The Wellmen get the game underway but the first chance of the evening falls to the home side but Naim Arsan drags his shot wide of Keiron Feenan’s goal. Bala do get the ball into the net with 7 minutes on the clock from a corner but Nathan Peate’s effort is ruled out due to a foul in the build up. The Wellmen’s first chance of the game came on 9 minutes, a great ball played across to Jake Roberts, who controls then fires a fierce drive towards the Bala goal which Joel Torrance saves well.
Another chance then fell to the home side and again it falls to Arsan but Keiron Feenan is down well to save at his right hand post. This began a good spell of pressure for the Welsh Premier side but without testing the Holywell goalkeeper.
Midway through the half, the Wellmen very nearly took the lead. Mark Winslade was brought down on the edge of the box by Nathan Peate, Morgan Murray takes the free kick and his shot catches the keeper unaware and Torrance is forced to claw the ball against the post before it is cleared. Moments later, the home side won a corner and its whipped in and Christian Norton has a free header but it’s straight at Feenan.
With a minute to go before the break, the home side take the lead. Bala Town won a corner, its sent in from the right and the home side take the lead through Hussein Mehasseb who slots the ball home through a crowded box
The second half gets underway and an early chance falls to the home side, a good cross in and Mehasseb’s header smashes against the crossbar. A few minutes later, the Wellmen win a corner, Danny Andrews ball into the box finds Danny Sullivans but his header falls inches wide of the post. Jamie Breese then goes close, good play between Danny Andrews and Morgan Murray sees the ball come to Breese who fires in a shot which flies inches over the bar.
Bala withstand the Wellmen pressure and they have the next effort on goal but its straight at Feenan. Moments later, the home side double their lead. Winning a free kick, Nathan Peate’s low ball into the box is turned home by Mehasseb for his second goal of the game. Looking to increase their lead, Bala’s Kieran Lloyd bursts into the box but his shot is easily gathered by Fennan.
The Wellmen didn’t give up, and as the 4th official indicated there would be 3 additional minutes to be played, good play between Macauley Taylor and Beau Cornish sees a good ball over towards the far post, but it’s just a little too high for Cooke to get a touch, then the last attack see’s Beau Cornish with a good low ball into the box which is cleared by the Bala defender with Jamie Breese ready to pounce.
The referee blew for full time and despite the scoreline, the Wellmen can be proud of their display this evening and were far from disgraced against their Welsh Premier League opposition