Eliot Evans signed off the 12th round of the JD Welsh Premier League in spectacular fashion as he fired Cardiff Met back into the top-six.

Evans crashed home a stunning 73rd minute volley from the edge of the area to rescue a point for his side, who were struggling to break down a dogged Carmarthen Town side.

Carmarthen, looking to avoid a fifth-successive league defeat, forged an unlikely first-half lead against the run of play when Liam Thomas converted from the penalty spot, following Kyle McCarthy’s challenge on Mael Davies.

Carmarthen’s defensive resolve held firm against sustained pressure from the hosts.

And it was not until Eliot Evans fizzed Chris Baker’s knock-down into the top-left corner were Cardiff Met able to break down the Old Gold.

Aberystwyth Town had temporarily pushed their way into the top-half after goals from Ryan Wollacot and Geoff Kellaway restored their lead on route to a 3-1 win over Llanelli, who remain two points adrift at the bottom of the table.

At the top of the table, The New Saints maintained their one-point lead at the summit after a controversial penalty decision allowed them to draw at Newtown.

Newtown, fourth, took an early lead as young striker Ethan Jones scored his first of the season for the Robins.

With 15 minutes remaining, Newtown defender Kieran Mills-Evans was adjudged to have brought down Greg Draper just inside the area. Draper, the league’s leading scorer, made no mistake from 12-yards to claim his 11th of the season.

Connah’s Quay, playing Friday night, would’ve have regained their lead at the top of the table if they had not squandered the opportunity to claim all three points against Caernarfon Town as the two sides played out a goalless draw at the Oval.

Barry Town were the big movers this weekend. Their victory over Bala Town not only ended the hosts 100 per cent home record but moved them to within a point of The New Saints.

Wales U21 international Momodou Touray fired Barry in front inside the opening ten minutes at Maes Tegid. Barry’s lead looked in doubt when Bala Town were awarded a second-half penalty but Chris Venables blazed his spot-kick over.

Llandudno snapped a run of five-match losing run with a goalless draw against Cefn Druids.

WPL WEEKEND SCOREBOARD
Friday: Caernarfon 0-0 Connah’s Quay, Llandudno 0 Cefn Druids 0, Llanelli 1-3 Aberystwyth. Saturday: Bala 0-1 Barry Town, Newtown 1-1 The New Saints. Sunday: Cardiff Met 1- 1 Carmarthen.

Caernarfon Town 0
Connah’s Quay Nomads 0

Caernarfon Town
1. Alex Ramsey, 2. Joe Williams, 5. Gareth Edwards, 6. Rhys Roberts, 7. Gareth Evans, 8. Jamie Crowther, 9. Jamie Breese (20. Cai Jones 78′), 10. Darren Thomas (15. Ben Maher 73′), 17. Ryan Williams, 19. Sion Bradley (16. Kevin Roberts 84′), 23. Ross Stephens Subs not used: 4. Clive Williams, 18. Dion Owen, 22. Nick Bould

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: None

Connahs Quay Nomads
1. John Danby, 2. John Disney, 3. Laurence Wilson, 6. Danny Harrison, 7. Ryan Wignall, 8. Callum Morris, 10. Andrew Owens (9. Michael Wilde 57′), 12. Declan Poole (17. Michael Parker 57′), 15. Danny Holmes, 16. James Owen, 21. Rob Hughes (22. Michael Bakare 79′) Subs not used: 11. Nathan Woolfe, 14. Jack Kenny, 25. Dominic Elsey-McHugh, 26. Eric Green

Red Cards: Wignall 76′
Yellow Cards: Wignall 34′ & 76′

Attendance: 861 Referee: Rob Jenkins

Llandudno FC 0
Cefn Druids 0

Llandudno FC
1. Shaun Pearson, 18. Mark Connolly, 6. Kai Edwards, 4. Mike Pearson, 8. Danny Hughes, 11. Steve Thomas, 7. Matthew Williams, 5. Leo Smith (14. Alun Webb 81′), 10. George Harry, 9. John Owen, 21. Toby Jones (15. Alfons Fosu-Mensah 75′ [17. Telor Williams 90’+2]) Subs not used: 2. Ieuan Hewitt, 20. Osian Jones

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: Webb 86′ Edwards 90’+4

Cefn Druids
1. Michael Jones, 3. Naim Arsan, 6. Nathan Peate, 7. Matty Owen, 8. Alec Mudimu, 9. Dean Rittenberg, 11. James Davies, 14. Ryan Kershaw, 15. Aaron Simpson, 16. Iwan Cartwright, 22. Arkadiusz Piskorski (10. Jordan Evans 59′) Subs not used: 13. Joel Thompson, 19. Fisnik Hajdari, 27. Alun Morris, 33. Virgil Moutaud

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: Peate 68′

Attendance: 308 Referee: Mark Petch

Llanelli Town 1 Terry McCormick 7′(og)
Aberystwyth Town 3 Paolo Mendes 3′ Ryan Wollacott 41′ Geoff Kellaway 89’

