JD CYMRU PREMIER LEAGUE
A NATHAN Wood penalty 11 minutes from time denied The New Saints another victory in the JD Cymru Premier Championship Conference.
The runaway leaders looked to be on course for another three points, which would have taken them to the brink of the another title, after Leo Smith’s first-half opener but Wood’s penalty earned third-placed Penybont a point.
Second-placed Connah’s Quay Nomads are now a mere 15 points behind TNS after their 2-1 home win against Cardiff Met, secured by a stoppage-time goal from Ryan Harrington.
Ben Nash had put the hosts ahead 10 minutes before halftime.
Lewis Rees thought he secured a point for the visitors when he levelled in the 87th minute, but Harrington forced a dramatic winner in the first minute of time added on.
In the battle between the bottom two in the Championship Conference, Newtown came out on top in a five-goal thriller.
Adam Roscrow put visitors Bala Town ahead in the 10th minute and Aaron Williams didn’t level for the hosts until just after the hour mark.
Roscrow restored Bala’s lead on 64 minutes and the game appeared to be up for Newtown when they had Shane Sutton sent off 11 minutes from time.
But there was a dramatic finish as Callum Roberts equalised on 90 minutes and Louis Robles grabbed the winner a minute later.
Airbus UK Broughton’s miserable campaign continued as they shipped seven at home to Aberystwyth on Friday night.
The hosts, cast adrift at the foot of the Play-Off Conference, have now lost 24 of their 25 matches this season.
Adam Davies gave them hope with a goal three minutes after half-time after Harry Arnison and Mark Cadwallader had put Aberystwyth 2-0 up before the break.
But that hope was quickly extinguished as Cadwallader added his second just before the hour mark, and then the floodgates opened.
Iwan Rhys Lewis made it 4-1 before Louis Bradford, Jake George Canavan and Alex Darlington completed the rout in the final 10 minutes.
At the top end of the Play-Off Conference, Caernarfon Town drew 2-2 with Flint Town United.
Lloyd Marsh-Hughes put the home side ahead after 12 minutes but Zack Clarke levelled for Flint midway through the first half.
Sion Alun Bradley restored Caernarfon’s lead four minutes into the second half, but James Owen had the final say as he netted Flint’s second equaliser nine minutes from time.
Second-placed Haverfordwest County were beaten 2-1 at Pontypridd United yesterday afternoon.
Former Wales international Jazz Richards put the visitors ahead on 24 minutes but Jarrad Wright levelled for Pontypridd nine minutes later and Kieran Lewis hit the winner on 50 minutes.