It was a return to Welsh Cup action for the Lakesiders on Saturday and there was anticipation of a good cup run to produce some confidence in a team suffering from a poor run of form.
This anticipation was given more impetus when Bala took the lead after only 8 minutes with a Tom Kelly goal from short range. It was however downhill again from this moment and the home side gifted Holyhead an equaliser on 16 minutes from a Jamie Jones shot which squeezed in at the near post. It was all square at the break and Bala hoped for an improvement in the second half.
This hope was very quickly dashed when the visitors took the lead after only 3 minutes of the half through Connor Owen and the game was taken away from the home side when 2 more goals were added by Holyhead on 61 and 63 minutes through Codie Holland and Connor Owen again. Poor defending and lack of commitment left Bala with a mountain to climb and despite snatching 2 late goals back through Nathan Burke and John Owen the visitors were jubilant with a deserved win against a disappointing Bala side.
We now face the daunting task of a visit next Saturday to Cae Llan, Llanuwchllyn for a greatly anticipated local derby. Improvement in every aspect of the game is essential for Bala to get anything out of this visit to our near neighbours.
Dychwelodd Y Bala i weithredu yng Nghwpan Cymru ddydd Sadwrn, gyda’r gobaith y byddai rhediad da yn y gystadleuaeth yn rhoi hwb i hyder tîm sydd wedi bod yn mynd drwy gyfnod anodd o ran canlyniadau.
Cafodd y gobaith hwn hwb pellach pan aeth y Bala ar y blaen ar ôl dim ond 8 munud, gyda Tom Kelly yn sgorio o bellter byr.
Fodd bynnag, dechreuodd pethau fynd o chwith unwaith eto o’r eiliad honno, wrth i’r tîm cartref roi gôl gyfartal i Gaergybi ar ôl 16 munud. Daeth y gôl gan Jamie Jones, a’i ergyd yn llwyddo i lithro i’r rhwyd wrth y postyn agosaf.
Roedd y sgôr yn gyfartal ar yr egwyl, ac roedd y Bala’n gobeithio gweld gwelliant yn yr ail hanner. Ond chwalu’n gyflym iawn a wnaeth y gobaith hwnnw, wrth i’r ymwelwyr fynd ar y blaen ar ôl dim ond 3 munud o’r ail hanner, trwy Connor Owen.
Cafodd y gêm ei chipio o afael y tîm cartref pan ychwanegodd Caergybi ddwy gôl arall yn y 61ain a’r 63ain munud, trwy Codie Holland a Connor Owen unwaith eto.
Gadawodd amddiffyn gwael a diffyg ymrwymiad y Bala â mynydd i’w ddringo. Er iddynt lwyddo i sgorio dwy gôl yn hwyr yn y gêm, trwy Nathan Burke a John Owen, y tîm oddi cartref oedd yn dathlu buddugoliaeth haeddiannol yn erbyn tîm siomedig o’r Bala.
Bellach, mae gennym y dasg anodd o ymweld â Chae Llan, Llanuwchllyn, ddydd Sadwrn nesaf ar gyfer gêm leol – mae cryn edrych ymlaen ati.
Bydd angen gwelliant ym mhob agwedd o’r gêm os yw’r Bala am gael unrhyw beth o’r ymweliad hwn â’n cymdogion agosaf.
