Shropshire Star

Guils edge Ruthin in five goal thriller

Guilsfield closed the gap on the Cymru North top four as they came from behind to win a five goal thriller at home to Ruthin Town.

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The Guils have enjoyed an impressive season so far but went into Saturday's clash having lost their last two games in the league.

Despite that other results have gone their way and  they are still on the coat tails of the top four in the league.

They didn't have it all their own way early on and fell behind just after the half hour mark, as Tomos Roberts fired home for the visitors.

But three minutes before the break new Guils signing Ryan Knott put them back on level terms.

Then in the space of four second half minutes just before the hour mark, Gavin Allen's side had turned the game around.

Spencer Parrish latched onto a James Smallwood ball to put the home side in front.

And within minutes Smallwood was the provider once again as Knott got on the end of it to grab his second and his side's third.

Joe Giblin pulled one back 13 minutes from time as they looked for an equaliser but it never arrived and it was the Guils who took home the points.

They now face back to back games with Buckley Town, a league clash before a league cup semi final.