GUILSFIELD battled to a 3-0 win at home to Flint Mountain in JD Cymru North on Saturday.
An own goal from Danny Reid separated the sides at the break before Adam Hailes and Sam Flory struck after the interval to ensure three points for the villagers.
Manager Gavin Allen said: “I’m really pleased with the performance, it was a strong all-round display from the team.
“We got the early breakthrough with a bit of fortune through the own goal, but from there we settled and played some excellent football.
“The second half especially was outstanding. We dominated the game and could easily have added a few more to the scoreline.
“The confidence in the group is high now as we maintain a six game unbeaten spell in the league and we’ll look to take that momentum into this weekend’s home fixture against Holyhead.
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Penrhyncoch paid the price for a nightmare start in a 3-1 defeat at Rhyl 1879.
Jack Parry struck twice inside the opening 12 minutes and it could have been worse only for Parry to miss an 18th minute penalty.
Lewis Hodson added a third on the hour as the home side saw out the game with the Roosters mustering a late riposte from Niall Coleridge.
Manager Gari Lewis said: “We lost the game within seven mins after a horrendous start.
“Like I said last week it’s up to us to see if we can pick up points and stay in this incredibly tough league.
“We are low on confidence obviously but all we can do is train well this week as we always do and see what happens.
“Some people question why I put myself through it but I will not walk out and throw the towel in. We keep fighting and believing things will turn for us.”
Caersws continue to endure a miserable campaign and fell to a 4-3 defeat at Buckley Town.
The home side led throughout with Ben Guest firing the home side into a 25th minute lead.
Max McLaughlin levelled on 41 minutes but the hosts regained their lead before the interval with Liam Ellis netting.
Aled Bellis added a third on the hour before Ashley Harries reduced the arrears.
However, Connor Littler struck with 20 minutes remaining to seal the points despite an injury-time goal from Harry Cottam which proved too little and too late.
Caersws assistant manager Lee Stephens said: “Another game that we feel we should have come away with something.
“We’ve given a couple of soft goals which were all frustrated with but some positive signs in front of goal.
“The next four games for us are vital - starting with Gresford. Each player is aware of the importance and three points are a must on Saturday.”
Newtown maintained their promotion push with a battling 2-1 win over Broughton side Gresford Athletic on Friday.
The Robins led at the break with Rob Evans breaking the deadlock after 25 minutes.
Gresford were back on terms on the hour with Tom Smith on target but Newtown ensured glory with 20 minutes remaining with Louis Jacobs firing home.
Newtown threw away a two goal lead as Llandudno hit back to dump the Robins out of the Nathaniel MG Cup following a 6-3 defeat on Tuesday.
Both sides went close before Aidan McCann’s seventh minute free-kick broke the deadlock and set the tone.
Newtown soon doubled their lead as Devon Torry released Ollie Sharp to slot home.
However Newtown’s defensive frailties were exposed on 17 minutes with Dylan Proctor heading home.
Llandudno saw penalty appeals rejected after Ben Maher went down in the area but were level on 35 minutes with Adam Stephens netting.
Newtown regained their lead two minutes later with McCann feeding Tom Jones who cut inside to curl home as the Robins hoped to see out the first-half.
Instead the Robins were picked off once again with Aidan Higgins netting to restore parity once more.
Goalkeeper Mike Jones kept Llandudno at bay with a string of saves at the start of the second-half but was eventually beaten as Mark Cadwallader headed his side in front for the first time.
It got much worse for Newtown in the final stages as Cadwallader headed home his second of the game with seven minutes remaining before Ben Maher netted direct from a corner as Llandudno sealed a place in the last eight for the first time.
Manager Nathan Leonard said: “Every goal we conceded was very, very poor which makes this defeat all the more disappointing.”
Newtown return to action with a trip to Mold Alexandra on Saturday.
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