Brymbo booked themselves a place in this Premier Division League Cup finalafter narrowly defeating Saltney Town 3-2 and they now face Coedpoeth in the final on April 16th . They had a dream 2nd minute start and although Aaron Davies fluffed a penalty chance he tucked away the rebound. The recalled Steve Allman had Saltney on the rack but Jake Gibbon pegged a goal back on the hour to make a fist of things. Nathan Buckley on his debut restored Brymbo’s two goal cushion but a there was a frantic ending to the clash after Sean Hughes netted a second Saltney goal.
In the NEWFA Challenge Cup there was excitement galore at Gladstone Playing Fields where Hawarden Rangers and Overton fought out a real epic. Rangers looked have the tie all wrapped up at one stage when Steve Owen and Marcus McGill had Rangers sitting pretty but after that it all went wrong for them. Mr reliable Alan Huxley gave Overton hope and when Dave Lea leveled the match, all of a sudden it was game and extra time ensued. In an end to end finale, teenager Rob Ward struck for Overton and it proved decisive.
Premier Division leaders Chirk AAA’s came down to earth with a bump and lost for only the second time this season going down 3-1 at Coedpoeth. United who had a perfect start when Andy Pryde with a close range header put them ahead with only minutes on the clock. Just prior to the break, Nicky McCormack doubled the hosts account but the second half did belong to Chirk and they deservedly pulled a goal back through Gareth Roberts but as they were forced to go all out on attack, Coedpoeth on the break added a third goal through Kevin Breeze to seal the tie.
Brickfield Rangers were back to their best and they walloped Rhos Aelwyd 4- all after Aelwyd had taken an early lead through Jamie Rogers. Rangers pulled themselves together and won this encounter with ease in fact. A stunning free-kick from Tony Jones had the game all and after that Brickie never looked back. Enion Edwards weighed in with a double salvo and the Kristof Sabowski.
At Alyn Park, Mold Alex beat Gresford Athletic fair and square 4-2, on target were Luke Tyson, Graham Long, Anthony Mee and Dean Hughes with Tom Wells and Graeme Sutcliffe hitting back.
Penyffordd were second best and Llangollen Town returned home with maximum points after clinching a 4-2 victory. Llan roared into a 3-0 lead with strikes from Will Pluves, Josh Langford and Manu and although the hosts clawed goals back through Phil Simon and sub Jimmy Barnes but a 4th Llan goal through new signing Naz Farhat proved decisive.
Venture are on their way back and they picked up their first point in ages after holding Corwen to a 1-1 draw. Lee Griffiths on his return scored for Venture and Jack Crompton leveled for Corwen.
Borras Park Albion booked themselves a place in the Division One League Cup but they were pushed all of the way by Mold Juniors before just edging their opponents out 1-0 courtesy of an early goal from Dale Hill.
Meeting then in the final will be Llanuwchllyn who dumped out Castell Alun Colts 2-0.
With the top sides in Division One on cup parade, Acrefair Youth walloped Glynceiriog 8-0 and man of the match Jamie Williams weighed in with a five goal salvo and completing the debacle were Mike Kirk and Wes Parry(2).
FC Nomads of CQ sank LEX XI 7-1, Nathan Jones was best on view and he converted a hat-trick and completing their spree were Danny Wynne and Kyle Reid(2).
Rob Darlington was on target for Garden Village in a 1-1 draw with Argoed United.
New Brighton polished off Johnstown Youth 6-2 and their marksmen were Steve Orsler and Dave Wilcox who both bagged a goal in each half as well as Rob Roberts and Alan Dawson.
Penycae are without a shadow of doubt the leagues in from team in the Reserves Division and they trounced Castell Alun Colts 11-0. Three players Sean Reid, Sean Barlow and Tom Smith all converted hat-tricks with Matt Wood and Joe Jones adding further pain.
