TWO goals from Tim Brandreth helped Colwyn Bay beat Llandudno 3-1 in a pre-season friendly at Llanelian Road on Tuesday night (July 29).
But Llandudno more than held their own for much of the game and it was only when Colwyn Bay introduced first choice strikers Dean Canning and Rob Hopley from the bench in the second half that they took control of the game.
Even Seagulls manager Steve Pope admitted Llandudno were the better side in the first half with Alun Roberts testing Farai Jackson with a well struck shot and Jason Sadler very unlucky not to give his side the lead with an acrobatic volley which went inches wide of the post from an Alun Roberts cross.
It was 35 minutes before Llandudno keeper Shaun Pearson had a save to make, turning a Tim Brandreth shot onto the post and away for corner, but Colwyn Bay took the lead three minutes before the break when Jamie MacKintosh's angled shot on the turn took a slight deflection and went in off the far post.
Llandudno equalised eight minutes into the second half with a sharp finish by Jason Sadler, his fifth goal in three games, after taking a return pass form Caerwyn Roberts.
Colwyn Bay then introduced Hopley and Canning and they had an immediate impact, while Llandudno suffered a double injury blow losing central defender Craig Hogg (ankle) and Gwyn Peters (hamstring).
Tim Brandreth, moving up to support the attack, put the Bay back in front with a heander from a Danny Hughes cross, and although Sadler and Caerwyn Roberts both went close to getting a second Llandudno equaliser, Colwyn Bay dominated the last 10 minutes with Hopley going close with two headers from Dean Canning crosses, before Colwyn Bay got their third goal two minutes from the end.
Llandudno failed to clear from a corner and when the ball was played back in, Tim Brandreth brought it down neatly before slotting past Pearson.
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