Carnarvon Town put three goals past Colwyn Bay in the third round of the Premier League regular season on Friday evening. The hosts' victory, sealed at 3-0, puts them five points clear at fourth place with seven games played. Colwyn Bay remain in ninth with ten points from their opening seven matches.
D. Gosset opened the scoring in twenty-seventh minute, a moment that shifted the momentum before half-time. The striker collected two yellow cards in quick succession in fifty-eighth and fifty-ninth minutes, a caution that perhaps reflected his aggressive approach. Z. Clarke then doubled the lead in sixty-fourth minute before adding his second just one minute later. A. Cieslewicz completed the scoring in seventy-third minute, making it a comfortable afternoon for the home side.
Carnarvon Town dominated possession at 57 per cent, though both sides registered similar numbers of attacks — one hundred for the hosts against ninety-seven for the visitors. The home side managed three shots on target to Colwyn Bay's single effort, while the away side wasted four attempts from distance. Colwyn Bay could manage only one corner compared to two for the hosts, a reflection of how little pressure they applied in the final third.
The substitutions tell their own story. O. Evans was brought on twice in sixty-ninth and seventieth minutes, perhaps an error in the data or a tactical reshuffle. A. Cieslewicz, who scored, was substituted off in eighty-sixth and eighty-seventh minutes. Z. Clarke went off in seventy-ninth minute, while M. Hill and J. Williams came on together in seventy-sixth minute.
The result extends Carnarvon Town's winning streak to five victories in seven league games, with only two defeats to their name. Colwyn Bay's three wins, one draw and three losses leave them mid-table and with nothing to lose going forward. Cup football has its own rules, but in the league, this was a statement from the hosts who kept Colwyn Bay at arm's length from the start.
