Recap

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 was troubled in the first half, with Nathan Peate heading wide from a George Hughes corner and Jordan Davies firing 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 from a set piece.

Chris Venables had a great chance to put the visitors in front, but put headed straight into Alex Brown’s hands from six yards while Jordan Davies, after firing a chance high and wide, saw another effort pushed for a corner by Penybont keeper Luke Armstrong.

The big chance to win the game 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 edge of the area, fired the rebound 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 Clayton Green scored the tie-winning spot kick after Chris Venables, Nathan Wood, Owen Pritchard and Noah Daley had all been successful from the spot for the visitors.

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