Major triumph at Ammanford

LLANTWIT MAJOR moved up to third place in the JD Cymru South league on Tuesday night as they beat Ammanford 3-1.

Ammanford kicked off the game against Llantwit Major with a good tempo but were quickly rocked back on their heels when the lively Major forward Joshua Jones broke free from his markers in the 7th minute and scored the opening goal of the game.

Ammanford were struggling to cope with the pace of Jones as he broke the Ammanford defensive lines time and time again.

The home side tried to find a flow to their game but the visitors were dogged in their defensive play.

It was another Major breakaway in the 38th minute that led to a penalty award. The spot kick was taken by Thomas Walters who wrong footed home keeper Craig Morris to double the lead for the visitors.

Ammanford needed a response and within two minutes an intricate passing move led to Liam Samuel firing a shot from the left hand side of the six yard box high into the roof of the Llantwit Major goal to reduce the deficit.

The second half saw Ammanford try to get themselves back on level terms but struggled to get out of their own half due to the high pressing of the visitors.

In the 71st minute Major’s Cullen Kinsella jinked his way into Ammanford’s 18 yards box and with a slight shift of the ball he unleashed a powerful shot that rocketed into the net.

Despite being 3-1 down, Ammanford tried to get back in the game but couldn’t find the cutting edge and were susceptible to the visitors counter attacks.

At the final whistle it was Llantwit Major who celebrated their away win.