The Saints opened the new season with a 2-6 win at Abermule.
After a nervous opening ten minutes the visitors found themselves a goal down when the speedy left winger shot across stand in keeper Josh Davies to put the hosts 1-0 up. Once the nerves settled the Saints started to dominate and soon equalised when striker Kevin Jones played a one two with midfielder Phil Davies, Davies finished well with a low shot into the corner to make it 1-1.
The visitors then dominated the rest of the half but some wayward finishing kept Abermule in it and on 30 minutes a rare attack saw them go 2-1 up after Davies made a good save the homesides striker was first to the rebound and finished from close range.
More chances went begging for the Saints and as the whistle went for half-time the score was 2-1 to Abermule.
Weaver decided to stick with the same formation for the second half and it soon paid dividends, a break down the right by Lewis Pritchard saw him back heel it to Goodwin who then squared the ball to the oncoming Jones, Jones placed the ball in from 8 yards out to make it 2-2. Just a couple of minutes later the non stop running of Phil Davies saw him brought down in the box by the keeper, the ref instantly pointed to the spot, the homekeeper was shown a yellow. Kevin Jones netted from the spot making it 2-3 Saints around the hour mark. Ten minutes later it was 2-4 when Will Goodwin beat the offside trap and made no mistake with his shot, Jones then completed his hat-trick when he scored a carbon copy of Goodwins goal after beating the offside trap after a lovely throughball by Weaver.
Hat-trick man Kevin Jones.
The goal of the game came with just two minutes to go when Gavin Williams beat his man down the left then rifled in a 20 yard screamer to finish off a good days work for the Saints.
Player manager Tom Weaver about to go on.
Goalscorer Will Goodwin.
A good start for the Saints and a good team performance all round, youngster Adam Finn never put a foot wrong having to fill in at right back, the Davies brothers in midfield were again very dominant and Kevin Jones took his hat-trick well, however, it was a definately a team effort from everyone that got the three points.
Next up Talgarth at home next Saturday. k.o. 7.30pm.