LLANDUDNO Albion booked their place in the JD Welsh Cup first round with a fine 3-1 home win over Llanrug United.

Darren Jones’ men started the game on the front foot and opened the scoring on 12 minutes when midfielder Luke Fountain took advantage of a mistake from Terry Jones to slot home.

The away side responded well to the setback and levelled matters after 23 minutes courtesy of a sensational strike from skipper Eifion Williams, who caught out keeper Leon Jones with a stunning 40-yard drive.

This joy proved to be short-lived as the hosts regained their advantage on 26 minutes when Danial Evans pounced at the far post to put Albion back ahead after a prolonged spell of possession.

After the interval saw the visitors create a number of opportunities to level proceedings, but they found Jones in superb form and the home side booked their place in the hat after 75 minutes when the prolific Dave Maddock latched on to a long ball before beating two men and finding the corner.

Giant-killers Llandudno Amateurs also made it to the first round for the first time in their short history after a resounding 5-2 victory at Lock Stock Welsh Alliance Division One outfit Greenfield, but there was no such luck for Llanrwst United, who fell to a heavy 5-0 home defeat at the hands of Welsh National League Wrexham Area leaders Brickfield Rangers.

Penmaenmawr Phoenix took New Brighton Villa all the way to draw 3-3 at home after extra time, but they were ousted from the competition following a dramatic penalty shootout.