MYNYDD LLANDEGAI 3

DENBIGH TOWN 3

INSTEAD of saving efforts, Mynydd Llandegai goalkeeper Nic Bould became a dramatic goalscoring hero over the weekend.

Denbigh Town players were left devastated when Bould headed in a last minute goal to make sure his side secured the most dramatic of 3-3 draws.

After recovering from two early goals, Denbigh had clawed their way back to lead 3-2 with two goals from Jake Walker and one from Mark Roberts.

With a minute to go, they conceded a free kick deep inside their half and Mynydd Llandegai sent their keeper forward.

The set piece was floated into the box and under pressure, Denbigh’s keeper Sarnowski’s punched the ball across his goal only for Bould to head into the net from close range.

On a dank, miserable and wet afternoon, the two teams put on a captivating game on a pitch where the hosts were unbeaten this season. Denbigh’s manager Dewi Llion selected youngsters Dan Clarke and Jacob Barratt in his starting XI, with Stu Vernon and Will Ashley both unavailable.

Denbigh started well and they had three corners in the early minutes. However, on six minutes, the hosts scored when keeper Bould’s long kick into Denbigh’s half saw Mynydd Llandegai striker Osian Jones run through and he was able to fire under the advancing Sarnowski in Town’s goal to open the scoring.

Town responded after this setback and Mark Roberts hit a low shot at pace from 18 yards which hit the post and bounced away to safety.

On 21 minutes, Mynydd Llandegai doubled their lead.

They were awarded a penalty after Chris Bennett was adjudged to have fouled Ben Parker in the box.

Parker took the spot kick and he sent Sarnowski the wrong way to make it 2-0.

Despite this setback, Denbigh remained positive and their endeavours were rewarded on 31 minutes.

Jake Walker was brought down in the box and a penalty was given.

After a long delay whilst referee Kewley spoke to several home players, Walker kept his cool and fired in to make it 2-1.

Mark Roberts thought he had equalised when another shot of his beat the keeper, but it was cleared off the line as Denbigh piled on the pressure.

The hard-working Sion Jones saw a shot go just wide after some link-up play involving Roberts and Jacob Barratt.

Denbigh pressed for an equaliser and they had six corners in quick succession, but that elusive goal wouldn’t come as the teams went in at half time with the hosts 2-1 up.

The second half was only three minutes old when Dan Clarke won a corner after some trickery.

Jacob Barratt sent in a deep set piece, where Mark Roberts rose like a salmon to head back across the goal and into the net to make it two-apiece.

Mynydd Llandegai reacted and they should have taken the lead again when Osian Jones laid on a great ball for Tom Collins in space.

With only Sarnowski to beat, but the forward’s shot went skyward and well over the bar.

Town’s Paul Fleming went close on two occasions to giving Denbigh the lead.

Firstly, his shot from the edge of the box was parried by Bould at full stretch at the expense of a corner.

Then Roberts laid a ball on for Fleming to strike from outside the box and this attempt hit the post with Bould well beaten.

As the game was reaching its final stages, Sion Jones found Jake Walker in the box.

The striker turned his defender and shot from 12 yards past a despairing Bould to give Denbigh a 3-2 lead on 85 minutes.

That looked to have secured a well-earned three points.

The home side had other ideas, though, and the last minute witnessed Bould's dramatic goal.