JD CYMRU SOUTH

A Tim Hicks hat-trick wasn’t enough to topple JD South leaders Pontypridd, who battled back to beat Swansea University 4-3.

The unbeaten visitors got off to a flying start as they scored twice in the opening three minutes with goals from Luke Gullick and Gavin Beddard. It was Gullick’s 11th of the season and Beddard’s sixth.

Hicks made it 2-1 by the break and then levelled matters four minutes into the second half. Taylor Marsh put Ponty ahead once again a few minutes later, but Hicks’ hat-trick made it 3-3 on the hour mark.

It was still anyone’s game until Gullick struck again in the 83rd minute to ensure they hung onto their unbeaten record and remain one point ahead of Llantwit Major.

Llantwit Major hit the front early in their 2-0 home win over Risca United when Tom Walters converted a fourth minute penalty.

Walters then turned provider in the second half as he set-up Kris Evans for a second 10 minutes after the break.

Port Talbot Town finally registered their first goal of the season in JD Cyrmu South, but only after they had conceded seven at Taffs Well to remain rooted at the bottom of the table. A first half hat-trick in the space of 29 minutes from David Lyon helped to make it 4-0 to the home side at the break and Lyon added a fourth after the break.

Then Jake Barrow, in the 84th minute, ended almost 13 and a half hours without a league goal this season. The seven they conceded made it 53 against.

Briton Ferry Llansamlet got off to a flying start at home against Trefelin BGC with a second minute goal from Tyler Brock.

He struck again in the 36th minute and then Mark Jones made it 3-0 a minute later.

Chris Jones clawed a goal back from the penalty spot after 78 minutes, but any thoughts of a Treflin revival were sunk when Jamie Latham picked up a second yellow card to reduce the visitors to 10 men.

Cambrian & Clydach Vale hit the front in their home clash with Afon Lido thanks to a Jordan Smith goal and three minutes later saw Stephen Morris sent-off. That offence yielded a penalty for the home side and Ryan Prosser doubled the lead.

It was 3-0 at the break after Ceri Morgan hit the back of the net and Sam and Kyle Jones added to Afon Lido’s agony in the second half.