It was back to Friday night under the lights at Maes Tegid with the visit of Guilsfield for another crucial Novira Cymru North League fixture.
If you were a latecomer to the match you would certainly have missed an explosive opening minute when the prolific Craig Lindfield picked the ball up in the opposition penalty area to turn exquisitely to fire home a shot into the far corner.
Little did anyone know that this was to be the only goal of the match but it certainly should not have been.
Bala had the ball in the net again after 23 minutes through a Craig Lindfield header but a contentious offside decision ruled the goal out. Okera Simmonds then misses a wonderful opportunity to double the lead and another Craig Lindfield header sailed just over the bar. The home side must have been disappointed to go to the interval with only a single goal advantage.
The second half was a very different affair with the visitors commanding much more possession. This however did not lead to the Bala keeper being put under any serious pressure and indeed the home side squandered another seriously good opportunity when Tom Kelly blasted over with the goal at his mercy.
Bala were obviously delighted to secure their first 3 point haul for over a month but will need to be more clinical if they are going to mount a challenge at the top of this hugely competitive league.
We have a weekend off next and return to league action with a trip to Holyhead on Saturday November 21st.
Roedd hi’n ôl i nos Wener dan y llifoleuadau ar Faes Tegid gyda Cegidfa yn ymweld ar gyfer gêm gynghrair bwysig arall yng Nghynghrair Gogledd Cymru Novira.
Pe baech wedi cyrraedd yn hwyr i’r gêm, byddech yn sicr wedi colli dechrau ffrwydrol, wrth i’r sgoriwr toreithiog Craig Lindfield dderbyn y bêl ym mhen arall ardal gosb y gwrthwynebwyr, troi’n wych a thanio ergyd i gornel bellaf y rhwyd. Ychydig iawn oedd yn gwybod mai hon fyddai unig gôl y gêm, ond yn sicr ni ddylai fod wedi bod felly.
Roedd gan y Bala’r bêl yn y rhwyd unwaith eto ar ôl 23 munud, drwy beniad gan Craig Lindfield, ond cafodd y gôl ei diystyru yn dilyn penderfyniad camsefyll dadleuol. Yna methodd Okera Simmonds gyfle gwych i ddyblu’r fantais, ac aeth peniad arall gan Craig Lindfield ychydig dros y trawst.
Mae’n rhaid bod y tîm cartref wedi’u siomi o fynd i’r egwyl gyda mantais o un gôl yn unig.
Roedd yr ail hanner yn dipyn gwahanol, gyda’r ymwelwyr yn rheoli llawer mwy o feddiant. Fodd bynnag, ni arweiniodd hyn at roi unrhyw bwysau gwirioneddol ar gôl-geidwad y Bala. Yn wir, gwastraffodd y tîm cartref gyfle gwych arall pan daniodd Tom Kelly y bêl dros y trawst gyda’r gôl yn agored o’i flaen.
Roedd Bala yn amlwg wrth eu boddau o sicrhau eu tri phwynt cyntaf ers dros fis, ond bydd angen iddynt fod yn fwy effeithiol o flaen y gôl os ydynt am herio ar frig y gynghrair hynod gystadleuol hon.
Mae gennym benwythnos i ffwrdd yr wythnos nesaf, cyn dychwelyd i weithredu yn y gynghrair gyda thaith i Gaergybi ddydd Sadwrn, 21ain o Dachwedd.
