Brad Young's Hat-Trick Leads TNS to Dominant Victory
Brad Young hit a ruthless hat-trick as The New Saints tore through struggling Ammanford to tighten their grip on top spot in the Cymru Premier.
The league leaders were in no mood for mercy. Young led the onslaught, finishing with three, while Rhys Hughes added a sharp brace. Dynel Simeu, Isaac Jeffries, Jack Bodenham and Jordan Williams all joined the scoresheet as TNS turned the afternoon into a procession.
Unbeaten and unrelenting, TNS now sit nine points clear at the summit. Ammanford, on the wrong end of a hammering, slipped to 14th and left with the look of a side braced for a long winter.
Bradley and Charsley fire Caernarfon home
At Caernarfon, the pattern felt very different but the outcome just as controlled.
Sion Bradley struck first, Harry Charsley followed, and the hosts walked into half-time with a 2-0 cushion that never really looked in danger. Charsley added his second after the break to kill off any lingering doubt.
Briton Ferry finally found a response late on through Luke Bowen, but it was little more than a consolation on a night when Caernarfon dictated the terms. The result left the table unchanged: Caernarfon holding firm in fourth, Briton Ferry parked in 11th, still searching for the kind of spark Caernarfon showed in flashes.
Peers at the double as Airbus climb
Down in south Wales, Airbus had to scrap for everything but walked away with a win that nudged them up the standings and above Cardiff Met into seventh.
Cambrian started like a side intent on ending the contest early. Goals from Jarrad Wright and Joshua Beecher opened up a 2-0 lead and put Airbus under serious strain as half-time approached.
The response came at just the right moment. George Peers pulled one back before the interval to change the mood entirely. When the teams emerged again, Airbus carried that belief onto the pitch.
The pressure told quickly. Kaiden Cooke levelled soon after the restart, and with Cambrian suddenly on the back foot, Peers struck again to complete the turnaround and seal a hard-earned victory. Cambrian, once in control, stayed stuck in ninth.
Snaith’s mixed night ends Colwyn Bay’s perfect home run
At Colwyn Bay, Cardiff Met’s Sam Snaith experienced the full emotional range of a centre-forward in one game – and took Colwyn Bay’s flawless home record with him.
He started as the hero, putting the Students ahead before the break and silencing a ground that had grown used to watching the home side win.
Then came the twist. After half-time, Snaith turned the ball into his own net, handing Colwyn Bay a lifeline and swinging the momentum back towards the hosts.
Sam Hart then produced a moment of craft, scoring directly from a corner to give Colwyn Bay the lead for the first time and ignite the home crowd. The perfect home record looked set to stretch on.
Cardiff Met refused to fold. Jasper Payne struck in the 73rd minute to drag them level and puncture the home side’s sense of inevitability on their own turf.
When the whistle went, Colwyn Bay’s 100% home record was gone, though they stayed fifth. Cardiff Met slipped a place to eighth, but left with a point and the feeling that their season, much like Snaith’s night, could still break either way.
