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The New Saints secured a second successive Welsh domestic double with dominant 6-0 win over Bala in Bangor to win the JD Welsh Cup final .<\/span><\/p>\n Declan McManus’ strike gave the Cymru Premier champions a first half lead <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Two goals in the opening 11 minutes of the first half from Danny Redmond and Ryan Brobbel extended their advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n Substitutes Jordan Williams and Adrian Cie\u015blewicz and Brobbel’s second secured the biggest Welsh Cup final win since 1931.<\/span><\/p>\n Having already qualified for the Uefa Champions League, Saints’ win means that third-placed Penybont will play in next season’s Europa Conference League qualifiers.<\/span><\/p>\n Bala, who had beaten Saints 2-1 at the same Nantporth venue in the 2017 final, will now have to win the end of season play-offs to qualify for Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n Josh Daniels missed a golden opportunity after 10 minutes when he headed Brobbel’s cross wide from close range as Saints controlled the opening quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n Redmond and McManus had efforts saved by Bala keeper Alex Ramsay before the two players combined to open the scoring.<\/span><\/p>\n Redmond capitalised on a slip by Antony Kay to set up the opportunity for McManus to fire home his 33rd goal of the season and give Saints a deserved lead.<\/span><\/p>\n Ramsay, struggling with an injury which had seen him miss Bala’s last three league games, made a crucial save to deny Daniels from extending the holders’ lead.<\/span><\/p>\n Bala had barely threatened Saints keeper Connor Roberts until a free-kick from former Wales midfielder Dave Edwards forced him into a save.<\/span><\/p>\n Colin Caton’s side ended the half strongly and also made a promising start to the second half with a long ball from captain Chris Venables found Ollie Shannon, who turned inside before firing over the crossbar.<\/span><\/p>\n But two minutes later Saints had extended their lead as man of the match Redmond scored a fine individual goal as he weaved his way into the area, beating Ramsay before applying the simplest of touches.<\/span><\/p>\n Five minutes later Brobbel made it 3-0, cutting in from the left before coolly slotting past Ramsay.<\/span><\/p>\n Williams, who scored twice in the 2022 final, intercepted a backpass for Saints’ fourth before fellow substitute Cie\u015blewicz struck a first time effort a minute later.<\/span><\/p>\n