HIGHADMIT SOUTH
TONYREFAIL ................ 5 CORNELLY UNITED ..... 2
CORNELLY United slid into the relegation zone after conceding three unanswered goals early in the second half at Tonyrefail, writes Tony Poole.
They host championselect Clwb Cymric on Saturday while yet to visit Meadow Street are Cwmbach Royal Stars, Tonyrefail, Dynamo Aber and FC Cwmaman.
On the road, Cornelly still have to visit Clwb Cymric and Aber Valley.
Cornelly have, however, put in a seven-day request to Bridgend super club Penybont regarding goalkeeper Aaron Jones, who had a brief spell at Cornelly last season when his father Barrie was at the Meadow Street helm.
Ton were ahead in last Saturday’s clash until a superb third goal of the season from young Rhys Alden evened things up.
It was 1-1 at half time, but Ton then inflicted the main damage to ease into a 4-1 lead.
At this point, Joey Jones missed a Cornelly penalty, but a Josh Ellis own-goal did reduce arrears to 4-2 late on.
But during the closing stages Ton scored again to round off what turned out to be a comfortable victory.
Meanwhile, Saturday’s visitors, second-placed Clwb Cymric, are pushing for promotion and having lost just two out of 18 league matches, they only trail leaders Cardiff Draconians by six points with four games in hand.
With the subsequent penalty, Denscombe sent Village goalkeeper Jacob Ireland the wrong way – but the lead was short-lived.
Just two minutes later Matthew Jenkins evened things up only for Bont to go in with a 2-1 lead.
Cripps shot them back in front, but the bluetouch paper on the fireworks was launched early in the second period.
Goals from Josh Jones, who latched on to a pass from Cripps, and Connor James led to Bont entering easy street on the back of a 4-1 lead.
But a Village revival was launched in the 68th minute when Declan Banfield pulled a goal back.
That was quickly followed by an Elliott Rees goal from a set piece, and it was levelpegging on 4-4 when a deflected shot from Tommy Bauza flew past home goalkeeper Ben Hopkins.
And although momentum was now with the Gorseinon side, it was Bont who came again to walk off with all three points via a stunning 35-metre winner from star man Denscombe. undergo a mid-morning pitch inspection before it received the go ahead.
And while Premier Division AFC Gilfach were favourites to make cup progress, the Felindre Road boys pulled off a giantkilling act.
The goal that mattered came from Pencoed freescoring hitman Jimmy King.
But at the end of the day they were indebted to goalkeeper Darren Charles Claridge, who pulled off a wonder save.