Cymru Premier round-up: Last-gasp Brobbel grabs Saints win
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Friday, 19 August
Connah's Quay Nomads 1-0 Airbus UK Broughton: Connah's Quay Nomads secured their first league win of the season as they beat Airbus UK in the Flintshire derby at Deeside Stadium.
Michael Wilde's header from Aron Williams' cross two minutes after the interval proved to be the only goal of the game, leaving Airbus without a point after two games.
Newtown 0-2 Flint Town United: Flint Town United are top of the Cymru Premier after a second successive away victory.
Danny Harrison struck from the edge of the box after just three minutes to give Flint the lead before Okera Simmonds capitalised on Callum Roberts' poor back pass to double the advantage 10 minutes before the break with his second goal of the season.
Keeper Dawid Szczepaniak saved Aaron Williams' penalty early in the second half to maintain the visitors' two-goal lead but they were reduced to 10 men when captain Jay Owen received a second yellow card.
Saturday, 20 August
Bala Town 1-1 Haverfordwest County: Ollie Shannon's late goal secured Bala's first point of the season in the Cymru Premier. Jack Wilson struck from the edge of the box to give County a half-time lead at Maes Tegid. Tony Pennock's side were seven minutes away from securing a second successive win when Shannon struck.
Caernarfon Town 2-0 Pontypridd United: Caernarfon Town got off the mark with victory over newcomers Pontypridd in a thrilling game at the Oval. Sion Bradley struck for Caernarfon's first goal on 62 minutes after the visitors failed to clear before Joe Faux added a second from Ben Wynne's cross to leave Andrew Stokes' side without a point from their opening two games.
The New Saints 1-0 Penybont: Champions The New Saints left it late to secure a first win for head coach Craig Harrison's returned to the club. In a repeat of last season's Welsh Cup final, Ryan Brobbel's header secured all three points for Saints and deny Penybont a point after a fine defensive display.
Aberystwyth Town 0-4 Cardiff Met; Sam Jones struck an excellent first half hat-trick as Cardiff Met made it two wins out of two to go top of the Cymru Premier. Player of the match Jones' three clinical goals came in an impressive performance by the Archers, with player-coach Eliot Evans adding a fourth for Ryan Jenkins' side in the second half.