COLWYN BAY’S European dream was ended as they lost 5-3 on penalties against Penybont in the Play-off semi-final in front of a 1,539 home crowd at the Blue Turtle Arena.
Bay might have won it right at the end when Jamie Cumming fired a big chance wide from the edge of the area and then Jordan Davies saw his penalty saved in the shoot-out as Penybont converted all five of their spot kicks to progress to the final.
Neither keeper wasa troubled in the first half, with Nathan Peate heading wide from a George Hughes corner and Jordan Davies a free kick chance high over the bar.
In the second half Jordan Davies fired another free kick off target and put a header wide while Nathan Peate put another header over the bar.
Chris Venables had a great chance to put the visiotrs in front, but put headed straight into Alex Brown’s waiting hands while Jordan Davies, after firing a chance hugh and wide, saw another effort pushed for a corner by Penybont keeper Luke Armstrong.
THe big chance to win for Bay came with the last kick of the game when Armstrong came off his line to block a shot and Jamie Cumming, from the dge of the area, fired wide of a gaping net.
All that meant the tie was decided with a penalty shoot-out and while Aaron Williams, George Hughes and Lewis Sirrell scored for the Bay, Jordan Davies saw his effort saved by the keeper and Claton Green got the tie-winning spot kick after Chris Venables, Nathan Wood, Owen Pritchard and Noah Daley had all been successful from the spot.
COLWYN BAY: Alex Brown, Nathan Peate, Lewis Sirrell (c), Jordan Davies, Louis Robles, Ethan Roberts, Alex Moore (Aaron Williams 87, Matty Hill (Aron Williams 81), Ryan Astles, Aeron Edwards (Jamie Cumming 67), George Hughes. Unused subs: Luke Murphy (G), Sam Hart, Issa Kargbo, Ben Hoban.
Attendance: 1,539
