Catch-up – weekend reports from the North Wales Coast East League
NORTH WALES COAST EAST LEAGUE REPORTS – SEPTEMBER 17
PREMIER DIVISION
Blaenau Amateurs 1 Rhuddlan Town 1
It was a tale of two penalties at Cae Clyd as Rhuddlan missed a chance to take over at the Premier summit.
Ben Jacobson put the visitors in front from the spot on 14 minutes, but just before the half-hour Joe Dukes-Morgan levelled via the same route.
No further goals were scored in a hard-fought second half which saw Rhuddlan’s Robert Arnold shown a red card.
TEAMS
Blaenau: Sion Wyn Jones, Dion Williams, Aron Jones, Oliver Dukes-Morgan, Huw Parry, Jack Diamond, Cai Price, Gethin Edwards, Gethin Roberts, David Copsey (Bedwyn Hughes 76), Joe Dukes-Morgan.
Rhuddlan Town: Andrew Symonds, Elliott Turner (Harvey Bennett 65), Robert Arnold, Daniel Johnstone (Harvey Gordon 35), Luca Bennett, Ryan Gordon, Mathew Beach, Jordan Bellham, Matthew Rees, Ethan Taylor (Ben Smith 86), Ben Jacobson.
DIVISION ONE
Rhos United 3 Bow 3
After five goals being scored in the first half, the final one did not come until the 89th minute – and it earned Rhos a point.
Visitors Bow struck twice in the opening 10 minutes through Daniel Williams and a cracking 20-yarder from Louis Jones.
However, Rhos battled back to level with goals on 20 minutes from Lewis Sealey and the half-hour via Bret Durkan.
In the 38th minute, Bow were back in front when Barry Roche delivered a lovely ball to the back stick which John Atherton calmly headed across goal and Williams applied the finish.
Bow had chances to seal it in the second half, but some superb saves from Gavin Lewis kept it at 3-2.
Then a minute from time, a long ball from the back caught out the away defence and Scott Court pounced to lob the keeper and secure the draw.
Abergele 0 CPD Caer Clwyd 0
A rare off-day for leaders Abergele, who dropped their first points of the season after packing 22 goals into their first five straight wins.
And it could have been worse for the hosts had Caer Clwyd not missed a penalty.
An early chance fell to Abergele’s Frankie Hennigan, whose shot was not far over the bar, but it was Clwyd who had the best opportunity of the half from the spot, but David Clayton could not convert.
Gele had chances in the second half, a headed effort from a corner was well blocked and Connah Atkinson, who looked the most likely player to break the deadlock, was unlucky from range.
CPD Henllan 2 Llysfaen 1
Jonathan Coxen and Billy Wilde notched the first half goals which banked Henllan the points.
Steve Collins replied for Llysfaen just before the break, but that was the end of the scoring.
NFA 21 Betws-y-Coed 0
Betws-y-Coed are struggling for players and we wish them well in their quest to build a stronger squad.
NFA goals were supplied by: Niall McGuinness (7), Matthew Marsh Evans (3), Nathan Jones (2), Owen Butters (2), Liam Bowers (2), Ste Falvey, Ryan Brady, Tom Kemp, Dylan Cunnah, Ciaran Brady.