BRO Cernyw moved up to third in the Vale of Clwyd and Conwy League Premier Division standing after a narrow 2-1 success at Rhuddlan Town.

The visitors started the game in imposing fashion and got their reward with the opener on 11 minutes through John Gardener, and they managed to extend their advantage after the break when Osian Roberts converted a chance with 55 on the clock.

Credit to Wayne Hughes’ side, the kept searching for a route back into the contest and ensured a nervy end to proceedings on 84 minutes when Matty Rees finished well, but despite laying siege to the visitors’ goal in the closing stages it was not enough to give them a share of the spoils.

Llandudno Athletic picked up their fifth win in seven league contests to continue their impressive start to life in the division thanks to a resounding 7-0 triumph over Machno United.

A hat-trick from the prolific Jack Williams did the majority of the damage, with Danny Talbot, Joe Roberts, Nathan Williams and Alex Stokes rounding off the scoring for the promotion hopefuls, who now sit nine points off the summit with two games in hand.

Sam Aston, Ant Zoezee, Chris Davies (2), Luke Binns and Alex Williams all hit the target for Abergele in their 5-1 success at Cerrigydrudion, and Old Colwyn face a points deduction after failing to raise a side for their home tie with league leaders Llansannan.