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Friday night football – Welsh Cup joy for Canaries at the Essity Stadium

Rob Hughes struck at the double for Caernarfon Town at Flint Mountain

NORTH WALES FOOTBALL REPORTS – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

JD WELSH CUP ROUND TWO

Flint Mountain 0
Caernarfon Town 4 (O’Rourke 4, R Hughes 11, 31 pen, Marsh-Hughes 74)

Two goals inside the first 11 minutes set up Caernarfon for a comfortable Welsh Cup success at the Essity Stadium.

The Cymru Premier visitors took a fourth-minute lead when Fidel O’Rourke, on loan from Liverpool, beat home keeper Jamie King in a race to the ball, nicked it past him and found the net.

King clattered O’Rourke in attempting to clear the danger and was fortunate to escape with just a yellow card. O’Rourke was also lucky to avoid a serious injury from the power of the impact.

In the 11th minute it was 2-0, Rob Hughes hitting a low drive from outside the area which squirmed into the net under the body of keeper King.

Tom Marsh-Hughes struck the post from close range following an exquisite pass via Alec Mudimu before the Cofis went three-up on 31 minutes.

Jack Delgado clipped Marsh-Hughes just inside the area and Rob Hughes converted the penalty with ease.

Mountain, from Tier 3 Ardal North West, could have pulled one back when Ben Brierly made space for himself, but dragged his shot wide.

The scoring was completed in the 74th minute when Marsh-Hughes notched his first goal for the Canaries after a free kick from the right was nodded into his path.

FAW RESERVE LEAGUE NORTH WEST

Denbigh Town Reserves 0 Llanrwst United Reserves 2

Cai Kearney and Ilan Davies (penalty) scored the second half goals which clinched three points for Llanrwst.

The visitors had Dafi Evans sent off for a second yellow card in added time.

NORTH EAST WALES FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Mike Beech Memorial Trophy Group H

Acton 3 FC Queen’s Park Reserves 4

Josh Venables, Jake Harper, Matty Bithell and Ryan Lancelotte provided the goals which delivered victory for 10-man Queen’s Park Reserves.

Andrew Bithell (2) and Sam Giles replied for hosts Acton.

The Park achieved success despite having Aaron Filmer red carded in the 14th minute.

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