Gresford Athletic shared four goals and the points against Brymbo. Aistair Gibson got two first half goals for Gresford and only the crossbar denied him from getting a hat-trick when perhaps he might have done better. Getting a goal in each half for Brymbo was Craig Griffiths.
Hawarden Rangers failed to contain a polished display by Ruthin Town who win 2-0. Llay Welfare went down 3-1 in their own back yard against Mold Alex and netting a lone consolation goal was Jamie Heath.
The local derby between Rhos Aelwyd and Cefn Druids ended up with honours even and the game ended 1-1 with Alex Williams netting the Druids response.
Sean Morris and Matthew Cooke combined for Chirk AAA’s to beat Borras Park Albion 2-0 and Coedpoeth won 1-0 at Corwen.
Buckley Town breezed their way into the final of the Reserves and Colts League Cup with an emphatic 4-1 victory. Netting a lone consolation goal was Rhys Middleton.
In the league at this level, Saltney kept their promotion hopes alive with a 3-2 success against Brymbo. Although Saltney started the brightest of the two sides George Phoenix's 31-minute strike for the visitors was enough to give them the half time lead. However the desired equaliser did not come until the 70th minute, a great solo-effort for the day's captain Jason Wright. Things get even better two minutes later when Dan Brunning headed home an Ian Price long throw. Saltney's celebrations were cut short though when Kane Willimas drew the visitors back level on 75 minutes but Saltney had the last say and talented teenager Kyle Shaw bagged a last gasp winner.
Penyffordd are on a great little run but they had to be at their very very best to come away from Johnstown with maximum points and the edged things by the odd goal in nine to win 5-4. Making up their nap hand were Paul Jones, Owen Rowlands and Adam Pugh with a treble. Johnstown’s response came from Mark Richards, Nino Tavarez(2) and Aled Wyatt.
Ruthin Town were back on song and they defeated Hawarden Rangers 3-0 with very late strikes from Tom Edmunds and a double penalty conversion from Gethin Jones.
Jack Lewis got both goals for Llangollen Town as they defeated Lex XI 2-1 who hot back though Ryan Jones.
Hats off to Garden Village who managed to secure a 1-1 draw with Brickfield Rangers who rescued a point through a Luke Bowen effort after Mike Humphreys had netted for the hosts.
Jason Roberts netted both goals for Overton as they defeated New Brighton Villa 2-1.
In the NEWFA Challenge Cup there was excitement galore at Gladstone Playing Fields where Hawarden Rangers and Overton fought out a real epic. Rangers looked have the tie all wrapped up at one stage when Steve Owen and Marcus McGill had Rangers sitting pretty but after that it all went wrong for them. Mr reliable Alan Huxley gave Overton hope and when Dave Lea leveled the match, all of a sudden it was game and extra time ensued. In an end to end finale, teenager Rob Ward struck for Overton and it proved decisive.
Premier Division leaders Chirk AAA’s came down to earth with a bump and lost for only the second time this season going down 3-1 at Coedpoeth. United who had a perfect start when Andy Pryde with a close range header put them ahead with only minutes on the clock. Just prior to the break, Nicky McCormack doubled the hosts account but the second half did belong to Chirk and they deservedly pulled a goal back through Gareth Roberts but as they were forced to go all out on attack, Coedpoeth on the break added a third goal through Kevin Breeze to seal the tie.
Brickfield Rangers were back to their best and they walloped Rhos Aelwyd 4- all after Aelwyd had taken an early lead through Jamie Rogers. Rangers pulled themselves together and won this encounter with ease in fact. A stunning free-kick from Tony Jones had the game all and after that Brickie never looked back. Enion Edwards weighed in with a double salvo and the Kristof Sabowski.
At Alyn Park, Mold Alex beat Gresford Athletic fair and square 4-2, on target were Luke Tyson, Graham Long, Anthony Mee and Dean Hughes with Tom Wells and Graeme Sutcliffe hitting back.
