Colwyn Bay beat Ossett 4-0

COLWYN BAY blasted second-placed Ossett Albion out of the game with three goals in the first 21 minutes on their way to a tremendous 4-0 victory to move to within four points of the play-off places.
And manager Neil Young was not exaggerating when he said afterwards the winning margin could have been seven or eight.
I can only think the referee took pity on the West Yorkshire side and tried to save them from further punishment with two extraodinary decisions.
He refused one of the clearest penalties I have seen when Dean Canning was floored from behind when clean through with just the keeper to beat and then in the second half Ossett keeper Neil Bennett came way out of his area and blocked the ball with his arms as Rob Hopley tried to chip the ball over him. The referee didn't even give a free kick because he knew he would have the send the keeper off he did.
"Normally I would have gone berserk at those decisions, but fortunately the game was already comfortably in our control," said Neil Young.
"It was a great win and thoroughly deserved. The players are working their socks off at the moment and I can't ask for more than that."
The Seagulls were in front after only five minutes when the keeper could only paw away Hopley's header and Lee Davey swivelled on the lose ball to score.
Dean Canning and Danny Edwards both shot wide from one-on-one chances to increase the lead before the Bay added two more goals in the space of two minutes.
A tremendous cross-field pass by Canning picked out Hopley on the left of the area and he chested the ball down before volleying past the keeper on 19 minutes.
Two minutes later Davey's lay-off put Canning clear to round the keeper and although his first shot hit a post, he kept his composure to score from the rebound as defenders closed.
With Mike McGraa and Canning outsanding in the midfield, Colwyn Bay were in total control, although new keeper Chris Sanna did well to to save from Gareth Hamlett and also tipped a Shaun Kelsey shot over the bar.
Ossett switched to playing three up front and five in midfield to try and wrestle some control back and Colwyn Bay, after losing Lee Davey with a slight hamstring strain on 58 minutes, lost a bit of their edge as a result.
But Sanna was never really tested with Tim Brandreth having strong game in the centre of defence alongside keeper Dave Challinor, and the Bay had more and more chances on the break with the keeper saving his side three times in one-on-ones with Hopley (twice) and Canning.
Challinor also had a header cleared off the line and McGraa fired a shot inches wide before Dean Canning finally got the fourth goal with a rifled shot from 20 yards into the corner of the net on 85 minutes.
"We've got a couple of young lads in attack now in Danny Edwards and Lee Davey who have come out of the West Cheshire League and are new to this level of football and can only get better as they adapt to it," added Neil Young.
"I thought Danny had his best game for the club today. His final ball sometimes needs improving, but he is really putting the work in," added the manager.
Colwyn Bay: Sanna, Aspinall, Branch, Brandreth, Challinor, Hughes (Mitchell 88mins), Canning, Hopley, Davey (Garside 58mins), Edwards (Hammond 80m,ins). Sub niot used: Moran.

LLANUDNDO had their game at Guilsfield in the Cymru Alliance postponed.