Penybont held on for a 2:1 victory over Llandudno in the Premier League's fourth round of fixtures on Friday evening. The hosts extended their unbeaten start to the campaign, though they remain seven points off the top of the table. To be fair, the result felt earned rather than gifted.
T. Mehew put the home side ahead in the forty-third minute, then doubled his lead just six minutes into the second half. By then Llandudno had already seen their own player booked for a challenge, and the momentum shifted. The second strike came at forty-nine, when Mehew found space to fire past the keeper.
And here's the thing about the statistics — the numbers don't tell the whole story. Penybont registered 108 attacks against 106 for the visitors, with seven shots on target to eight. The possession figures read as 0.16 for the hosts and 0.84 for Llandudno, which suggests a different game than the scoreline indicates.
K. Smith pulled one back in the ninety-minute mark after picking up his own yellow card earlier in the contest. The goal came as a late substitution was being made, with N. Grogan brought on at eighty-seven. The visitors pushed for an equaliser but could not find the net before the final whistle.
Penybont sit seventh with twelve points from six games, having won three and drawn three. Llandudno remain fifth on fifteen points after seven matches, with five victories and two defeats. Neither side has yet tasted defeat, though the gap between them is narrowing with this result.