Colwyn Bay's first competitive game at the 4 Crosses Arena for 18 months ended in a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Ruthin Town in front of a crowd of 550.

The only goal of a tightly fought game came 12 minutes from the end when Ruthin's Thomas Mann scored from a corner. Earlier Sam Jones had a goal for the Seagulls ruled out for offside.

Llyr Morris had a shot saved and another effort blocked, while Tom McCready and Sam Jones were narrowly off target.

Manager Craig Hogg commented afterwards:  "We deserved all we got today. I am extremely disappointed by our lack of performance -  and that hurts a lot.

"After two good games away from home in the league, we've undone a lot of the good work.

"Ruthin deserve all the plaudits that come their way after their excellent performance and deserved win. They outplayed us and outworked us; end of story.

"It is imperative that we address the bad from this game and move on.

"We now have a 10 day break  which isn't ideal, but we have time to cover a lot of work as we prepare for the Conwy game (Tuesday, August 10th).

"Today was a bad day, but there will be good ones ahead I am sure. It is crucial we put things righty and quickly."

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