Newtown went down by a single goal at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth – denied a share of the spoils by a brilliant penalty save by Aberystwyth Town goalkeeper Connor Roberts.
Roberts’s 82nd minute penalty save from Alex Fletcher, superbly tipping the ball wide at full stretch, was enough to see Aberystwyth hold on for all tree JD Cymru League points.
Harry Franklin scored the only goal when he broke clear to settle it with a divine chip over the advancing Dave Jones after 71 minutes.