Uwchgynghrair JD Cymru Premier League Gwener/Friday 29 Mawrth/March Bae Colwyn Bay 1 Tref Aberystwyth Town 2 Bachodd Tref Aber buddugoliaeth enfawr a cam ychwanegol ar y daith i sicrhau eu lle yn y Cymru Premier ddoe, gyda gol Zac Hartley yn y 92fed munud yn wahaniaeth ar brynhawn nerfus ym Mae Colwyn. Sgoriodd Jack Thorn i Aber ar ol 31 munud, ond pan hafalodd Dan Atkins gyda dwy funud ar y cloc, roedd hi’n edrych fel bod y Gwyrdd a’r Duon wedi colli cyfle arbenning – ond yna daeth Hartley, oedd yn fendigedig ar y diwrnod, i greu moment felus iawn reit ar y diwedd i fois Ceredigion. Aber Town grabbed a huge victory and a big step on the road to Cymru Premier safety yesterday as Zac Hartley’s 92nd minute winner was the difference on a tense afternoon away to Colwyn Bay. Jack Thorn gave the visitors a 31st minute lead, but when Dan Atkins equalised with two minutes left on the clock it looked like the Black and Greens had let a great chance slip, only for the irrepressible Hartley to pop up at the death with a magic moment. After a sunny morning heavy showers greeted the players as they walked onto the field, but a noisy contingent of Black and Green supporters had made the long journey to cheer them on. Hartley had a good chance in the first minutes but his low shot was saved by Reece Trueman in the goal, then at the other end Cai Owen fired over from distance. A series of home corners and free kicks were defended stoutly, then Ben Woolman’s free kick was prodded back across goal by John Owen, and Thorn sent in a left footed stinger which cleared a forest of legs and nestled in Trueman’s net for one nil, and a priceless lead. Hartley was close to making it two with a shot from the left which was deflected for a corner, then back came the Bay with Jamie Cumming lobbing Dave Jones from an angle, but just missing the target. Cumming headed wide from a free kick, and Aber survived and went in with a half time lead.
With such high stakes a nervous second half was inevitable and the hosts enjoyed the majority of possession, with Aber defending well and threatening on the break. Mark Cadwallader had an attempt saved from Hartley’s deft touch, then at the other end Colwyn Bay saw an effort cleared off the line. Iwan Lewis was next to threaten for Aber, cutting in from the right, but his attempt was gathered by Trueman, then sub Tom Marsh-Hughes got round Jones in Aber’s goal but somehow the ball missed the target. Aber sub Johnny Evans lobbed the keeper from the right, but narrowly missed the target, and Udoyen Akpan fired wide for the Bay. Marsh-Hughes then headed wide from a promising right wing cross, then Lewis again cut in from the left but sent his attempt just wide. Hartley then battled like a demon to get a shot in, which Trueman again saved, and Marsh-Hughes had a low shot saved by Jones, but then just as it looked like Aber would hold out, Atkins found space on the right channel to chip home an equaliser from a narrow angle and bring despair to the visitors. However just three minutes later Man of the Match Hartley battled to win a corner down the right, and Kirkman’s cute delivery was nodded down by Woolman for Hartley to snaffle up a huge winner from a yard, and create delirium amongst the Black and Green tifosi. There was yet time in the six minutes of injury time for Jake Canavan to sneak in down the right and sent in a low effort from a narrow angle which Trueman just deflected for a corner, and the job was done! Resilient results like these are just what Aber need at this time in the season and Anthony Williams’ men deserve huge credit for finding a way to win when it really mattered most. Next stop on the bandwaggon comes on Saturday 6th April, with a home game against Penybont which has been moved to a 5.15KO to facilitate Sgorio coverage. Unmissable! Photos courtesy of Damon Mead Comments are closed.
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