CYMRU PREMIER: It’s a Bay day at the Go Goodwins!

JD CYMRU PREMIER – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27

Caernarfon Town 1 (Bradley pen 68)
Colwyn Bay 2 (Peate 15, Cumming 64)

Attendance: 1,333

Did Colwyn Bay striike a psychological blow today ahead of their return to Go Goodwins Stadium to face Caernarfon Town in the Welsh Cup quarter-finals next month?

Mike Wilde’s side certainly did their prospects of a third successive win against the Cofis on January 31 no harm as they completed a league double over Richard Davies’ men on Saturday afternoon.

Having already defeated Town 1-0 at the Blue Turtle Arena in October, Bay repeated the dose at Llandudno, Caernarfon’s temporary home, in the phase 1 return.

Town started well, creating two great chances in the early stages.

Josh Lock brought the ball down superbly on the right, broke forward and sent a precision pass to Sion Bradley, who perhaps took a little too long to get his shot off but nonetheless forced a fine save from Seagulls keeper, 19-year-old ace Alex Brown.

Soon after Lock burst down the right again, fed the ball to Bradley, and his back-heel gave Darren Thomas a golden opportunity, but the Cofi Messi blasted over.

It was Bay’s turn to go close when a low drive from Nathan Peate came back off the post and the home goal somehow survived from the follow-up melee.

However, the deadlock was broken on 15 minutes. Louis Robles crossed from the right, Peate’s powerful volley was magnificently kept out by Connor Roberts, but the defender made no mistake from the rebound.

Bay had a second goal ruled out when a corner was headed home, but play was called back for a foul on the keeper.

Caernarfon began the second half strongly, the outstanding Lock rattling the bar with a 20-yard stunner with Brown seemingly getting a touch to prevent the goal.

Thomas then reached a through ball, but Brown was quickly in position to block with his legs.

Robles had a goal disallowed for offside before the visitors went two-up on 64.

Aeron Edwards sped towards the box and was fouled just outside, but within a split second Jamie Cumming curled in an absolute beauty.

Sub Daniel Gosset had a fierce effort thwarted before the midfielder saw a second shot blocked by Peate’s hand. Yellow card for the defender and a penalty to Caernarfon, which Bradley converted smartly.

Town pushed hard for the leveller, but it was not to be, Brown producing one more heroic moment when he kept out a Paulo Mendes rocket at his near post three minutes into added time.