Flint Town United secured a vital three points with a 2-0 away victory over Trefelin in the Cymru Premier. Owolabi was the match-winner, scoring a second-half penalty before adding a second goal six minutes later.
The win lifts Flint to 14th in the league table, giving them eight points from 13 matches, a record of two wins and two draws from those games. They now sit 29 points behind leaders The New Saints but have closed the gap to the teams above them.
Key Performances
Owolabi’s brace decided a contest that was goalless for over an hour. His opening goal came from the spot in the 61st minute after a foul in the area. He doubled the lead in the 67th minute, finishing a move to seal the points.
The match turned in Flint’s favour just before the hour mark when Trefelin’s S. Coughlan was shown a straight red card. Flint had received three yellow cards earlier in the game, with I. Modi, H. Owen and L. Jonas all cautioned.
League Context
This result improves Flint Town United’s recent form to three wins in their last five outings, a sequence of three wins and two losses. Their previous match was a 3-1 home defeat to Caernarfon Town on Saturday 17 October, which followed a 1-0 loss to Colwyn Bay on Saturday 10 October. Prior to that, they had beaten Haverfordwest County AFC 1-0 on Saturday 3 October and Ammanford AFC 3-0 on Saturday 26 September. They have scored 12 goals this season but conceded 25, leaving them with a goal difference of minus 13.
Managerial changes were made at half-time, with A. Hayder replacing I. Modi for the visitors. Further substitutions followed the goals, including L. Morrison coming on for the two-goal hero Owolabi in the 79th minute.
Attention now turns to the next fixture, a home match against Holywell on Friday, 30 October. Holywell are currently 16th in the table, making it a key encounter in the battle to move up the table. The full run of upcoming games is listed on the club’s fixtures page.
