ABERYSTWYTH Town notched their first JD Cymru Premier clean sheet of the season in occasionally torrential conditions as they notched a goalless draw at still-winless Carmarthen Town on Friday - to stretch their unbeaten run to three games.

Fittingly, on a night when defences were on top, Stuart Jones went closest for the visitors with a first half header, while his defensive colleague Lee Jenkins and keeper Connor Roberts also shone to safeguard the Seasiders’ valuable point.

With two changes to the side which had drawn with Cardiff Met the previous weekend, including starts for Ryan Edwards and Joe Phillips, Aber started well.

Wes Baynes crossed a ball in from the right for Mathew Jones to shoot, but his strike was deflected over, before Phillips brought a save out of keeper Lee Idzi.

At the other end, Carmarthen’s Chris Jones saw a shot deflected wide, and Josh Bull also headed over from a decent left wing cross, delivered by Cairan Smith.

Aber defender Stuart Jones headed over from a Baynes free kick, but in general Carmarthen, desperately seeking a first win, enjoyed more of the possession.

Bull cut back from the byline for Lewis Harling to volley over from a great position, but then Ryan Wollacott brought another save from Idzi with a header, having been set up once again by Baynes. The Aber right back’s next cross tempted Phillips to try an audacious overhead kick, which failed to test Idzi in goal.

Lee Jenkins pulled out a superb goal defying tackle in his own box, then Baynes set up Stuart Jones, whose goalbound header brought a super save from Idzi, and Baynes crashed the rebound over via a deflection. Carmathen’s Luke Bowen brought a save from keeper Connor Roberts as a lively first half ended goalless.

The second half saw the teams getting closer to breaking the deadlock as a neat Aber move ended with Paulo Mendes curling a shot just wide, before Bull’s right wing cross somehow evaded two Carmarthen players, as well as the goal.

Bull again went wide for the home team, but with Jenkins, Jones and Ryan Wollacott commanding at the back for Aber, clear-cut chances were limited.

Phillips centred for Aber left back Adam Hughes to shoot wide, and then Bowen was very unlucky to see his cute effort deflect off the crossbar for the hosts.

Lee Surman then scraped a header over the bar, with Carmarthen threatening a late winner, and Roberts brought out a fine save to deny Chris Jones a big goal.

With Aber’s visiting fans in fine voice on a nasty evening, Phillips volleyed over - but it was not to be, and their defence held out fantastically to hold on for their clean sheet and a very valuable point.

Lee Jenkins’ Man of the Match award from Sgorio was symptomatic of the Aber performance, with the Seasiders showing tremendous defensive determination.

A clean sheet away from home is a major step forward for Matthew Bishop’s men, and having played four away games in their last five matches, they have lost only one and improved markedly at the back.

The Seasiders will now look add some positive home results to the mix, and all focus now turns to Friday, when the new Cymru Premier leaders, Connah’s Quay Nomads, visit Park Avenue (ko 7.45pm).

CARMARTHEN: L Idzi, J Knott, D Vincent, L Surman, G Walters, L Bowen, L Harling, C Jones (L Thomas 80’), C Morgan, J Bull (J Vickers 75’), C Smith (D Carroll 69’). Subs not used: J Woodford, C Hanford, T Windsor (gk).

ABERYSTWYTH: C Roberts, W Baynes, R Wollacott, R Edwards, P Mendes, M Williams (G Kellaway 69’), L Jenkins, S J Jones, M Jones, A Hughes, J Phillips (A Boss 86’). Subs not used: A Pennock (gk), E Vaz, R Ricketts, T Price. Referee: R Jenkins. Attendance: 213.