Penyffordd were second best and Llangollen Town returned home with maximum points after clinching a 4-2 victory. Llan roared into a 3-0 lead with strikes from Will Pluves, Josh Langford and Manu and although the hosts clawed goals back through Phil Simon and sub Jimmy Barnes but a 4th Llan goal through new signing Naz Farhat proved decisive.
Venture are on their way back and they picked up their first point in ages after holding Corwen to a 1-1 draw. Lee Griffiths on his return scored for Venture and Jack Crompton leveled for Corwen.
Borras Park Albion booked themselves a place in the Division One League Cup but they were pushed all of the way by Mold Juniors before just edging their opponents out 1-0 courtesy of an early goal from Dale Hill.
Meeting then in the final will be Llanuwchllyn who dumped out Castell Alun Colts 2-0.
With the top sides in Division One on cup parade, Acrefair Youth walloped Glynceiriog 8-0 and man of the match Jamie Williams weighed in with a five goal salvo and completing the debacle were Mike Kirk and Wes Parry(2).
FC Nomads of CQ sank LEX XI 7-1, Nathan Jones was best on view and he converted a hat-trick and completing their spree were Danny Wynne and Kyle Reid(2).
Rob Darlington was on target for Garden Village in a 1-1 draw with Argoed United.
New Brighton polished off Johnstown Youth 6-2 and their marksmen were Steve Orsler and Dave Wilcox who both bagged a goal in each half as well as Rob Roberts and Alan Dawson.
Penycae are without a shadow of doubt the leagues in from team in the Reserves Division and they trounced Castell Alun Colts 11-0. Three players Sean Reid, Sean Barlow and Tom Smith all converted hat-tricks with Matt Wood and Joe Jones adding further pain.
Gresford Athletic shared four goals and the points against Brymbo. Aistair Gibson got two first half goals for Gresford and only the crossbar denied him from getting a hat-trick when perhaps he might have done better. Getting a goal in each half for Brymbo was Craig Griffiths.
Hawarden Rangers failed to contain a polished display by Ruthin Town who win 2-0. Llay Welfare went down 3-1 in their own back yard against Mold Alex and netting a lone consolation goal was Jamie Heath.
The local derby between Rhos Aelwyd and Cefn Druids ended up with honours even and the game ended 1-1 with Alex Williams netting the Druids response.
Sean Morris and Matthew Cooke combined for Chirk AAA’s to beat Borras Park Albion 2-0 and Coedpoeth won 1-0 at Corwen.
Buckley Town breezed their way into the final of the Reserves and Colts League Cup with an emphatic 4-1 victory. Netting a lone consolation goal was Rhys Middleton.
In the league at this level, Saltney kept their promotion hopes alive with a 3-2 success against Brymbo. Although Saltney started the brightest of the two sides George Phoenix's 31-minute strike for the visitors was enough to give them the half time lead. However the desired equaliser did not come until the 70th minute, a great solo-effort for the day's captain Jason Wright. Things get even better two minutes later when Dan Brunning headed home an Ian Price long throw. Saltney's celebrations were cut short though when Kane Willimas drew the visitors back level on 75 minutes but Saltney had the last say and talented teenager Kyle Shaw bagged a last gasp winner.
Penyffordd are on a great little run but they had to be at their very very best to come away from Johnstown with maximum points and the edged things by the odd goal in nine to win 5-4. Making up their nap hand were Paul Jones, Owen Rowlands and Adam Pugh with a treble. Johnstown’s response came from Mark Richards, Nino Tavarez(2) and Aled Wyatt.
Ruthin Town were back on song and they defeated Hawarden Rangers 3-0 with very late strikes from Tom Edmunds and a double penalty conversion from Gethin Jones.
Jack Lewis got both goals for Llangollen Town as they defeated Lex XI 2-1 who hot back though Ryan Jones.
Hats off to Garden Village who managed to secure a 1-1 draw with Brickfield Rangers who rescued a point through a Luke Bowen effort after Mike Humphreys had netted for the hosts.
Jason Roberts netted both goals for Overton as they defeated New Brighton Villa 2-1.