There was controversy at Newtown who were undone by a goal on the hour against second-placed Connah’s Quay Nomads in the JD Welsh Premier League.
The game was tight heading into the final third before the ball found Callum Morris at the back post whose volley was deflected onto the bar and cleared off the line. But the linesman indicated it was over the line, despite TV footage showing it clearly didn’t.
There’s an early season title chase taking shape nicely in the Spar One following another tense round of weekend action.
Both Llanidloes and Welshpool picked up three points to ensure just a point separates the two former League of Wales heavyweights.
Welshpool won 6-1 at Kerry while The Daffs beat fellow title hopefuls Llanfair United 3-1. Llanrhaeadr kept in touch with the top two thanks to a 5-0 win against Tywyn Bryncrug.
Elsewhere, Berriew suffered a 5-0 reverse at Knighton on Friday and Carno were stunned at a resurgent Aberaeron.
In Spar Two, Llansantffraid Village hit five at Penybont while Abermule returned from Brecon empty handed.
It was a frustrating day for Guilsfield who fell off the Huws Gray Alliance title chase following a 3-3 draw with bottom side Llandudno Junction, who earned their first point of the season. It could have been worse too but for Louis Irvine’s injury time leveler for the Guils.
The performance of the day was saved for Caersws who climbed out of the bottom two with a 2-0 victory over Flint Town United thanks to goals from Steve Blenkinsop and Luke Sherbon.
JD Welsh Premier League
Newtown 0, Connah's Quay Nomads 1
Huws Gray Alliance
Caersws 2, Flint Town United 0
Llandudno Junction, 3 Guilsfield 3
Spar One
Knighton 5, Berriew 0
Borth Utd 0, Llandrindod Wells 3
Carno 2, Aberaeron 6
Churchstoke 1, Bow Street 1
Kerry 1, Welshpool 6
Llanidloes 3, Llanfair Utd 1
Llanrhaeadr 5, Tywyn Bryncrug 0
Radnor Valley 8, Machynlleth 2
Spar Two
Hay St Mary’s 3, Talgarth 1
Aberystwyth Uni 0, Builth Wells 3
Brecon Northcote 5, Abermule 0
Newbridge-on-Wye 4, Dyffryn Banw 5
Montgomery P, Presteigne P
Penybont 1, Llansantffraid Village 5
Huws Gray Alliance
Pd |
W |
D |
L |
For |
Ags |
Gd |
Pts |
|
Caernarfon Town |
9 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
36 |
9 |
27 |
22 |
Airbus Broughton |
9 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
12 |
10 |
21 |
Holywell Town |
9 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
26 |
20 |
6 |
16 |
Denbigh Town |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
19 |
18 |
1 |
15 |
Holyhead Hotspur |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
Guilsfield |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
11 |
2 |
14 |
Porthmadog |
9 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
22 |
17 |
5 |
13 |
Rhyl |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
17 |
12 |
5 |
11 |
Flint Town United |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
Ruthin Town |
9 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
18 |
17 |
1 |
10 |
Penrhyncoch |
8 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
15 |
-2 |
8 |
Gresford Athletic |
8 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
19 |
-6 |
8 |
Caersws |
9 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
24 |
-10 |
7 |
FC Queens Park |
9 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
32 |
-21 |
5 |
Llandudno Junction |
9 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
11 |
36 |
-25 |
1 |
Spar One |
|||||||
Team |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
For |
Against |
+/- |
Pts |
Llanidloes |
9 |
7 |
2 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
21 |
Welshpool |
9 |
6 |
1 |
27 |
13 |
14 |
20 |
Llanrhaeadr |
8 |
6 |
2 |
28 |
7 |
21 |
18 |
Llanfair Utd |
10 |
5 |
4 |
23 |
21 |
2 |
16 |
Bow Street |
8 |
4 |
2 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
Radnor Valley |
9 |
4 |
4 |
25 |
22 |
3 |
13 |
Carno |
9 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
12 |
Kerry |
7 |
3 |
2 |
18 |
19 |
-1 |
11 |
Knighton |
8 |
3 |
4 |
18 |
16 |
2 |
10 |
Tywyn/Bryncrug |
7 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
16 |
-2 |
10 |
Llandrindod Wells |
8 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
17 |
-3 |
9 |
Berriew |
7 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
18 |
-6 |
8 |
Churchstoke |
7 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
16 |
-7 |
7 |
Aberaeron |
7 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
15 |
-3 |
6 |
Borth Utd |
8 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
21 |
-15 |
6 |
Machynlleth |
7 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
27 |
-19 |
3 |
Spar Two |
|||||||
Team |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
For |
Against |
+/- |
Pts |
Builth Wells |
6 |
5 |
0 |
17 |
3 |
14 |
16 |
Llansantffraid Village |
5 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
Hay St Mary's |
6 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
10 |
Brecon Northcote |
5 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
Dolgellau |
4 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
Dyffryn Banw |
6 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
Presteigne |
6 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
16 |
-4 |
9 |
Talgarth |
6 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
Newbridge-on-Wye |
7 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
18 |
-3 |
7 |
Abermule |
5 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
14 |
-3 |
7 |
Montgomery |
4 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
-3 |
4 |
Aberystwyth Uni |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
Penybont |
7 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
35 |
-30 |
0 |