Tuesday news – da iawn ar y dwbl Bontnewydd
CPD Bontnewydd are the 2023-24 North Wales Coast West League Division One champions.
With one match left to play, Bont clinched the title tonight with a 2-1 victory at Llanfairpwll.
Still unbeaten in the league this term, with a record of 19 wins and two draws, the Caernarfon side end their campaign with a visit to runners-up Llanystumdwy this Friday.
This evening’s success at Maes Eilian ensured Simon Jones’ Bont heroes have an unassailable four-point lead at the summit.
Llanfairpwll, in good form themselves, took a 26th minute lead through top-scorer Marquis Holland, Tudur Morris-Jones with the assist.
Osian Glyn made it one-apiece at half time after finding the net on 36 minutes.
A draw would not have been enough to seal the Tier 5 crown, but a win was achieved when captain Luke Phillips netted from a Cai Williams assist with 74 on the clock.
It was a 17th goal of the season for Phillips, who is joint-second in the division’s highest scorer stakes.
Tonight brought an eighth straight league victory for Bont, who complete the double of Division One title and cup winners.
NORTH EAST WALES FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Premier Division
Penyffordd Lions 2 FC Queen’s Park 3
Connah’s Quay Town are confirmed as runners-up and promotion winners following Penyffordd’s failure to win this evening.
Corwen and Town finished first and second respectively and both will elevate to the Ardal Northern next season.
Penyffordd needed a win tonight to keep their hopes of second spot alive, but went down 3-2 at home to resurgent Queen’s Park.
Liam Lawrence bagged a 94th minute winner for the Park, whose other goals came via Sean Skimmings and Matthew Bithell.
Penyffordd had led 2-0 at the interval through Ben Hughes (penalty) and Alister Randles, but the Wrexham visitors roared back in rhe second period.
Mynydd Isa 5 Corwen 4
Isa ended their league season on a high by clinching at least fourth place after edging a nine-goal thriller over champions Corwen.
Sam Wainwright (3, 2 pens), George Davies and Mark Atkinson made up the home tally, while Owen Cordiner pocketed a treble for the title-winners, including a penalty to reach 38 goals for the campaign, captain Scott Evans also on target.
The visitors had Louis Pritchard red-carded on the hour when 4-1 down, and went 5-1 behind, but the 10-men fought till the end.
FAW RESERVE LEAGUE
Tier 2 North
Buckley Town Reserves 1 (Niall Griffiths 85) Ruthin Town Reserves 0
Holywell Town Development 1 (Beau Denton) The New Saints Reserves 7
Tier 3 North
Llangollen Town Reserves 0 Brickfield Rangers Reserves 5 (Paige Wilding 4, Dylan Honey)