Llanelli Town
25. Oliver Davies, 14. Daniel Alfie, 4. Anthony Finselbach, 24. Anthony Nelson (22. Tristan Jenkins 70′), 17. Carlos Indja, 21. Lenny Evans, 8. Jordan Davies, 19. Jamie Owen, 7. Chris Jones, 10. Jordan Follows (18. Resat Islam Khaton 85′), 11. James Loveridge Subs not used: 1. Kai Rees (GK) (only three subs available)

Red Cards: Finselbach 63′
Yellow Cards: Finselbach 19′ & 63′

Aberystwyth Town
1. Terry McCormick, 2. Wes Baynes, 3. Stefan Edwards, 4. Alan Goodall (6. Jack Rimmer 90′), 5. Ryan Wollacott, 8. Paolo Mendes, 10. Declan Walker, 14. Ryan Edwards, 17. Matthew Jones, 24. Ashley Ruane, 27. Joe Phillips (7. Geoff Kellaway 70′) Subs not used: 18. Nashawn Blake, 20. Harri Rowe, 22. Niall Coleridge, 23. Liam Berner, 25. Carwyn Morgan

Red Cards: Mendes 52′
Yellow Cards: Wollacott 33′ Mendes 15′ & 52′

Attendance: 260 Referee: Nick Pratt

Bala Town 0
Barry Town United 1 Momodou Touray 8′

Bala Town
1. Ashley Morris, 2. Andrew Burns, 3. Sean Smith, 5. Stuart J Jones, 4. Stuart Jones, 17. Danny Gosset, 25. Chris Venables, 8. Nathan Burke, 11. Kieran Smith (9. Mike Hayes 64′), 10. Ian Sheridan (12. Evan Horwood 64′), 7. Steven Tames Subs not used: 6. Anthony Miley, 16. Ryan Valentine, 23. Vaughn Charles (gk), 22. Josh Jones, 20. Joe Edwards

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: S.Jones 90’+3

Barry Town United
1. Mike Lewis, 21. Macauley Southam-Hales, 3. Chris Hugh, 4. Luke Cooper, 5. Curtis Watkins, 8. Troy Greening, 6. Robbie Patten, 10. Jordan Cotterill (29. Clayton Green 70′), 16. Jonathan Hood, 39. Thomas Fry (11. Drew Fahiya 87′), 9. Momodou Touray (7. Kayne McLaggon 78′) Subs not used: 26. Lewis Cosslett, 2. Paul Morgan, 14. Evan Press

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: Greening 15′ Cotterill 40′

Attendance: 194 Referee: David Morgan

Newtown AFC 1 Ethan Jones 10′
The New Saints FC 1 Greg Draper 75′(p)

Newtown AFC
1. Dave Jones, 11. Joe Kenton, 3. Callum Roberts, 5. Kieran Mills-Evans, 4. Ben Bailey, 6. Jay Denny, 23. Alex Fletcher, 7. Neil Mitchell, 9. Luke Boundford, 14. Ethan Jones (10. Steve Leslie 70′), 8. Nick Rushton Subs not used: 17. Sam Phillips, 13. Jack Perry (gk), 20. Tom Goodwin, 25. Will Evans, 24. Jake Cook

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: Fletcher 66′

The New Saints FC
1. Paul Harrison, 2. Simon Spender, 3. Chris Marriott, 5. Benjamin Cabango, 20. Joash Nembhard, 4. Tom Holland, 6. Jon Routledge, 8. Ryan Brobbel, 10. Daniel Redmond, 21. Kurtis Byrne (17. Dean Ebbe 66′), 9. Greg Draper Subs not used: 25. Connor Roberts (gk), , 23. Aeron Edwards, 22. Kane Lewis, 7. Christian Seargeant, 19. Ben Clark, 18. Josh Hmami

Red Cards: Routledge 90’+2
Yellow Cards: Routledge 37′ 90’+2 Holland 80′

Attendance: 302 Referee: Iwan Griffith

Cardiff Met University 1 Eliot Evans 73′
Carmarthen Town 1 Liam Thomas 18′(p)

Cardiff Met University
25. Alex Lang, 2. Dylan Rees, 14. Joel Edwards, 22. Liam Black (15. Rhys Thomas 71′), 5. Emlyn Lewis, 3. Kyle McCarthy, 7. Eliot Evans, 8. Chris Baker, 9. Adam Roscrow, 24. Sam Snaith (21. Harry Owen 60′), 11. Will Evans Subs not used: 23. Tim Parker, 18. Rhydian Morgan, 20. Matt Neale, 16. Guto Williams, 30. Max Manson (gk)

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: None

Carmarthen Town
1. Lee Idzi, 2. Luke Cummings (5. Craig Hanford 71′), 16. Mael Davies, 7. Declan Carroll, 6. Lee Surman, 8. Greg Walters, 11. Tyrrell Webbe, 18. Liam Thomas, 3. Jordan Knott, 12. Jordan Vickers (17. Sean Hanbury 89′), 4. Dave Vincent Subs not used: 15. Lewis Baldwin, 19. Jay Woodford, 20. Danny Thomas

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: Carroll 54′ Knott 87′

Attendance: 270 Referee: Lee Evans