Welsh Cup holders Nomads kick-off final with 10 players

Connah’s Quay Nomads kicked off the JD Welsh Cup final against The New Saints with only 10 men after making an error naming the team.

The cup holders had mistakenly named the injured Kai Edwards in their starting line-up and wanted to replace him with Chris Marriott.

But Marriott had not been initially included among the substitutes and Saints objected to him being named in Nomads’ starting side.

Nomads instead had to name substitute goalkeeper Jon Rushton in the starting line-up with Marriott added to the bench.

Rushton did not take his place on the pitch at Newport’s Rodney Parade and remained on the bench with Nomads opting to start with only 10 players.

When the ball went out of play inside the opening minute Nomads made the substitution which saw Marriott, a former New Saints captain, enter the field.

Nomads went ahead through Declan Poole but The New Saints came back to win 2-1 to complete the domestic Welsh treble.