Llanfair Utd 5

Mynydd Isa 3

LLANFAIR United set aside their league struggles to book a place in the next round of the JD Welsh Cup with victory over Mynydd Isa Spartans.

Gethin Jones took the man of the match plaudits for United with his hat-trick proving the difference in an eight goal thriller at Mount Field.

The tie was switched to Llanfair after two postponements with the hosts enjoying a dream start when Andrew Hughes’ cross found the net inside the opening three minutes.

Jones opened his account on 19 minutes before Paul Griffiths added a third and Mynydd Isa reduced the arrears before the break with Adrian Davies on target.

Kallum Pierce further reduced the deficit with a second for Isa early in the second-half.

However United steadied the ship with Jones notching his brace on the hour only for Pierce to set up a tense finale with his second.

United put the seal on their progress late on with Jones completing his hat-trick.

LLANFAIR: Foulkes, Al Hughes, An Hughes, Griffiths, G Stephens, Spencer, B Jones (R Stephens 73), R Bumford (James 83) G Jones, McVeagh (M Bumford 73), Evans. Subs: Richards, Gregory.