned Codi Gol Champions...

-..and to go on that special trip

-to Brittany.

-Ammanford against Pwllheli

-would be the first semi-final.

-It doesn't just happen.

-You have to make it happen.

-Talk to each other.

-Try to stay in your positions.

-Come on, every one of us, let's go.

-Come on!

-Good luck.

-John and I were on the phone to each

-other quite often after the draw.

-John was trying to hype up the game.

-After a while, I'd had enough,

-so I phoned him back...

-..but there was no answer.

-I left him a message,

-a nice one, of course...

-..telling him that we were ready.

-It was competitive,

-not a game for the faint-hearted.

-Eleri Sion is not happy.

-It was definitely a bit tasty!

-It was a tough match for Eleri

-in the middle.

-Listen!

-It was a very physical game.

-A lot of passion.

-Neither team wanted to lose.

-This is an early chance

-but he can't reach it!

-They started off much better

-and had a few chances.

-Gary Roberts has a go himself

-and it flashes past the post!

-You must take advantage of chances

-or half-chances that you get.

-Another chance goes begging!

-We were a bit lucky in the first

-half to go in at 0-0.

-A good ball looking for

-the striker and it's a goal!

-I can honestly say it was a superb

-goal but it came from nothing.

-Keeper!

-Was there a push on the striker?

-Surely that's a penalty.

-Dave Bartlett

-prepares to take the penalty.

-Ammanford 2-0 Pwllheli.

-We could relax a bit

-after the second goal...

-..and they became

-a bit frustrated.

-When Chris went on,

-I told him to be careful.

-Chris is also a bouncer.

-It's a red card for the giant,

-Chris Williams.

-You can lose your head, yes,

-but you can totally lose your head!

-I used to lose it

-every once in a while.

-Chris would still be tackling

-all the way out of the stadium!

-He's a great chap.

-If a man is willing to apologise

-after his mistakes, he'll do for me.

-Chris will do for me

-because that's what he did.

-Pwllheli's journey is over.

-Amlwch and Ffostrasol...

-..the teams of Owain Tudur Jones

-and Iwan Roberts...

-..would contest

-the second semi-final.

-This is it, troops.

-You've been working hard.

-I told you in midweek

-that you're ready, I know you are.

-Do you remember our first session

-in the gym?

-I was turning away from the tackles.

-I don't mind tackles like that

-today. Nothing dirty - competitive.

-Playing against OTJ's Amlwch side,

-which I knew were a good side.

-It was clear from the start that we

-had the better players on the pitch.

-But Iwan had made Ffostrasol

-very organized.

-We missed a few chances.

-I felt that if it was 0-0

-at half-time...

-..I could see it going to penalties

-and all that nonsense.

-I knew that every one of us

-had to be at our best.

-We were fortunate

-that Geth scored a very good goal.

-There are a lot of options here,

-Jones!

-Without that goal

-it could have been very different.

-After the first goal, I thought

-the second half would be tough.

-A great ball in by Laura Eynon,

-and it's in the back of the net!

-Jones once again!

-Oh, what a goal!

-Dave Evans into the bottom corner.

-A victory for Amlwch

-by four goals to nil.

-Of course they wanted to win

-but it wasn't to be.

-It was a great experience.

-They were delighted

-to be part of the Codi Gol series.

-Before the final, another

-competition had to be settled...

-..the Mascot Race.

-The long-awaited race that the whole

-nation has been excited about.

-The race of the four teams' mascots.

-Representing Ammanford, inside

-Betty the Cow, is Nigel Pasty.

-Go on, Pasty!

-Are you happy with that?

-Are you happy with that?

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-No.

-Inside Malcolm the Elephant...

-..representing Pwllheli,

-is Nathan Davies.

-He's a former player for Wales'

-Youth Side and Llanystumdwy.

-I want to introduce you to Malcolm.

-Malcolm?

-Yes, Malcom the Elephant.

-Parys the Deer

-is representing Amlwch.

-Inside him, Ioan Evans,

-who plays for Amlwch U16s.

-And growing out of the ground...

-..Caradog the Tree

-is representing Ffostrasol.

-Inside Caradog the Tree

-is Tracey Jones.

-Ready, go!

-I'm very happy to be representing

-Ffostrasol as a mascot.

-I'm not sure the children are happy,

-but I'll be in a suit...

-..so no-one can see me!

-On your marks, get set...

-WHISTLE

-The race made famous

-by Cyril the swan.

-It's the deer and elephant.

-It's neck and neck!

