Gilsfield secured a 3-2 victory over Mold Alexandra in the North - 2 stage of the Welsh Championship on Saturday. The result keeps the hosts in ninth place on nine points while the visitors remain fourth on fourteen. It was a match decided in the closing stages, with two goals coming after the ninety-minute mark.
M. Roberts opened the scoring in the thirty-ninth minute to put Gilsfield ahead before half-time. A. Owens levelled matters for the visitors in the forty-seventh minute, and the game looked poised to end 1-1. To be fair, neither side had dominated proceedings up to that point.
The balance shifted in the seventy-fifth minute when R. Nash turned the ball into his own net, restoring Gilsfield's lead. But Mold Alexandra refused to concede. A. Knott found the net in the ninety-third minute, and by then the game was anything but over. C. Bromley completed the comeback four minutes later, and the result stood at 3-2.
Gilsfield now sit nine points off the top four with seven games played. Mold Alexandra have won four of their seven matches and remain in contention for a higher finish. The hosts have two wins and two defeats in their recent outings, while the visitors have shown more consistency with four victories in seven games.
The late goals mean Gilsfield pick up all three points from a fixture where they could easily have gone down. Mold Alexandra had the chance to close the gap at the top of their section but saw their efforts punished by the own goal and a resilient second-half display. And here's the thing — matches like this tend to separate those pushing for promotion from those merely surviving.