ANDY MORRISON felt Connah's Quay Nomads finally got the scoreline their dominance deserved as they put Flintshire rivals Airbus to the sword.
Morrison was disappointed with his side's finishing in the 2-1 home victory on Boxing Day, but Nomads sharpened up in-front of goal to run out 4-0 victors at the Airfield on Monday.
Michael Wilde, Danny Holmes, Priestley Farquharson and a Panenka spot-kick by Jamie Insall kept Nomads second in the table, a point adrift of The New Saints.
"I thought they may go away and maybe kid themselves a little bit because anyone who watched the last game will know that 4-0 is a reflection of what we did in the week," said Morrison.
Wilde struck the crossbar and had a goal disallowed in the first period, Michael Bakare was denied by Lewis Hall and Jay Owen hit an upright, while at the other end Steve Tomassen was denied by a post.
"We had so many chances and it felt that way again, we started off really well on the front foot and had some incredible chances in the first-half," continued Morrison. "We go in at half-time when we've had three cleared off the line, we've hit the post and the crossbar, but the character in the second-half came through.
"We had to deal with a lot of huffing and puffing from them, but I give them credit for that because there was a desire to try and win the game.
"We were just a little bit too good for them and as the game went on and it became stretched it looked like we could score every time we attacked.
"To get four goals, keep a clean sheet and we wanted nine points from three games, which we got."
Eric Merner made his senior debut at 18 between the posts for Nomads, who lost number one Lewis Brass to a broken big toe in training.
Morrison said: "The keeper has come in and done terrifically, but it's only what I expect. He wouldn't be at the club, he wouldn't be our number two if he couldn't come in and perform like that.
"I'm delighted with that and delighted with the boys who have been out - Kris (Owens) and Priestley - but I said I haven't come to praise them because that's what we expect, if you are going to get into the team and stay in the team, those are the standards you have to set every week."
Former Nomad, Jake Phillips, felt the defeat summed up Airbus’s season to date, saying: “I’m disappointed with the result. For those who were here, in the first-half we were well and truly in the game, but that’s been the story of our season really.
“If you look at our fixtures and the way results have gone, we’ve been in games a lot of the time. It seems to be when that first goal goes in against us that we collapse and can’t seem to find a way back in.”
Huw Griffiths was "devastated" as TNS scored twice in the dying stages to deny Cefn Druids a crucial away victory.
Tyrone Ofori's breakaway goal looked liked to hand the Ancients all three points with time ticking down.
But Greg Draper levelled on 89 minutes before Dean Ebbe fired a winner in the dying moments.
With Newtown scoring a stoppage time winner to beat Aberystwyth 2-1, Druids slipped to seventh spot.
Sporting director Griffiths said: "It's one of the hardest defeats I've ever had to take during my time as a manager and it's arguably the most frustrated I've ever been after a game.
"I feel for the lads, they've done the club proud and their work ethic was as good as I've had since I've been at the club.
"That performance against any other team gets us three points, but that's why TNS are champions and will be again."
Henry Jones, Chris Venables and Jonny Spittle struck as Bala secured a 3-0 victory over Caernarfon, who had Leo Smith sent-off, while Momodou Touray netted as Barry Town United won 1-0 at Cardiff Met.
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