Wilde hits 70 goals as Nomads win at Aber

Connah's Quay Nomads won 3-1 away at Aberystwyth Town in the JD Cymru Premier on Friday evening. A Danny Davies opener was cancelled out by a Steven Hewitt penalty, but a Michael Wilde brace to take him past 70 career goals for Nomads settled the affair for Connah's Quay.

• Danny Davies continued great form with opener
• Steven Hewitt penalty levelled the scores in the second half
• Aberystwyth reduced to ten men as Owain Jones saw red
• Wilde scores brace to surpass 70 goals and seal victory

The game was Nomads' third JD Cymru Premier fixture in just six days, and they came into it in strong form after hard fought wins over Barry Town and Flint Town United 3-1 and 2-1 respectively.

The hosting Aberystwyth meanwhile sat ninth in the table and were looking to bounce back from two successive defeats having most recently lost out 2-0 to Haverfordwest on Tuesday evening.

Andy Morrison made three changes to his side, with Callum Roberts returning from suspension to replace George Horan who started on the bench. Sameron Dool and Craig Curran also found their way back into the starting XI in place of Danny Harrison and Jay Owen.

Aberystwyth's Gavin Allen meanwhile started a number of well-known names for the Seasiders including Jon Foligno, Jack Rimmer and ex Llandudno and Bangor man Marc Williams as captain.

The game started with a free kick for Aberystwyth, but Nomads soon replied with a corner kick which Wilde won and then headed towards goal only to be denied by Roberts who tipped his effort over the bar.

Nomads kept the pressure on, with Aeron Edwards just missing out on a Craig Curran cross into the Aberystwyth area as the visitors pushed for an open goal.

But in the 22nd minute, Danny Davies added to his tally of two assists and one goal in his previous two games to break the deadlock for Nomads.

Receiving the ball on the left wing, he showed great skill to flick the ball in the air and break away from his man to slot low into the bottom right corner from the edge of the Aberystwyth box.

Am gôl gan Danny Davies!

Cei Connah ar y blaen ar Goedlan y Parc!

Danny Davies with a wonderful bit of skill and an excellent finish to give @the_nomads the lead

HT Aberystwyth 0-1 Cei Connah pic.twitter.com/E8hTQ8eZ3T

— Sgorio (@sgorio) December 4, 2020

With half an hour played the Nomads were 0-1 up and pushing for a second before the interval with Dool denied by keeper Connor Roberts with Wilde's efforts blocked by a packed Aberystwyth area.

Before half time, Aeron Edwards had a header from a Nomads corner but sent it over leaving his side to go in at half time with their 1-0 win intact.

At half time, Andy Morrison made his first substitution with a substitution as Brayden Shaw was brought on in place of Callum Roberts.

But the restart saw Aberystwyth level the score after just nine minutes, when Callum Morris was booked for a foul in the area on Steff Davies, leading the referee to point to the spot with Steven Hewitt scoring the result penalty.

As Nomads braced for a battle at Park Avenue, Nomads' second change saw Craig Curran replaced by Aron Williams as the hour mark approached.

Two minutes later, Aberystwyth were reduced to ten men as Owain Jones was shown a red card - he brought down Declan Poole on the edge of the host's area and seemingly said something to referee Dean John which resulted in a straight red card.

Looking to take advantage against the Seasider' ten men, Shaw sent a cross just across the face of goal with Aron Williams almost getting on the end as he looked to regain the lead for Nomads before club captain George Horan replaced Farquharson.

And it was Horan who helped conjure Nomads' second, as he headed low in the Aber area in the 81st minute only to see his effort saved, with Michael Wilde making no mistake in the follow up to make it 2-1 from close range and score his 70th goal in all competitions for Nomads.

With Nomads back in front but Aberystwyth still in the game, the closing minutes looked set to be a tight affair, but Wilde quickly sealed the victory just two minutes later with a well taken strike from an Aron Williams cross.

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Mike Wilde

Cei Connah yn cipio'r triphwynt ar Goedlan y Parc!

FT Aberystwyth 1-3 Cei Connah pic.twitter.com/nmwTrS4p6t

— Sgorio (@sgorio) December 4, 2020

The victory saw Nomads extend their winning run to five consecutive games having taken nine points from their past three games across just six days.

They will now move onto a top of the table clash at Deeside as they welcome title rivals The New Saints on Saturday 12th December for a 4:30pm kick off, broadcast live on Sgorio.

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Match Report by Will Catterall