THREE goals in 8 minutes either side of the half hour mark were enough to secure Monmouth's passage to the third round of the FAW Cup.

The match was carried over from last week's washout and the first minutes suggested that Penybont were up for the fight having the better of the early exchanges while Monmouth's Kingfishers struggled to get the ball down and play on a sticky pitch.

Penybont struck a post direct from a corner and Jacob Guy made a crucial interception to a low cross as the away strikers looked to test Keiron Blackburn, who went on to have a solid game in Town's goal.

Dan MacDonald shrugged off an early injury scare coming off second best in a 50/50 challenge and it was his free kick on 27 minutes that struck the defensive wall.

The ball rebounded straight to the striker and he waltzed past three challenges before fooling the goalkeeper with a dummy and slotting into the empty net.

Just four minutes later it was Eliot Evans' turn to show some skill as strong build up play stretched the Penybont defence and a through ball found Evans with his back to goal.

A sublime turn and finish put Town in control of the tie, a position streng-thened after some direct running saw a shot deflected into the net to make it 3 – 0.

The second half started much the better for Town as Penybont looked shell-shocked.

In fairness to the visitors, the scoreline was no real reflection of the balance of play at that stage.

Monmouth however should really have been out of sight within ten minutes of the restart but failed to get any shots away after virtually being parked on the edge of Penybont's area.

Substitutions changed the complexion of the game and, although Town were pushed deeper, they kept the ball better and rarely looked troubled when Penybont did get within striking distance.

Penybont got one back with 7 minutes remaining which made for an interesting finale but it was too little to late.

The Kingfishers will travel to north Wales, with a trip to Deeside stadium to take on Welsh Premier outfit GAP Connah's Quay Nomads on 29th November.

This Saturday the Kingfishers are back at Penybont with a league Cup match against Third Division outfit Cardiff Corinthians – kick off at 1.30pm.