-The elephant has won by a foot!

-What excitement!

-What a start from the pair.

-The elephant is the winner.

-Malcolm the Elephant.

-So it was Ammanford v Amlwch...

-..in the final of Codi Gol 2016.

-The players were pumped up.

-When you're ready to play a game

-like that, I know how they feel.

-There's a nervousness,

-a feeling in their stomach.

-I could see it.

-This is going to be

-a tougher game than the semi-final.

-Get out there

-and give it all we've got.

-We cannot switch off for a minute.

-Let your football do the talking.

-Let your football do the talking.

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-Come on, boys.

-Who would lift the cup and win

-the right to travel to France?

-Jonathan Garland, the captain...

-..has pulled a hamstring

-heading that ball away.

-There's a chance here.

-Have they wasted it?

-No! Gethin Jones.

-The final was a game...

-..where we scored an important goal

-after their captain came off.

-Something like that

-can totally change a game.

-Ref!

-We went a goal down.

-It just changes your whole mindset.

-You have to adjust.

-We had to push forward

-to try and score.

-Fair play to the team,

-they were all trying so hard.

-They gave 100%

-but it didn't quite happen.

-Aidy Jones. The keeper hesitated.

-Aidy Jones again.

-Jones! The save needed to be made.

-The final whistle has been blown

-and Amlwch have the victory.

-Owain Tudur Jones' team

-wins the Codi Gol trophy.

-I saw how much it meant

-on everyone's faces.

-They were delighted.

-It's been a great experience

-for them.

-The fact they won the competition

-has added to it.

-On the day, they deserved to win.

-Amlwch

-were on their way to Brittany...

-..to the town where the Wales squad

-would be based during the Euros...

-..to face the parents

-of FC Dinard's youth team.

-After winning the cup in Wales...

-..conquering Europe

-was the next challenge.

-Bienvenue a Dinard Football Club!

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-After winning the Codi Gol trophy...

-..Amlwch's parents' team had to

-prepare for a trip to Brittany.

-That was the next challenge.

-FC Dinard were ready for them.

-First off, back to school.

-Ca va?

-I have done no French.

-Not a single word.

-This is double Dutch.

-How do you say

-"Amlwch Town, European Champions"?

-Amlwch, les champions d'Europe.

-Amlwch, les champions d'Europe.

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-Amlwch, les champions d'Europe.

-Football teams have been known

-to record songs before tournaments.

-Amlwch weren't left behind.

-The local band Fleur de Lys

-wrote a song about them.

-# Wales, run to Paris with me

-# We're showing the world our skill

-# We're still here to thrill #

-We've won the Welsh Cup,

-it's the European Cup now.

-There's still a lot of work to do.

-If you play the same again,

-we'll win the game.

-We're off to France now

-and hoping to win again out there.

-The beach was the first thing Amlwch

-saw but they weren't sunbathing.

-Lefty went for it.

-After all the preparations

-the time to play had arrived.

-The fun and games

-suddenly disappeared.

-Welcome to Dinard, the home

-of Welsh football for Euro 2016.

-It's also the venue

-for Amlwch's big European game.

-FC Dinard versus Amlwch.

-Could Amlwch win once more?

-It's really hot today.

-Keep possession and hold back

-or you'll be shattered.

-Everyone plays for 30 minutes.

-OK? Monsieur Dy, you're the captain.

-Are you ready?

-Are you ready?

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-Yes!

-Good luck.

-Here's the most fitting of scenes.

-The national squad have been here

-in Dinard for a while...

-..enjoying an amazing welcome

-at every shop and street corner.

-Two teams representing the

-grass roots of their countries.

-It's been a tough journey

-for the clubs.

-It's been exciting...

-..and has offered new experiences

-for many individuals.

-The French defence

-is a little hesitant.

-Jones is clean through on goal.

-Jones is clean through on goal.

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-Noooooo!

-He must score here.

-How many chances do they need?

-Like the Ffostrasol game

-we started so well.

-In the first five minutes

-it looked like being easy.

-How many would we win it by?

-Our players seemed to sit back

-and assume it would be easy.

-We hadn't even scored by then.

-Dave Evans squares the ball.

-Ben Jones is stepping up

-to show the strikers how it's done.

-The boys have stepped up

-to score great opening goals.

-Ben launched quite a shot with

-his left foot to open the scoring.

-The goalkeeper is off his line!

-He's scored again, Ben Jones!

-A very different goal.

-Aidy Jones once again.

-That has been deflected!

-Why not?

