LLANDUDNO lost ground on rivals Prestatyn at the top of the Huws Gray Cymru Alliance as Gap Queens Park came from 0-2 down to draw 2-2 at Maesdu Park (Saturday, December 29).
And with Prestatyn winning at Guilsfield, the gap over second-placed Llandudno has increased to 12 points.
Llandudno battled well against a fierce wind in the first half to lead 1-0 at half-time, with Queens Park defender Phil Jones slicing an attempted clearance into his own net after Jody Hamilton's header had been kept out by keeper Michael Price.
That lead was doubled inside the first minute of the second half when Hamilton's wind-assisted shot from just inside the Queens Park half dipped over the keeper into the net.
But a double substitution by Queens Park changed the game with Paul Brunt scoring from the edge of the area with virtually his first touch of the ball.
Llandudno substitute Bryn Jenkins missed a great chance to put Llandudno 3-1 up and finish the game when he shot wide after being played in by Ben Dews, and Queens Park always looked the better side after that.
The experienced Ricky Evans started to dominate in midfield and after he set up Kevin Breeze for the equaliser, Queens Park looked the side most likely to score a winner in the closing stages.
Llandudno joint manager Jamie Cornish admitted: "That result is a bitter pill to swallow after being 2-0 up. After our second goal we just sat back and let them take over and if we continue to throw away points like that at home we are going to hand Prestatyn the title on a plate."

COLWYN BAY had their game at Sheffield FC postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. That adds to the fixture backlog of both clubs and leaves Colwyn Bay in 13th place and desperate for a home win against Warrington Town on New Years Day.

ONLY two games survived in the Welsh Alliance (Llanrug 1 Llanberis 1, Rhydymwyn 0 Nefyn Utd 4) with the top of the table clash between Glan Conwy and Bethesda among the games washed out by waterlogged pitches and Llanrwst United suffered a fifth successive postponment.

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