THE two keepers were the stars as Colwyn Bay drew 0-0 with fellow play-off contenders Sheffield FC on Thursday.
Both made a series of fine saves to ensure each side took a point, and that was good enough to move Colwyn Bay up to seventh place in the table - three points behind Stocksbridge from the same number of games and five behind Grantham with two games in hand.
Sheffield played the ball around well early on, but Colwyn Bay came closest to scoring when Chris Taylor thudded a header against the bar from a Joe Fowler corner and then Neil Black broke clear only to see his rasping shot brilliantly tipped over the bar by Sheffield keeper Martin Kearney.
Kearney also dived to his right turn another Black shot round the post, while at the other end Jamie Speare made a flying save to tip a Steve Hawes shot for a corner.
The second half of an enthralling match saw chances at both ends with Speare making two fine saves from the dangerous Vil Powell and then producing a stunning save to turn a full-blooded drive from Daryll Winter round the post.
Colwyn Bay suffered a huge blow when they lost top scorer Neil Black through injury after he was clattered from behind by defender Gavin Smith - and the sight of him limping painfully to the dressing room was a worrying one with such a key week coming up.
Substitute Anthony Wright missed a great chance to break the deadlock when he sidefooted wide of the target from six yards out, but the Bay rarely threatened after Black's departure and it needed another outstanding save by Speare from substitute Gary Townsend, and a glaring miss by Winter, to ensure Bay held out for a hard-fought point.
Colwyn Bay: Speare, Callaghan, P Williams, Rowland, Taylor, R Williams, Fowler, Hoolickin, Black (Wright 68mins), Quayle, Wade. Subs not used: Wynne and Finley.

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