Flint Town United v Aberystwyth Town FC

Home striker Florian Yonsian hit a hat trick for the Silkmen with strikes after 3, 25 and 50 minutes to secure the victory.

On a drizzly night on Deeside the homesters started strongly and Yonsian had the ball in the net after just three minutes as the ball broke for him on the right hand edge of the six yard area and he blasted the ball past Dave Jones in nets. Jones had to be alert minutes later as Ben Hughes broke through only to be denied, and although Zac Hartley had a cross caught by Jack Flint, and Jonathan Evans had a curling shot saved, the home side were in control. Jones again had to be alert to tip over Jake Phillips’ free kick, then down the other end Evans’ right wing cross somehow evaded the onrushing Hartley at the back post.

Dave Jones denied  Josh Jones, then once again the burly Yonsian bustled his way through and scored an almost identical second goal. Try as they might Aber struggled to create at all and Aber’s keeper once again denied Josh Jones just before the break, with Flint good value for a two goal lead.

The visitors made two changes at half time and enjoyed a brief period of pressure, with Rico Patterson sending a free kick past the far post, however Yonsian soon ended the game as a contest by bustling through and prodding the ball past Jones from close range: the killer third goal. Hartley made a promising run down the right hand side but his shot was parried by Flint and then sent over the bar, then a testing cross from Niall Flint somehow evaded four Aber bodies in the box and fell to safety. Jones yet again made a telling save to deny Michael Burke with a fantastic right handed save with the game heading towards its conclusion, Sidi Fofana headed over for Flint and then finally a decent cross from sub Tom Mason just evaded John Owen in the box, and the game ended in a sobering defeat for the men in green.

Antonio Corbisiero’s men have little time to lick their wounds as they play again on Saturday, with Caernarfon Town visiting Park Avenue for a JD Cymru Premier match. The Black and Greens will be hoping to continue their recent upturn in form at home for a 2.30pm kick off. Hope springs eternal!