LLANSANNAN hotshot Griff Roberts was the star of the show as the Vale of Clwyd and Conwy League Premier Division leaders secured a 3-0 win at Abergele.

The early pacesetters were in clinical form once again to make it seven victories from their opening eight contests, which leaves Gari Evans’ men five points clear of nearest challengers Llanfairfechan Town.

A cagey opening to the tie brought little in the way of chances, but the visitors wasted little time in breaking the deadlock after the break when Roberts pounced for his first of the afternoon after 46 minutes.

Things got even better for the title hopefuls soon after when another neat passage of play on 52 minutes presented another chance to Roberts, who made no mistake with the finish to double their advantage.

The talented forward continued his exceptional run of recent form with his hat-trick with 65 gone, and the visitors saw out the remainder of the game in comfortable fashion to seal a deserved success on their travels.

Bro Cernyw now find themselves in third position thanks to a convincing 3-1 home triumph over Machno United.

Despite the eventual result it was the away side who drew first blood when Dion Lloyd hit the target on 29 minutes, but parity was restores just before the interval when Llion Morris levelled matters on 40.

The second period saw the home side gain the upper hand for the first time when Robin Hughes found the net on 64 minutes, and John Gardner added a third a minute from time to double their advantage and round off the scoring.

Rhuddlan Town’s encounter at Llanfairfechan Town was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.