Amazing Grace grabs hat-trick as Llanystumdwy celebrate first league win

NORTH WALES WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LEAGUE REPORT

Llanystumdwy 7 (E Williams 4 & 25, Mpuku 21, 32 & 35; O’Brien 10; Wellings 44)
Holywell FC Girls and Women 2 (Massey 49 & 55)

Reports/adroddiadau: Natasha Matthews

It was a day to remember for Llanystumdwy as they celebrated their first-ever win in the North Wales Women’s League.

And leading the way was Grace Mpuku, who notched a 14-minute hat-trick at Dwyfor Park.

Following a 5-2 defeat to NFA the previous weekend, Llan fielded an all-attacking line-up for this one to take the game to Holywell right from the first kick.

This proved a good plan as Ellie Williams went through on goal after four minutes following a Jemma Rowlands pass to score in her second start for the club.

Llan doubled their lead with a goal from Shona O’Brien, who found herself at the back post and smashed a shot into the net from close range.

After 21 minutes, Mpuku got in on the action to claim her first after latching on to a very nicely placed pass by Ellie Williams to finish confidently.

In the 25th minute, both girls combined once again, this time Grace putting Ellie through for her second of the afternoon.

After 32 and 35 minutes Grace, who had looked very dangerous throughout the half, latched on to a pair of deliveries from Malen Williams to make it 6-0.

Hana Wellings was next on the scoresheet, pouncing on a through ball from O’Brien to make it 7-0 at half time.

During the second half, Holywell came back into the game and applied a lot of pressure on Llan, although the away keeper Steph Doyle was kept busy too.

Some exquisite play led to two quality goals from Wellwomen captain Sarah Massey.

Sgor Terfynnol: Llanystumdwy 7- 2 Treffynnon

Bu gêm o safon ardderchog unwaith eto ym Mharc Dwyfor heddiw ma wrth i Llanystumdwy groesawu Treffynnon i barc Dwyfor.

Yn dilyn y golled wythnos ynghynt, aeth Llan allan gyda carfan cryf iawn gan obeithio ymosod yn fuan yn y gêm.

Dyna a fu wrth i Ellie Williams fynd drwadd ar gol i sgorio ar ol 4 munud wrth i bas arbennig gan Jemma Rowlands ddarganfod y rhediad.

Aeth Llan i fyny 2-0 gyda gol gan Shona O’Brien wrth i bel fynd i’r postyn cefn iddi rhoi ergyd caled i gefn y rhwyd.

Ar ol 21 munud bu i Grace Mpuku sgorio ei gol gyntaf o’r gem wrth redeg drwadd ar ol pas ardderchog gan Ellie Williams i orffen yn daclus.

Wedi 25 munud, bu cyfuniad arall rhwng y ddwy, y tro hyn y pas gan Grace i adael Ellie fynd am ei ail gol.

Ar ol 32 a 35 munud bu i Grace, a oedd yn edrych yn fwy perryg gyda bob munud oedd yn pasio trwy’r hanner, sgorio ei ddwy gol nesaf wrth redeg ymlaen i bel drwadd gan Malen Williams.

Hana Wellings oedd y person nesaf ar y rhestr sgorio wrth iddi hi hefyd dorri drwy ganol y cae i ddal pel gan O’Brien i sgorio’r 7fed gol o’r hanner.

Yn ystod yr ail hanner, daeth Treffynnon yn ol i chwarae yn wych wrth gadw Llan ar blaen eu traed am yr holl hanner, er fod Llan yn mynnu gwaith da iawn gan y gol geidwad, daethant yn ol i achosi problemau i amddiffynnwyr Llan i sgorio 2 o goliau gwych gan eu capten Sarah Massey o tu allan i’r bocs.

Rhaid dweud, gem dda iawn i’w gwylio! A diolch yn fawr iawn am y gem!