ABERYSTWYTH Town’s miserable home form continued as Cefn Druids hit back from being a goal down to avenge their home defeat to the Seasiders in August with a 3-1 win at Park Avenue.

Paulo Mendes had given Aber a 20th minute lead, but James Davies equalised seven minutes later, and second half goals from Neil Ashton and Cody Ruberto sealed victory for Huw Griffiths’ side.

The Seasiders, who have not won at Park Avenue since August, battled hard to get back in the game, but the Druids deserved the win, which lifted them back into the top six in the JD Cymru Premier.

On a chilly night on the Ceredigion coast, Aber dug out the first opportunity as Mendes forced Michael Jones into a save from Luke Boundford’s long throw. Ruberto, at the other end, fired wide from the right channel, but then Mathew Jones sent in a great delivery for Aber, but Marc Williams was ruled to be offside.

It was Aber who made the breakthrough, however, as another Jones ball in from the byline found Mendes, who tapped the ball home at the near post to give Aber what look like a crucial lead.

The Seasiders came within inches of doubling the lead when Mathew Jones’ free kick dropped just wide of the far post, and Mendes also sent in a great cross which no one was able to convert.

The visitors soon hit back when a suspiciously offside looking Jamie Davies beat the offside trap down the left before cutting inside to smash home an equaliser .

Aber continued to press, with Tom Price volleying over, and they went even closer when a clearance cannoned off Williams and whizzed two inches past the far post.

Druids responded, and Ramirez Howarth did well to set up Davies, who skewed wide, and then at the other end Ryan Edwards saw a header tipped over.

Price also volleyed over the bar, but the scores remained all square at the break, with all to play for in the second period. Williams set up Mendes to fire over, but Aber had a bit of luck as Druids had a goal ruled out for an innocuous handball.

Howarth went wide for the visitors, who always looked a threat on the break, but their lead, when it came, was gift wrapped by their hosts on Black Friday.

Ashton’s soft free kick into the area caused a defensive mix-up and sailed innocently into the home net unhindered. Back came Aber as Stuart Jones had a header cleared off the line, and Lee Jenkins slotted just wide from inside the area as the game seemed to be ebbing away.

Aber’s fate was confirmed when a right wing cross set up Ruberto to smash home Cefn’s third goal, and with the visitors looking determined and solid at the back, any Aber comeback looked unlikely.

Williams had a shot deflected over, Mendes brought another save from Jones with a header, and Jenkins volleyed wide - but at the other end, Jamie Davies brought a save from Connor Roberts, who also did well to tip over a miscued clearance as Druids eased to victory.

ABERYSTWYTH: C Roberts, W Baynes (A Boss 68 minutes), R Edwards, P Mendes, M Williams, L Boundford, L Jenkins, S Jones, M Jones (J Phillips 83 minutes), A Hughes, T Price (R Ricketts 61 minutes). Substitutes not used: A Pennock (gk), G Kellaway, E Vaz.

CEFN DRUIDS: M Jones, N Arsan, P Mooney, N Peate, J Davies, A Simpson, I Cartwright, R Howarth, C Ruberto, J Faux (C Edge 88 minutes), N Ashton. Subs not used: H Parry (gk), M Daykin, T Reilly, P Diakhite.

Attendance: 268. Referee: Robert Jenkins.