Goalkeeper Alex Ramsey struck gold for Huws Gray Alliance leaders Caernarfon Town when he snatched an injury time equaliser at the Oval.
The Cofis were facing a home defeat against Rhyl when Ramsey dashed forward when his team were awarded a corner.
Nathan Craig lifted the ball into Rhyl’s penalty area and Ramsey forced it home to earn Caernarfon a 1-1 draw.
Manager Sean Eardley was ecstatic and tweeted: “when you ask players to dig deep and stick together, adopt the ‘never say die’ attitude, moments like this happen. Buzzing for @AlexRamsay2 and another point earned.”
Matthew Jones, newly-appointed Rhyl manager, says: “My players were superb and for 90 minutes it was perfect.
“Then it was spoiled at 90 plus one minute!
“They stuck at the job to a man and it was a solid defensive performance. Their goalkeeper went up to score – and that only happens once in 100 times.”
Former TNS and Llanelli goalkeeper Ramsey helped Rhyl earn promoted to the Welsh Premier League during his time at Belle Vue, while he has also played for Caersws and Chirk AAA.
Alun Webb scored for Rhyl after six minutes, firing home from a Jordan Barrow pass, while former Rhyl player Ramsey fired home and extended Caernarfon’s unbeaten run to 16 matches.
Sam Jones scored a hat-trick for second-placed Holywell Town in a 5-0 win against Ruthin at Halkyn Road, while Matty Harvey and Marc Gunther were their other scorers.
All five goals came in the second half Holywell manager John Haseldin said: “Ruthin are a good side and aren’t beaten like that by anybody these days.”
Jones grabbed his first from a penalty two minutes into the second half, while Harvey added their second after 63 minutes.
One minute later Jones made it 3-0 before Jones ran onto a Steve Thomas pass to round the goalkeeper (80 mins) and substitute Gunther headed the fifth (88).
“We were a bit below in our tempo first half, but it was a great performance in the second half and our players deserve a huge amount of credit.”
Holywell centre-back Matty Kendrick said: “Such a good performance from the boys. Controlled it from the start and blew them away second half. Class!”
Caernarfon are four points clear at the top with Holywell second and Denbigh Town third, one point further adrift of the leaders.
Guilsfield won 3-1 against Airbus Broughton, recovering from a goal down to win.
Stuart Rogers, Adam Jenkins and Jack Richards were all ruled out of the Guilsfield team, but Jack Cook and Mark Davies, making his first appearance in six weeks, returned.
Alfons Fosu-Mendah gave Airbus the lead, springing the offside trap and sliding his shot under goalkeeper Andy Wycherley.
Fosu-Mensah should have doubled the advantage just after the half hour when he ran clear, but Wycherley stood up well and forced the striker to drag his shot wide.
Chris Cathrall equalised after 45 minutes, converting Asa Hamilton’s cross, and barely a minute later Robbie James scrambled the ball over the line to give Guilsfield a 2-1 lead.
Defender Callum Bromley added their third and completed the scoring after 61 minutes.
Guilsfield FC: Wycherley, Bromley, Davies, Ford, Litchfield, James, Cook, Jones, Hamilton, Cathrall, Irvine. Subs: Weetman (Davies), Leonard (Irvine), Barton, Andrew.
Gareth Jones Evans (28 mins) and Joe Chaplin (34) were the scorers for CPD Porthmadog in a 2-0 win against Cersws.
Port earned a third successive victory and completed a League double against Caersws.
Sion Edwards was involved in the build-up for both goals, while Evans scored one and made one.
He headed in an Edwards cross before Chaplin took his goals tally for the season to 20 after good work by Edwards and Evans.
Three points and a clean sheet marked another solid afternoon’s work for Port ahead of next week’s visit to third-placed Denbigh Town.
Porthmadog: Richard Harvey, Tomos Emlyn, Josh Banks, Dan Roberts, Tom Taylor, Gareth Jones Evans (Rob Evans 65), Ifan Emlyn, Iwan Lewis, Joe Chaplin (Meilir Williams 55). Julian Williams, Sion Edwards (Cai Jones 70). Subs not used: Sion Bradley, Craig Papirnyk.
Caersws: Callum Hawthorne, Jake Parr, Aron Hughes-Jones (Phil Jones 81), Elliot Jones, Ryan Davies (Dave Lloyd 81), Graham Jones, Rhydian Davies, Lance Jones, Steve Blenkinsop, Luke Sherbon, Craig Harris. Subs not used: Graham Evans, Dylan McPhee.
Referee: Arron Jones (Deganwy).
Captain Richie Foulkes was Flint Town United man of the match in their 3-0 win against Penrhyncoch, scoring two of their goals.
It was a performance full of energy and tempo by Flint, who were 3-0 ahead by half-time.
Centre-backs Jacob Lever and Jacques Welsh were composed and assured at the back, while new signing Morgan Jones headed his debut goal (13 mins).
Foulkes made it 2-0 from a penalty on the half hour and he scored the third after 42 minutes when he headed in Joe Palmer’s cross.
Penrhyncoch: L Jenkins, M Mousley (N Warren), C Davis, C Jones, J Folignio, S James (capt), R Murfitt (N Blake 83), E Evans, J Evans, L Doherty, L Lewis. Subs not used: G Lewis, A Corbiserio, N Coleridge
Flint Town United: N Lee-Bulmer, I Hewitt, J Lewis, J Lever, J Welsh, R Foulkes (capt), J Stewart (M Cadwallader 83), J Palmer (A Brown 83), M Jones (O Anoruo 69), C Budrys, K Smyth. Subs not used: K Price
Denbigh Town won 6-1 against a Llandudno Junction team they had lost to twice in cup competitions this season.
Josh Davies, Gareth Partridge and Kristian Pierce all scored two each for Denbigh, while Sean McCaffery replied.
Simon Smith’s minute goal, scored after 55 minutes, was enough to earn Gresford Athletic a 1-0 win against FC Queen’s Park.
Results: Caernarfon Town 1, Rhyl 1; Guilsfield 3, Airbus Broughton 1; Holywell Town 5, Ruthin Town 0; Penrhyncoch 0, Flint Town United 3; Porthmadog 2, Caersws 0; Gresford Athletic 1, FC Queens Park 0; Llandudno Junction 1, Denbigh Town 6.
Fixtures: Saturday, January 20: Ruthin Town v FC Queens Park (2pm), Airbus Broughton v Penrhyncoch (2.30pm), Caersws v Holywell Town (2.30pm), Denbigh Town v Porthmadog (2.30pm), Flint Town United v Caernarfon Town, Holyhead Hotspur v Guilsfield (2.30pm), Rhyl v Llandudno Junction (2.30pm).