Lost 4-1 on penalties after extra time.
After a pretty even first half Merthyr dominated the second half and all of extra time. The Hitchin goalie made a couple of saves that were top class, and you just knew it wasn't going to be Merthyr's night. The save he made in the 120th minute from a point blank header was as good as I've ever seen. So, it was no surprise that he saved three of the first 4 spotkicks which takes Hitchin through to the final at Leamington on Monday.
Great effort from Merthyr, and they couldn't have done any more. A break until August now, and then start the fight all over again. It'll be interesting next year with Hereford Utd now up to Merthyr's division.