Nomads start Welsh Cup final with 10 men after injured player mix-up
Connah's Quay Nomads started the Welsh Cup final against the New Saints in Newport with only 10 men after mistakenly naming an injured player in the starting line-up, British media reported on Sunday.
Nomads wanted to replace injured Kai Edwards with Chris Marriott but Saints objected to it because Marriott was not initially included among the substitutes.
Defending champions Nomads instead named substitute goalkeeper Jon Rushton in the starting line-up, but started with 10 men as Rushton remained on the bench. Marriott was brought on as substitute for Rushton in the first minute after kickoff.
Saints, who won the Welsh top-flight Cymru Premier and the Welsh League Cup earlier this season, went on to beat Nomads 2-1 to win the Welsh Cup and complete the domestic treble. REUTERS
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