Darren Griffiths scored two late goals to earn Haverfordwest County a welcome victory over AFC Porth at the Conygar Bridge Meadow Stadium.
This result was no more than the Bluebirds deserved against the Rhondda Valley outfit who were third in the table before kick off, whilst the Bluebirds sat ninth.
Micky Ellis and Wayne Jones’ outfit dominated territory and possession in the first period, but they lacked that cutting edge up front.
Ricky Watts, Richie Lewis and Darren Griffiths all missed chances as they had the visitors constantly on the backfoot.
Craig Morris only had one save to make in the opening 45, comfortably gathering a header by Stuart Brock. But Morris was given a scare just before the break when midfielder Brock’s audacious 45-yard lob sailed over his head and just went inches past the left hand post.
The Bluebirds piled on the pressure in the second half but still were struggling to score that elusive goal.
Nicky Woodrow had a close range effort miraculously stopped by Nigel Williams,
Fifteen minutes from the end Darren Griffiths struck a curling effort from the edge of the area straight at goalkeeper Nigel Williams.
Finally the Bluebirds’ opened the scoring in the 80th minute. Substitute Jonathan Kift’s cross at the far post was met by a header across the box from Woodrow, it fell to Darren Griffiths, who turned in the box and hit his shot first time that squirmed underneath the body of Williams and literally crept into the net.
A minute later and the homesters went 2-0 ahead. Woodrow’s unselfish cross left a simple tap-in for Darren Griifths for his second goal of the match and seal the vital points. Griffiths had two late chances to complete a deserved hat-trick but one left-foot shot hit the post and the other flashed just wide.
Following the second goal, referee Adrian Wilson red carded an AFC Porth official from the dug out following an ugly incident.
Both teams had observed a minute’s silence in memory of former Bluebird Clifford Pawlett who sadly passed away just before Christmas.
Next Saturday, Haverfordwest County travel to Taffs Well in search of another victory.

Haverfordwest County: Craig Morris; Phil Cattlin; Ricky Watts; Dale Griffiths; Gareth Elliott; Owen Thomas; Declan John; Gary Taylor; Richard Lewis; Nicky Woodrow; Darren Griffiths. Substitutes: Anton Owens, Jonathan Kift; Kristian Griffiths.

AFC Porth: Nigel Williams; Robbie Thomas; Lee Michaels; Adrian Needs; Jarrad Wright; George Daily; Stuart Brock; Gethyn Jones; Geraint Williams; Craig Wells; Christian Burge. Substitutes: John Noble; Michael Hayward; Christian Orchard; Shaun Fackrell; Paul Dennis.

Referee: Adrian Wilson.
Assistants:  D. Parker & M. Hughes.