JD CYMRU PREMIER

After the midweek goal glut, the top two teams in the Championship Conference of the JD Cymru Premier league had to settle for smaller margins of victory as they maintained their rivalry.

Top side The New Saints were hoping to deliver a third win on the bounce for their new manager Anthony Limbrick, and the pressure finally told three minutes into the second half when Ben Clark played in Louis Robles who provided the only goal of the game in a 1-0 triumph.

The Nomads had a penalty appeal for handball turned down in the 11th minute, but took the lead 10 minutes later when Michael Wilde struck to put the champions ahead for the only goal of the game.

The prolific Chris Venables gave third-placed Bala Town the lead in their home clash with bottom of the table Caernarfon Town, but there was sting in the tail in the first half from the visitors. Having levelled through Jacob Bickerstaff, they took the lead in stoppage time with a penalty from Mike Hayes.

That left Bala needing to fightback, which they did. Jonny Spittle levelled matters before Will Evans put them back in front with a goal on 70 minutes and Venables and Evans both made it a brace at the death to make it 5-2 in the end.

Flint Town United made it three wins in a row in the Play-Off Conference as they notched a 1-0 win at Aberystwyth Town thanks to a 73rd minute goal from Josh Amiss.

Haverfordwest County came unstuck at their nearest rivals, Newtown, where they found themselves trailing by three goals at the break after a barnstorming first-half from the home side before losing 5-1.

Tyrone Ofori kicked off the goal rush for the home side in the 26th minute and Lifumpa Mwandwe added a second two minutes later. Shane Sutton then headed home a free kick in the fourth minute of added time at the end of the half.

It became 4-0 when Mwandwe got his second before Corey Shepherd pulled one back for the visitors just after the hour mark. Jordan Evans rounded things off with a fifth goal for the home side

In the battle of the basement boys at Cefn Druids, Cardiff Met took the lead with a priceless Eliot Evans goal in the 33rd minute to leave the Ancients, who are bottom of the table, chasing the game. Ryan Kershaw levelled things up just before the break, but Matthew Chubb put the students back in front on 52 minutes to earn his side a 2-1 victory.