Caernarafon Town 3 Bala Town 0

FULL TIME

With everything done and dusted in terms of league positions it was pride at stake as Bala took on the Cofis in the Gwynedd derby at The Oval tonight.

But Bala’s pride was dented when the hosts ran out convincing 3-0 winners

The hosts struck first through 18-year-old Max Cleworth who headed in a corner won after Michael Hayes’ shot was deflected wide.

Another chance for the hosts followed when Paulo Mendes fired wildly over the bar from the edge of the area.

Having already secured automatic European qualification with the 4-1 defeat of Barry Town on Saturday, Colin Caton made just the one change to the starting 11 with Kieran Smith coming into the team and Shaun Kelly also making the bench.

Bala’s first real opening came on 19 minutes when Chris Venables, who fired in his 200th Cymru Premier goal on Saturday, headed Henry Jones’ free kick wide.

Caernarfon had a shout for a penalty waved away when Anthony Stephens seemed to send a player tumbling before Mendes had another pop at goal which hit the outside of the net.

Venables went close with a header as the half ran into stoppage time but the Lakesiders found themselves further behind when Cleworth bagged his second of the game.

After a poor first half showing by the visitors, things turned worse on 53 minutes when Sean Bradley despatched a free kick into the bottom corner after a foul on Hayes on the edge of the area.

Stung into action, Antony Kay tried to get one back on the hour, but his shot from the edge of the area drifted wide, before Will Evans headed wide after good work by Venables.

Bala were posing more of a goal threat with two quickfire attempts around the 75 minutes mark by Venables whose header was cleared off the line before blazing a shot over the bar moments later.

But it wasn’t Bala night and the game petered out with Caernarfon comfortable winners on the night and Caton hoping for better in the last two games to finish the season strong.

Bala: Alex Ramsay, Sean Smith, Jonny Spittle, Anthony Stephens, Andrew Burns, Kieran Smith, Antony Kay, Jack Mackreth, Henry Jones, Will Evans, Chris Venables. Subs: Nathan Peate, Danny Gossett, Shaun Kelly, Liam Davies, Steve Leslie