ST ASAPH City bowed out of the JD Welsh Cup after suffering a heavy 5-1 loss at in-form Llangefni Town.

The Saints were unable to cause an upset against the Lock Stock Welsh Alliance Division One leaders and exited the competition at the first-round stage, with manager Daniel Brewerton looking for a reaction from his squad at high-flying Bodedern Athletic on Saturday (2pm).

Things did not begin well for the visitors and they fell behind on six minutes when Matthew Jones found the net, and their task was made even more difficult soon after when Liam Morris doubled Cefni’s advantage with 13 on the clock.

Prolific forward Kevin Lloyd took advantage of some hesitant defending to add a third after 31 minutes, before the away side were given a glimmer of hope in first half stoppage time when Paul Fleming reduced the arrears.

That was as good as it got for Brewerton’s men, with the home side restoring their three-goal cushion on 74 minutes when Morris pounced for his second of the afternoon after another period of pressure.

There was still time for the hosts to rub salt into the Saints’ wounds, and another outstanding attacking move presented a chance to Alan Mark Owen, and the burly striker made no mistake with the finish to complete the rout.