DRUIDS BREAK WINLESS STREAK

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, 2-1 over

Niall Flint opened the scoring with a 14th minute penalty and the students lost Joe Evans to a straight red card seven minutes later.

That turned a tricky contest into a real uphill struggle for the visitors, who then conceded a second penalty to Flint

With Haverfordwest County holding Connah’s Quay Nomads 0-0 Cardiff Met are now only level on points with the Bluebirds.

Aberystwyth Town beat Barry Town United 2-1 in the other game in the Play Off Conference, heaping even more pressure on the relegation threatened Linnets.

Penybont lost 1-0 at Flint Town United in the Championship Conference. Mark Cadwallader’s goal three minutes after the break earned Flint their first win since 22 January and their first home win since 4 December.

The win moved Flint off the bottom of the six team table and pushed them back into contention for the second European spot.

With six games left, there are now only five points between four teams and six between second place Bala and sixth place Caernarfon Town.

Bala beat Caernarfon 2-0 thanks to goals from Dean Ebbe and Lassana Mendes, while Newtown pulled off the big one with a 1-0 triumph at TNS.

The 31st-minute goal from Nick Ruston pushed Newtown firmly back into the European reckoning.

Pontypridd Town closed the gap at the top of the JD South league with a 1-0 win at Risca United.

League leaders Llantwit Major were held 1-1 at home by Ammanford. And their lead is now only two points, although they have a game in hand.

Sam Johnson was the Ponty hero, netting in the 86th minute to make it back-to-back defeats for the hosts.

Another late goal saved Llantwit’s bacon.

The visitors led through Matt Fisher’s fourth-minute goal. But therir cause wasn’t helped when Shane Parry picked up his second yellow card a minute before the end of normal time. Seven minutes later Kyran Gardner struck to level things up.

Briton Ferry Llansawel stay in third after Jasper Payne’s 88th-minute winner in a thrilling 3-2 home win over Cambrian and Clydach Vale.

In the North, league leaders

Airbus UK Broughton won 2-0 at Prestatyn Town, while second placed Llandudno won 2-1 at

Buckley Town.

Colwyn Bay beat Guilsfield at home to move up to fifth.