Football

First four matches of Rhyl and District Sunday League season produce total of 30 goals

Macca Lewis scored an opening day hat-trick for Rhyl Rangers. Picture: MATT JOHNSON

RHYL AND DISTRICT SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE MATCHDAY 1 – OCTOBER 2, 2022

Millbank 2 (Alex Hall pen, Matt Toole)
Rhyl Rangers 5 (Macca Lewis 3, Kallum Darroch, Tom Dodd)

Macca Lewis started the season in typical style with a hat-trick for newly-named Rhyl Rangers, formerly Six Bells.

Millbank made a good start and led 2-0, but had two players sent off and were eventually ground to defeat.

The Mill shaped the better early on and were rewarded with a well-taken penalty from Alex Hall.

Rangers started to press well until a counter attack from Millbank led to a tap-in for Matt Toole.

On the 30-minute mark Millbank went down to 10 men after a straight red for James Weaver.

Rangers capitalised and became dominant, creating chance after chance.

Rangers keeper Robert Lloyd pulls off a magnificent save. Picture: MATT JOHNSON

Ten minutes before half time, Lewis was brought down in the penalty area and a spot-kick was given.

Lewis dispatched it nicely for 2-1.

Tom Dodd then found Lewis who rifled into the top corner to make it 2-2 just before the break.

Rangers were in control at the start of the second half, and it was only a matter of time before they got rewarded.

Lewis was the man to strike again, completing his hat-trick.

Just after that Millbank went down to 9 men with Liam Groves seeing red.

Rangers were now in total command and Dodd made it 4-2 with a nice finish into the bottom corner.

Kallum Darroch added a fifth with a very good volley into the top corner.

New signings Barry Roche and Ash Andrews played out of their skin for Rangers, who will be delighted with this opening day result.

Other scores/scorers

Y Clwb 2 (Max Williams 2)
Royal Oak 3 (Ellis Blench, Saeed Jones, Howard Vaughan own goal)

FC Mally 6 (Mike Lundstram 6)
Prestatyn Wanderers 0

Conwy Comrades 12 (Azz Rogers 4, Joe Jones 3, Joe Carey 2, Jack Kearney, Fin Jones, Harry Roberts)
Rhyl Celtics 0

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