Afan Lido saw off Llantrivyt Major 5:0 in the South - 2 stage of the Wales Championship on Friday evening. The hosts were comfortably in control by half-time and never looked back after L. Griffiths opened the scoring on three minutes of stoppage time.
Griffiths stood up when it mattered most, converting a late chance before the break. By then the visitors had already shown they were out of their depth, and the home side made no mistake in closing out the period.
And here's the thing — the match turned into a penalty shootout of sorts after the restart. Griffiths netted two spot-kicks in quick succession, first in the 63rd minute and then again three minutes later. Llantrivyt Major had no answer for the pressure.
A. Giardelli added a fourth in the 78th minute, and B. Roberts completed the scoring eight minutes later. The visitors simply could not get a foothold in the game and were camped in their own half for long stretches.
Llantrivyt Major remain rooted to the bottom of the table with four games played and zero points. They have not won since the start of the campaign, and this result extends that run to five consecutive defeats.
Afan Lido move up to seventh place with ten points from eight games. It was not a perfect performance, but the three key moments — two penalties and a late strike — were enough to put the game to bed early.