KINMEL Bay FC got 2023 underway in the best possible fashion with a 4-1 victory at Llandyrnog United on Saturday (January 7).

The Bay were two up inside the first 6 minutes; Connor Morris opened the scoring within the opening 120 seconds, before Ryan Hulse soon doubled their lead.

Alix Williams halved the deficit in the 16th minute, but in the second half, Morris, assisted by Ian Dunn, put the Bay 3-1 up in the 62nd minute, before Morris turned provider for Ethan Evans to score their fourth late on.

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A fast-paced game, referee Mark Petch showed just one yellow card, while later in the second half, United’s Tomos Cumming was injured in a freak clash.

Kinmel Bay wished him “a very speedy recovery”.

Speaking after the match, a delighted Kinmel Bay manager, Leon Field said: “It’s been a good result, considering last season, Llandyrnog are ahead of us in the league and this result is what we have been working for.

“Our team is continuously developing, there are opportunities for new players if we are good enough, and today is down to us.”