-I thought we must have won it

-if Aidy was scoring goals.

-Fair play, they showed character

-to fight back.

-Will there be a consolation goal?

-This is the man who deserves one.

-Eynon pushed him wide

-with some good defensive work.

-But in the end, it's in!

-Christophe Da Silva is the scorer.

-La Flem with the cross

-and Da Silva scores superbly.

-His second goal in three minutes.

-We have an exciting conclusion.

-Look who's turned up.

-The Welsh assistant manager.

-Osian arriving

-seemed to change things.

-The team lost all focus on the game.

-It was such an

-unprofessional move by Osian.

-He should have sneaked in quietly.

-He made a big fuss

-and he wanted all the attention.

-We were nervous towards the end

-and happy to hear the final whistle.

-The Welsh team have won.

-It's been competitive.

-He scored twice.

-One was memorable, the other

-a product of quick thinking.

-They've waited a long time

-for this moment.

-Fittingly, perhaps,

-the goalkeeper gets the honour.

-Owain Tudur is amongst them.

-Wales' assistant manager

-came to watch them.

-The day and night is becoming

-more and more memorable.

-Amlwch FC have a cup and memories.

-Not many clubs manage

-to win the double.

-Another cup for Amlwch.

-Success on the field

-is crucial to every club.

-Success off the field

-is also important.

-Especially looking to the future.

-Pwllheli wanted new facilities

-for their youth teams.

-They had an appropriate building

-but it was in Caernarfon.

-The community came together

-to move it to Pwllheli.

-This cabin brings with it a strong,

-positive future for our youth teams.

-Strong foundations are also very

-important for the soccer clubs...

-..at Ammanford,

-Ffostrasol and Amlwch.

-The youth set up at Amlwch FC has

-been separate from the first team...

-..but there are signs that

-they are preparing to unite again...

-..ensuring a better future.

-Having one big club

-would benefit everyone.

-The more members you have the easier

-it is to unlock finances and grants.

-We hope to unite the two clubs

-to raise money and hold events.

-Ammanford's old headquarters

-is currently a ruin.

-The members dream of a time

-when they can rebuild there.

-Members of the current

-youth team may be the ones...

-..to put on the shirts of

-the town's first team at Rice Road.

-It's pretty upsetting to see the

-state of the clubhouse and field.

-They have a new home on the Rec.

-Ammanford FC has moved on

-and found a good place to be.

-One day they might find a way

-of getting back to Rice Road.

-Ffostrasol FC was the dream

-of one man, Gethin Thomas.

-The dream is reality and the

-foundations set for the future.

-Something for Bleddyn.

-Something for Bleddyn.

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-Thank you.

-I hope he's the first ever

-Canaries fan in Ffostrasol.

-One thing is certain.

-Helping mould

-a crew of enthusiastic parents...

-..into a proper football teams...

-..has left indelible marks

-on our Welsh past masters.

-I realised early on that there was

-a special atmosphere in my group.

-It starts with Amlwch being

-quite an isolated community.

-I couldn't have asked for better.

-As far as a squad,

-a people, a community.

-I've made new friends.

-I've worked with people

-who I could rely upon.

-I've seen the benefit of community.

-Pwllheli FC can only be a success

-with the help of these people.

-John Hartson is on this level.

-He played for huge clubs.

-I worried whether

-they'd even heard of me.

-Did they want John?

-The welcome I received was amazing.

-I would do it again.

-I put a lot into it

-just as I intended.

-I commit 100% to everything I do.

-I put my heart into it.

-I'm only disappointed I couldn't

-help Ammanford get to France.

-I think I've made friends for life.

-I also feel I've developed an

-affinity for that area of Wales.

-It's great that the squad

-will have such sweet memories.

-We'll remember our time in France.

-What's next, I wonder?

-A World championship match?

-The past few weeks

-have been a fairytale for us Welsh.

-The national football team

-have realized dreams.

-Wales are in the semi-finals

-of the European Championship.

-I'll say it again.

-Wales are in the semi-finals

-of the European Championship.

-With the dream continuing,

-it's important to note...

-..that the success of the national

-team wouldn't be possible...

-..without the dedication of the

-parents of local teams' youth clubs.

-As well as Wales, Pwllheli,

-Ffostrasol, Ammanford and Amlwch...

-..have made a bit of history.

-A story that the parents and their

-children will remember forever.

-They've proved that Dad and Mam

-can play football after all.

-Well done, James.

-# Wales, run to Paris with me

-# We're showing the world our skill

-# We're still here to thrill #

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