THE last-four draw for the Nathaniel League Cup final has thrown up the possibility of an all-Gwent affair in the end-of-season final, writes Terry Daley.

Caerleon have been paired with Dinas Powys or Gotyre United while in the other half of the draw, the winners of Saturday's rearranged Croesyceiliog v Llanwern tie will face Bryntirion Athletic.

All six survivors play in Division One of the MacWhirter Welsh League and both semi-final matches will be played on a March date and at a venue yet to announced.

Whoever Caerleon eventually play will prove to be tough opponents.

Dinas Powys are third in the table while Port Talbot-based Goytre United currently lead the pack and both clubs have applied for promotion to the top-flight Welsh Premier League.

"Semi finals are always difficult games no matter who you play and I'm sure this one will prove to be just that," said Caerleon boss Brendan Dowd, whose team is eighth but with games in hand over all the teams above them.

"I'm not particularly bothered who we play, although I was a bit glad to avoid Bryntirion because a bit of abogey side for us at the moment.

"But there's an awful lot of football to be played before we get around to the semisand we're currently busy trying to put dates to the outstanding league matches which have built up."

l Harris Printers (Reserve Division) Shield, semi-final draw: Caerleon v Neath Athletic; Risca United v Bryntirion Athletic. Matches to be played on the grounds of the clubs drawn first on dates arranged by the league's fixtures secretary MacWhirter (Youth Division) Cup, semi-final draw: Carmarthen Town or Bryntirion Athletic v Pontardawe Town; Cwmbran Celtic v Merthyr Tydfil. Matches to be played on the grounds of the clubs drawn first on dates arranged by the league's fixtures secretary.