Denbigh Town were dealt a Halloween horror show in stoppage time on Saturday as Holyhead sealed three points deep into added time.

Town fought back from a goal down twice through Bobby Beaumont and Alfie Vaughan but couldn’t find the time to do so a third time as Kenleigh Owen netted five minutes after the 90.

Dewi Llion made two changes to the XI that drew with Ruthin a week previous as Brad Barnes and Keiron Roberts came into the side.

Town in truth struggled throughout finding chances difficult to come by and found themselves behind just 15 minutes into the contest. A free-kick into the Town box wasn’t cleared and Connor Owen struck on the the turn.

Four minutes later it was almost two but for the superb work of stand-in goalkeeper Luke Wilmot who denied Cory Williams one on one. Five minutes later Wilmot was called upon again when Owen was given time and space down the middle before being thwarted by Denbigh’s custodian.

In a busy shift for the Town stopper he denied what could easily have been a second when a corner found the head of Owen at point blank range but Wilmot was excellent to deny. It proved to be a costly chance for the hosts as just before the break a Nathan Brown corner met the head of Beaumont to restore parity.

Half-Time: Holyhead Hotspur 1-1 Denbigh Town

Town went into the second half hoping to see the tide turn on the Island but were dealt a sucker punch within a minute of the restart. A Hotspur corner found the head of Tomos Owen who nodded the ball home inside the box. They almost doubled the lead ten minutes into the second when Williams’ effort from the edge of the box was brilliantly saved by Wilmot low to his right.

Dewi Llion opted to roll the dice, bringing on four substitutes on 57 minutes, including Harry Lockley, Danny Clarke, Alfie Vaughan and Dan Flanders but it was almost in vein as a deep ball found Corey Jones at the back post but he couldn’t direct it on target.

Forward Alfie Vaughan could have been in line to start the game had he not broken down on route to the New Oval, but the 20-year-old made it to the pitch and levelled for Denbigh with an excellent finish. Sam Duffy worked a brilliant ball for Vaughan on the left who drilled it into the bottom right corner to leave things all square.

Going into the closing stages Holyhead found the crossbar from range but neither goalkeeper was truly tested until deep into stoppage time when substitute Kenleigh Owen raced through and finished well to hand the home side their first victory of the season.

Denbigh Town: Wilmot, Beaumont, Doforo, B.Lockley, Cooke, McHarrie, Roberts, Brown, S.Duffy, Barnes, Dafydd

Subs: Flanders, H.Lockley, Clarke, Vaughan

Referee: Karl Berry

Attendance: 175

POTM: Luke Wilmot - Deputising for the absent Elijah Beattie, Wilmot made a string of outstanding saves for Denbigh.