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Cardiff Met University's dreams of Europa League football ended by Bangor City

Saturday 13 May 2017 20:29, UK

The Europa league cup is pictured prior to the ceremony for the quarter-final draw of the quarter-final draw for the UEFA Europa League football tournament
Image: Cardiff Met University's students were hoping to reach the qualifying stages of the Europa League

Cardiff Met University missed out on the chance to play in next season's Europa League after losing 1-0 to Bangor City on Saturday.

The student side were one win away from reaching the qualifying rounds of the European tournament, but that honour instead fell to Bangor after their narrow play-off victory.

Cardiff Met FC had qualified for the play-offs after finishing sixth in the Welsh Premier League, but they ultimately fell at the final hurdle having dispatched Carmarthen Town to set up the final with Bangor.

Dean Rittenberg's first-half strike proved to be enough for Bangor, whose player-manager is former Leicester and Blackpool striker Gary Taylor-Fletcher.

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However, the university side thought they had levelled in the second half, but the referee ruled out the goal after spotting a handball.

Cardiff Met FC were only playing in Welsh Division Three five years ago, but reached the top tier after promotion last season.

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And in contrast to the teams around them, the students pay Cardiff Met a £150 subscription every year to play for the university side.

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