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Connah's Quay Nomads vs Newtown AFC
JD Cymru Premier
Saturday 19th August 2006 | 2:30pm
Deeside Stadium, Connah's Quay | Attendance: 0
CONNAH'S Quay took until November to get off the mark last season, but there were no such problems this time around as they made their debut at Flint's Cae-y-Castell.
Despite fielding several new faces, it was two Nomads' favourites - Marc Limbert and Tommy Mutton - who scored the goals which sank Newtown, but Quay had to come from behind.
Newtown took a 19th minute lead from a disputed penalty, awarded for a foul by Tommy Harrison on Darren Ryan. Danny Barton converted, but the hosts levelled early in the second-half. A superb cross from Anthony Warriner found Limbert who sent a powerful header past Robins' keeper Dave Jones.
Stand-in keeper Demitri Brinias had plenty to do before Nomads grabbed a late winner. Adam Dickinson provided the pass for Mutton to send a 16-yard drive past Jones and provided a perfect opening day for manager Nev Powell.
Stats and report courtesy of welsh-premier.com
Starting XI
Dimitris Brinias
David Swanick
Gary Lovell
Craig Garside
Chris Taylor
Tom Harrison
Marc Limbert
Anthony Warriner
Tommy Mutton
Phil Molyneux
Adam Dickinson
Subs
Stuart Cook
Gary O Toole
Graham Roche
Andrew Russell
Phil McDiarmid
The Nomads' Goalscorers
Tommy Mutton
Marc Limbert
Newtown's Scorers
Danny Barton PEN