Radnor Valley were on blistering form on Saturday afternoon with a 9-1 victory over Machynlleth at The Bypass.

The Goats closed the gap to a single point on MMP with Norman Lloyd Central Wales League (South) leaders Hay St Mary’s with a display of some exhilarating attacking football at times.

The New Radnor men opened the scoring when former Rhosgoch Rangers forward Lloyd headed home from a 14th minute Lewis Morris corner before Ieuan Price doubled the lead from another corner just five minutes later.

The Goats netted a third before the interval when Jack Price’s teasing low cross from the left was forced home by Lloyd at the near post after 28 minutes

The Montgomeryshire men struggled to create anything of note during the opening 45 minutes as they experienced difficulty in maintaining possession of the ball when they ventured in the opposition half of the pitch. Dion Kohler did manage to force a rare save from Goats goalkeeper Will Fowden in the final minute of normal time with a low 25-yard drive.

Radnor Valley extended their advantage 14 minutes after the break when Lloyd did well to dig out a cross on the byline and forward Callum Matthews was on hand to convert at the far post. Machynlleth reduced the deficit within a minute of the restart through Callum Humphreys but the hosts immediately regained their four-goal buffer when Lewis Morris drove into the penalty area and struck a fierce shot past Thomas Jenkins in the Machynlleth goal.

Ieuan Price extended the Goats’ lead in the 73rd minute when he rounded Jenkins to score after being played through on goal.

Price went on to complete his hat-trick in the 80th minute with a fierce effort into the roof of the net after a quickly-taken throw into the Maglonians’ penalty area.

Matthews then grabbed his second of the afternoon when he latched on to a well-timed through ball before rounding Jenkins

Radnor Valley substitute Charlie Beaumont swept home from a 91st minute corner to complete the scoring for the scintillating hosts but the Goats’ management team will know there are tougher test ahead in the coming weeks.