By Thomas White
February 22 2009

Wins for Porthmadog, Aber, Carmarthen, Rhyl, PTT, Llanelli and Welshpool. The New Saints title hopes all but vanish after drawing to Haverfordwest and relegation fodders Caernarfon draw 2-2 with Newtown.

Porthmadog gained a vital three points in their Battle against relegation with an excellent 4-2 victory at Newi Cefn Druids. The win marked Tomi Morgan's first win as Porth Boss and the signs are that his side have already turned a corner under his experienced guidance.

Goals from John Rowley (two), Mike Foster and Marcus Orlik earned the victory at Porthmadog with Kevin Holsgrove and John Rush replying for the Druids.

Principality Welsh Premier League leaders Rhyl and Llanelli both gained valuable away wins, but TNS must surely be out of contention now, gaining just a point in a goal-less draw with Haverfordwest County at Park Hall.

Rhyl won 3-2, but flew into a 3-0 advantage against GAP Connah's Quay at the Deeside Stadium, with first-half goals from Chris Roberts, Neil Roberts - his sixteenth of the Season - and skipper George Horan. The Nomads did pull one back before the break, through Danny Forde and they gave the leaders a fright when Peter Doran scored ten miniutes from time.

Captain Rhys Griffiths came back into the Llanelli side to face Prestatyn Town at Bastion Road and he was the difference between the two sides, scoring the only goal of the game on 47 minutes. Andy Mumford was red-carded for the Reds, just three minutes after coming on as a 25th minute substitute for Stephen Evans, for a poor challenge on Prestatyn Player/Manager Neil Gibson.

Carmarthen Town have got realistic ambitions to finish in the Top Three and their cause was helped this afternoon with a 2-0 win at Caersws. Craig Hughes scored again for the Old Gold to make it 2-0 on 42 minutes after a collectors item from Neil on ten minutes.

At the GenQuip Stadium, Port Talbot Town got back to winning ways with a 2-1 win over Bangor City. Drew Fahiya score both of the Port goals, the first after latching on to a long ball and applying a cool finish on the half-hour mark. The second came when he squeezed the ball passed a diving Paul Smith. James Burgin scored an own-goal late on after a Jamie Brewerton effort, but there was more controversy deep in injury time. Bangor's Dav Swanick elbowed Lee John, some 30 metres off the ball and Neil Morgan sent the full-back off and awarded a penalty. Fahiya stepped up for his hat-trick, but Smith denied him.

Brian Coyne's Aberystwyth Town beat Airbus UK Broughton at the Airfield. Glyndwr Hughes set them on their way with the opener on 16 minutes and Geoff Kellaway doubled the advantage four minutes after the break. Matty Woodward scored for the hosts on 54 minutes.

At the bottom of the table, Caernarfon Town picked up a point against Newtown at Latham Park in a 2-2 draw with all goals coming after the break. Neil Mitchell put the hosts ahead on 54 minutes but the Canaries responded through a maiden goal for Ashley Ruane (64) and Tom Grice a minute later. A 71st minute Craig Williams penalty gained Darren Ryan's side a point.

Technogroup Welshpool were indebted to a late Richard Hughes winner against Neath on 88 minutes, after Sean Cronin (70') had cancelled out Timmy Edwards' opener.