02/09/2026
Brecon’s Bright Start Undone by Builth Fightback
The Stags hosted their first game of the 2026/27 season last night, with Builth Wells FC Reserves the visitors.
The away side had recruited strongly in the off season, and so The Stags were well aware that this would be one of the tougher fixtures on the calendar.
Brecon started strong though, playing some excellent football, and looking the better side for long periods of play throughout the first half.
With 15 minutes gone, Brecon found the lead that their start deserved, when Builth didn’t deal with a whipped corner from clever wide midfielder Tom Morgan, midfield dynamo Charlie Mills was there to volley home from 12 yards to send The Stags one up.
And it wasn’t long before Brecon were celebrating again, when 10 minutes later, yet another corner from Tom Morgan met the run of agile winger Nyle Slade to slam home through a crowd of Builth defenders.
A big blow for The Stags was captain Obo Edwards having to limp from the pitch shortly after, when an innocent clash with a Builth attacker cut deeply into the defender’s shin, forcing the management team into an early substitution.
And a bigger blow came just before half time, with Builth finding themselves a goal against the run of play, with a low cross from the far side met the run of Christopher Bartholomew, who took his goal well to give the visitors hope as they went into the break.
HT: Brecon FC 2-1 Builth Wells FC Reserves
With heads clearly having dropped at the sight of their own net rippling, the management team urged calm in the halftime team talk, making it clear that for the majority of the first half, Brecon had been the better side, and simply needed to continue that to get the three points that their performance thus far had deserved.
But The Stags were never truly able to hit those heights again in the second half. Chances were carved, most notably for talented young striker Ralph Scanlon, making his debut for The Stags aged just 16, coming close on a number of occasions, with the Builth defenders or goalkeeper somehow always finding a way to stop the ball crossing the goal line, much to the frustration of the Brecon supporters.
Builth had begun to work their way back into the game since scoring their first before the break, and their second unfortunately came with just 9 minutes to go. When Owain Corbett was able to dance through a number of Brecon defenders, before slamming home from an angle to send the away side wild.
Brecon pushed for a response, but the damage had already been done, leaving The Stags frustrated at seeing two valuable points slip away.
FT: Brecon FC 2-2 Builth Wells FC Reserves
Starting XI:
1-Scott Warren – SB: Silver Assist Homecare
2-Andy Morgan
3-Morgan Preece (Off 75)
4-Nathan Jones
5-Obo Edwards (Off 30)
6-Scott Phillips (Off 60, On 85)
7-Tom Morgan
8-Charlie Mills – SB: The Clarence Inn (Off 85)
9-Ralph Scanlon – SB: Tyn Y Cae (Off 75)
10-Aaron Mills – SB: C.P. Electrics (Off 80)
11-Nyle Slade
Subs:
12-Ciaran Clarke (On 60)
14-Ieuan Price (On 30)
15-Mackenzie Ross – SB: The Shed Head (On 75)
16-Ollie Cottle (On 75)
17-Ollie Croppier (On 80)
Goalscorers:
Charlie Mills (15)
Nyle Slade (25)
Assists:
Tom Morgan (15, 25)
Man of the Match:
Nathan Jones
Thank you, as always, to our sponsors:
Silver Assist Homecare
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Tyn Y Cae Holiday Accommodation
C.P Electrics
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