Bangor City 0 The New Saints 3
Monday 12th September 2011, 1:41PM BST.
The New Saints completed the perfect eight days by moving second in the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League with victory at defending champions Bangor City.
Wins against prospective title rivals Llanelli (1-0) and Neath (3-0) was followed by another clean sheet as the Saints avenged a defeat that cost them the title at the end of last season.
Goals from Steve Evans, Greg Draper and substitute Matty Williams sealed the victory, in what could be TNS’s last appearance at Farrar Road as Bangor plan to switch to a new ground in the New Year.
After taking a third minute lead when the unmarked Evans headed in Chris Seargeant’s right-wing corner, the visitors rode their luck with City’s Craig Garside having a goal ruled out and Alan Bull firing against the bar from 18 yards.
A Chris Jones shot was cleared off the line by Aeron Edwards and Les Davies then rattled the woodwork with a firm header from Chris Roberts’ cross.
And in a bright start to the second half, the hosts’ shooting let them down with Neil Thomas well wide of the target, Jones firing over at the far post and Shaun Pejic sending a free header well over the target.
Nicky Ward, who left City in acrimonious circumstances this summer, arrived to a chorus of boos, but when he freed TNS man-of-the match Tom Roberts, the youngster got to the byline before crossing to give Draper the simplest of tap-ins on the hour for his third goal in three games.
Deflated by the second goal, Bangor rarely threatened thereafter although, when keeper Paul Harrison missed a cross, Phil Baker was forced to head Pejic’s effort for a corner.
And, when Ward dispossessed Michael Johnston inside the Saints’ half minutes from time, Matty Williams raced through before coolly slotting a 16-yard shot past Lee Idzi.
By JOHN BRIDGWATER
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