Football

Who were the weekend football stars?

Joe Chaplin (left) was on the mark again for Gresford. Picture: Gresford FC Twitter account

Saturday, February 1

JD Cymru North
Gresford Athletic 7 Porthmadog 1

What a start to 2020 it has been for Gresford!
Four straight wins have lifted them clear of the relegation zone and there are no signs that their red-hot form is ending any time soon!
Saturday’s clash with struggling Porthmadog was expected to be a close battle, but Steven Halliwell’s side turned a 1-0 half-time deficit into a scintillating 7-1 victory.
Danny Holland (2), Jake Eyre, Jack Jones, Joe Chaplin and Alex Buxton (2) guided the Colliers to a big three points. Just one look at the calibre of players in that list of scorers says a lot about where Gresford are at present.

Lock Stock Welsh Alliance Division One
Bodedern Ath 0 Llanrug Utd 3

Dynamic Dylan Owen

A good few places separated these two before start of play, but mid to lower table Llanrug pulled out all the stops to produce one of their best results of the campaign.
Dylan Owen, with a stunning free kick, Alan Mark Owen and Jonathan Sadler scored in a very impressive success..

Welsh Alliance Division Two
Gaerwen 1 Penmaenmawr Phoenix 3

Phoenix bounced back to form at Lon Groes

Despite a couple of recent blips, Phoenix bounced back in style to take the points at a very much in-form Gaerwen.
Mike Lundstram, Alfie Caldecott and Dan Williams pocketed the crucial away goals,

Take Stock Van Hire Challenge Cup semi-final
Aberffraw 2 Gwalchmai 0

Aberffraw players talk tactics in a pre-match huddle. Picture: David Harper

After a difficult start to the season Aberffraw are really starting to get it together.
Three straight wins – all against Anglesey opposition – and their latest success on Saturday put them into a cup final.
Berffro have a fine record of progression in cups in recent seasons, but have always fallen at the final hurdle.
They will hope to end the jinx when they take on Pwllheli in the Take Stock Van Hire Challenge Cup final.
Gary Bolton and Nathan Moore grabbed the goals which saw off Gwalchmai.

Welsh National League Premier Division
Brymbo 0 Llanuwchllyn 2

Llanuwchllyn pulled off a brilliant win at Brymbo

A great win for Llanuwchllyn, who are always capable of this kind of result.
Brymbo don’t lose many, but Riki Wyn Rowlands’ side certainly delivered the goods at The Crick.
First-half strikes from Iolo Gwyn Jones and David Prysor Jones sealed the spoils.

Welsh National League Premier Division
Rhostyllen 1 Llay Welfare 4

Llay Welfare’s proud manager Mike Gadie

Dark horses Llay Welfare came up with one of the results of the day when they whipped overnight Premier leaders Rhostyllen 4-1 away.
Ryan Goodband (2), Matthew Worrall and Tom Wells shared the away goals for Mike Gadie’s unsung heroes.

Vale of Clwyd and Conwy League Presidents Cup round two
Cerrigydrudion 4 NFA 4 (aet – NFA win 3-0 on pens)

NFA line up early in the 2019-20 season

NFA have been above most opposition in Division One this season, and on Saturday they proved they can overcome sides from a higher level too.
The Rhyl outfit defeated Premier Division Cerrigydrudion on penalties in the President’s Cup.
The Division One high flyers advanced to the quarter-finals and a home tie against Llanelwy Athletic after drawing 4-4 before then prevailing 3-0 on spot-kicks.
It stood 2-2 after 90 minutes and then 4-4 following the extra half-hour.
The prolific Jordan Taylor hit three for NFA, Nathan Griffiths the other.

North East Wales League
Borras Park Albion 2 Chirk Town 1

Borras were overjoyed after seeing off Chirk Town

Borras were on a real high after becoming only the second team to defeat Chirk Town in the North East Wales League this season with a 2-1 victory.
Jac Brimfield and Dan McGinnis struck in the first half for Albion, who when they get it right do it in style.

NEWFA Horace Wynne Cup round one
Sychdyn 3 Brymbo Victoria 2

Sychdyn enjoy happy times in their previous spell in the North East Wales League. Will they be celebrating again at the end of this season?

Super Sychdyn haven’t always fired on full cylinders this term, but on Saturday they got past the challenge of league leaders Brymbo Victoria.
Dave Lyth, Jamie Rogers and Sean Wilkes provided first-half goals for the winners, who progress to the next stage of the Horace Wynne.

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