Substitute Luke Muia struck twice in extra time to guide Mold Alex Reserves into the Horace Wynne Cup final.
Thursday’s semi at The Globe, Buckley, was a great contest between the FAW Cymru Reserves North East mid-table side and Tier 4 North East Wales Premier Division high-flyers Mountain.
James Ratcliffe handed Mold an 18th minute lead, but the in-form Charlie Hughes soon brought Halkyn and Flint Mountain level.
An own goal from Harrison Keeley on the half-hour put Mountain in front, but Ryan Pearce made it all-square in the 59th minute.
There was no further score in the 90 and it was Mold replacement Muia who made all the difference in the added half-hour, netting on 102 and 120 minutes.
The Park hit back from two-down at half time with three goals in the first 10 minutes of the second period to win this Reserve Division tussle.
Joe Moss put Rangers in front on 15 minutes and he added a second after 42.
The recovery started when Dylan Jones netted for the Park on 47 minutes.
Daniel Roberts levelled the match after 49 and Darren Jones completed the turnaround by making it 3-2 after 55 minutes.
Three players were sent off in the closing minutes.
Cefn’s Alex Powell went on 86 minutes and Matthew Onissiphorou after 91, both for second yellows.
Matthew Bithell departed for the visitors in the same fashion three minutes into added time.
Becca Bannister (3), Rachael Nattrass (2), Emily Bentley (2), Niomi Taylor and Alicia Duke shared the goals in an emphatic victory for 1879, who also struck the woodwork five times.
Grassroots North Wales carried a detailed report on this game on Thursday.
Three sendings off occurred in this Premier battle.
Colts’ Nathan Davies was dismissed for a second yellow on 50 minutes, while Joseph Jones (straight red) and Jordan Walker (two yellows) both walked for Spartans in stoppage time.
Davies had put Castell Alun ahead on 22 minutes before Walker equalised from the spot after 71.
Visitors 1879 moved a step closer to the title after goals from Mike Walsh and Carl Lamb booked the points at The Meadows.
Walsh broke the deadlock with a marvellous curling free kick in the first half, but the hosts looked unlucky to have James Harper red-carded just before the interval.
Despite this, Sports still made a cracking game of it, 1879 needing a headed goal from Lamb on 61 minutes to give them daylight.
This match was reported in depth by Grassroots North Wales on Wednesday.
Pentraeth climbed off the basement and sent Gaerwen there in their place after Nathan Jones’ 70th minute goal clinched a 1-0 win at Bryniau Field.
Sixteen-year-olds Jamie Griffiths and Michael Hughes hit the all-important goals which sealed Rangers a home success over Llan, who replied at 2-0 down via Tomos Williams in the second half.
Gerwyn Williams and Luke Baum both notched hat-tricks as Talysarn went to town on Llangoed.
David Aaron Jones and Garem Jones added singles for the ruthless Celts.
Luca Hogan put Nomads ahead from the penalty spot in the 21st minute, but Llay rallied to win emphatically thanks to goals from Liam Hughes, Dean Bryan, Cameron Boyle and Elliot Bull.
First team regular Callum Parry gave his reserves a boost with goals on five and 70 minutes to seal all three points for Llanrwst at Cae Bob Parry.
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