Radnor Valley bag a welcome win

Radnor Valley returned to winning ways in Lock Stock Ardal North East by producing some fireworks in front of goal in a 4-0 victory over hosts Carno at Ty Brith.

Prior to kick-off, both teams, supporters and match officials impeccably observed the one minute's silence ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

The Goats broke the deadlock as early as the second minute when Charlie Beaumont found the back of the net with a slick shot on the turn after being picked out in the penalty area by Cian Bufton's cross.

Beaumont came within inches of doubling the lead within three minutes of the restart, but his rasping 25-yard drive was turned over the crossbar by Rhys Jones.

The lead was doubled after 12 minutes when Matt Croose applied a glancing finish to Jack Clarke's inviting free-kick.

The Greens responded within 60 seconds of the restart when Tomos Evans saw his shot from the edge of the penalty blocked.

The influential Clarke pulled a 25-yard shot wide of goal in the 15th minute prior to Tyler McCarthy directing a cross past Otto Jones' upright.

Croose's low shot was turned behind for a corner by Rhys Jones three minutes later after being picked out by Bufton.

Callum Tisdale's close-range header struck the crossbar from a 22nd minute corner before being scrambled off the line prior to Beaumont's header thundering back off the woodwork 10 minutes later.

Tisdale's effort from a 39th-minute corner was blocked before Llewelyn Jerman's deflected strike went behind for a Carno corner.

Lewis Morris fired a low drive wide from the edge of the penalty area in stoppage-time as the Goats headed to the changing rooms with a healthy two-goal advantage.

The New Radnor outfit only had to wait five minutes into the second-half to increase their advantage further when Clarke duly converted a penalty awarded by referee Daniel Graham.

Croose went close to adding a fourth goal when Jones saved his header.

Tisdale's 57th-minute strike from the edge of the penalty area was blocked prior to Henry Shipley's effort being deflected behind for a corner.

It was beginning to look a long way back for Carno as they attempted to respond to a three-goal deficit.

McCarthy's header was deflected behind for a corner on the hour mark following a deep free-kick played into the Goats' penalty area. Clarke broke into the Greens' penalty area off the right flank three minutes later, but could only direct his shot straight at Rhys Jones.

Evans surged down the right in the 65th minute and picked out Ishmael Ozdemir on the edge of the penalty area, but the Carno substitute directed his shot wide.

Otto Jones had to be alert to turn over Keegan Bradley's free-kick prior to Clarke breaking into the Greens' penalty area and seeing his cross-shot headed off the line.

The scoring was completed with six minutes of normal time remaining when substitute Jack Price was released by Ieuan Price's pass before breaking into the penalty area and sliding the ball past Rhys Jones.

Radnor nearly added a fifth goal in the 88th minute, but substitute Ferdi Onsoylu was unable to keep his effort on target.

However, the Goats had done enough to secure a valuable victory to move themselves three points clear of the relegation zone and kickstart the Bonfire Night celebrations.