North East Wales League – Queen’s Park win clash of the unbeaten sides

NORTH EAST WALES FOOTBALL LEAGUE

PREMIER DIVISION

Connah’s Quay Town 0 FC Queen’s Park 1

It was labelled North Wales’ game of the day in some quarters and it was certainly quite a contest which Queen’s Park won to move top of the Premier.

Both teams started the day with 100 percent records, so a close battle was almost a certainty.

A great result for the Park was sealed by a cool, calm and collected penalty by Tony “Trout” Jones.

In a true game of two halves the visitors dominated the first period and were unlucky not to score on a number of occasions.

Jack Hanley was unlucky to have one chalked off for offside. The impressive Dylan Jones also found himself clean through but narrowly dragged his shot wide.

For as dominant as the Park were in the first half, Connah’s Quay Town took over the second. A change in formation forced the Park onto the back foot and forced them to dig in.

With a few lucky moments helping them, the away team managed to hold on for the points against a quality Town side.

Coedpoeth United 0 Greenfield 1

Nathan Williams nabbed the 81st minute winner which keeps reigning champions Greenfield in the top three and still unbeaten.

CHAMPIONSHIP

CPD Gronant 2 Ruabon Rovers 4

Conner Kendrick delivered a hat-trick as Ruabon maintained their spotless record with a hard-earned victory at a spirited Gronant.

After a goalless first half, Matthew Lewis put the hosts in front three minutes after the restart.

James Jones made 1-1 on 58, then a 14-minute treble from Kendrick, which included a penalty, put Rovers out of sight.

Lewis notched his second for Gronant near the end.

Caerwys 6 Bellevue 0

Jack Smallman (3, 2 pens), Toby Hughes and Ethan Farren shared the goals in an emphatic home win.

Aston Park Rangers 4 Saltney Ferry 3

Leaders Aston pipped Ferry in a seven-goal thriller.

Joshua Roberts, Kallum Pierce (2) and Karl Lloyd provided the home strikes, Ben Barratt, Dean Disley and Lewis Neal all in the first half for the visitors.

CPD Sychdyn 5 Acton 4

Terry Nicholas (2), Shane Wellings, Stuart Buxton and Nathan Large combined to earn Sychdyn a narrow home win.

Thomas Duckett, Alistair Gibson (pen), Ryan Jones and Joe Garner came up with the replies for high-flyers Acton.