Cardiff Met stunned JD Cymru Premier leaders The New Saints as they snatched a 3-2 victory in stoppage time at Park Hall on Friday night.
Met took the lead in the 21st minute when Jasper Payne ghosted into the box and headed home Lewis Rees’ cross, while Fumpa Mwandwe doubled the advantage seven minutes before half-time when he finished off a swift counter attack after more good work from Rees on the right flank.
However, TNS responded in the second half and were level shortly after the hour mark thanks to two goals in the space of eight minutes. Ben Clark met Danny Redmond’s cross with a header that went in off the post, before Sam Richards’ handball inside the box allowed Ryan Brobbel to convert from the penalty spot.
Just as it seemed the points would be shared in Oswestry, Met found a dramatic winner in the 93rd minute. Eliot Evans intercepted a tame pass from Adrian Cieslewicz and fed former TNS striker Adam Roscrow, who cut inside and fired a clinical effort beyond Nathan Shepperd.
Victory for the Archers saw them climb back into the top six, while it ended the Saints’ 13-match winning streak in all competitions.
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There was also stoppage-time drama at the Go Goodwins Stadium on Saturday as Corey Shephard scored a 99th-minute equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw for Haverfordwest County against Caernarfon Town.
After a goalless first half packed with chances, Caernarfon scored two goals in as many minutes to lead at the hour mark. Adam Davies headed home from Matty Jones’ cross before Sion Bradley cut inside from the left and picked out the top corner with a superb strike for his fourth goal in three games.
However, Haverfordwest hit back in the 64th minute as Owain Jones tucked away the rebound from Ben Ahmun’s saved effort for his first league goal since March.
Caernarfon almost hung on to all three points before Shephard found the net deep into the stoppage time, lashing home a powerful strike just inside the box after the Cofis could only half clear Dan Hawkins’ cross.
Connah’s Quay Nomads continued their impressive recent form with a 4-0 victory over 10-man Penybont at the Essity Stadium in Saturday’s late kick-off.
Declan Poole gave the Nomads the lead in the 22nd minute when he fired into the bottom corner after Bont failed to clear Rhys Hughes’ cross, before Hughes doubled the advantage from the penalty spot six minutes later following Joe Woodiwiss’ foul on Ben Nash in the box.
The evening got worse for Penybont in first half stoppage time when Clayton Green received a straight red card for bringing down Callum West when the Nomads midfielder was through on goal.
Callum Bratley netted the hosts’ third goal as he glanced home a header from West’s cross four minutes into the second half, while West was the provider again nine minutes later when he perfectly picked out Hughes in the box and the in-form midfielder finished neatly past Luke Armstrong.
The Nomads, who are unbeaten in their last seven league matches, remain fourth in the table, but are now just a point behind second-place Bont and have a game in hand over Rhys Griffiths’ side.
Briton Ferry Llansawel earned their first home league win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Bala Town at The Renewable Centre Stadium on Friday night.
Ricky-Lee Owen gave Ferry the lead on 25 minutes when he produced a stunning first-time effort from the edge of the box which flew past Joel Torrance.
The hosts continued to threaten as Lassana Mendes cleared Tom Walters’ effort off the line, while Torrance made crucial saves to deny Ruben Davies and Kian Jenkins from close range, but
Ferry eventually sealed victory in the 89th minute when Nathan Burke’s foul on Owen inside the area allowed captain Alex Gammond – on his first league appearance in almost a month – to slot home from the penalty spot. The Reds are now up to ninth in the table, four points above of the relegation zone.
Colwyn Bay returned to winning ways by coming from behind to triumph 3-1 at home against bottom-of-the-table Llanelli Town on Saturday.
Tristian Jenkins put Llanelli in front in the 31st minute with a clinical finish into the bottom corner, but Bay completed a quickfire turnaround before half-time as Jordan Davies poked the ball home from a tight angle before Louis Robles flicked past Alex Pennock from Ethan Roberts’ low cross.
Jamie Cumming then doubled the Seagulls’ advantage in bizarre fashion on 72 minutes as he hooked the ball back into the box from outside the area, with Pennock, who was off his line, only able to watch the ball nestle into the back of the net.
Barry Town United dropped out of the top half after being held to a goalless draw by Flint Town United at Jenner Park on Saturday.
Ieuan Owen had a glorious chance to put Barry ahead in the first half as he raced onto Owen Cuddihy’s cross, but the teenager could only fire wide from close range.
Eliot Richards also had a clear sight of goal for Steve Jenkins’ side later in the match, but he squandered his opportunity by shooting wide of the bottom corner. Flint have slipped to 10th in the table, just two points above the relegation zone.
Weekend results in full:
Briton Ferry Llansawel 2-0 Bala Town
The New Saints 2-3 Cardiff Met
Barry Town United 0-0 Flint Town United
Caernarfon Town 2-2 Haverfordwest County
Colwyn Bay 3-1 Llanelli Town
Connah’s Quay Nomads 4-0 Penybont
