BANGOR 1876 PUT 15 PAST GAERWEN

IT was a weekend of shocks in the JD Cymru Premier.

Newly crowned champions The New Saints lost their first game at home in the Championship Conference and Cefn Druids finally won their first game of the season in the Play-off section.

The Druids had waited 26 games and 226 days to finally notch up a win and their 2-1 home triumph over Cardiff Met was the cause of great excitement and celebration at The Rock.

They may have already been relegated, but they showed the kind of spirit that will surely make them a force in JD North next season

After a long week of travelling, Penybont’s luck finally ran out as they were beaten 1-0 at Flint Town United in the Championship Conference.

Last weekend they went to penalties at Aberystwyth before beating Bala Town to reach their first JD Welsh Cup final and in midweek they went to Newtown to win 2-1 to stay level on points with second-placed Bala.

A third successive away trip proved a step too far for them as they lost for the second time to Flint.

That allowed Flint to move off the bottom of the six-team table and push themselves back into contention for the second European spot. With six games to play there are only five points between four teams and six between second-placed Bala and sixth-placed Caernarfon.

Bala beat Caernarfon 2-0 thanks to goals from Dean Ebbe and Lassana Mendes, while Newtown pulled off a 1-0 triumph at the home of The New Saints, only the second defeat of the campaign for TNS.

The goal from Nick Rushton in the 31st minute was the only score in a tense tussle that pushed Newtown firmly back into the European reckoning.

● It was business as usual for JD Cymru North league leaders Airbus UK Broughton as they won 2-0 at Prestatyn Town; second-placed Llandudno won 2-1 at Buckley Town to stay on the leaders’ heels.

Holyhead Hotspur beat Llanidloes Town 2-1 with goals from Dylan Summersjones and Jay Gibbs; Llangefni’s struggles continued with a 3-0 home defeat to Holywell.

● There were goals galore for the top two in the North Wales Coast West Premier: Bodedern bounced back in style from their first dropped points of the season last week, Asa Thomas netting four times in a 9-1 thrashing of Amlwch; not to be outdone, chasers Bangor 1876 kept up the pressure with a record 15-1 drubbing of Gaerwen - including eight for Corrig Mcgonigle.