Amlwch shatter NFA’s unbeaten record, nine goals apiece for Bangor 1876, Connah’s Quay and Wrexham

NORTH WALES WOMEN’S FOOTBALL – REPORTS, NOVEMBER 13

NORTH WALES WOMEN’S LEAGUE

Amlwch Town 2 NFA 1

Second-half goals from Emma Roberts and Tesni Hughes ensured Amlwch inflicted a first league defeat of the season on NFA.

The Rhyl-based visitors led 1-0 at half time courtesy of Zoe Stopford’s net-finder.

After the interval Town produced a great fightback, Roberts making it 1-1.

Ten minutes after missing a sitter, Emma Lou made amends to give Amlwch a well-deserved equaliser.

Woman of the match, Cerys Gadd surged forward from the back and after a crunching 50/50 challenge with the NFA goalkeeper, the ball ricocheted away and Roberts was on hand to pass the ball calmly into the net.

And the turnaround was complete when Hughes was played through in a one-on-one situation with the keeper and fired into the bottom-right corner.

For a time it looked as though missed chances would let Amlwch down, with visiting stopper Courtney Ingram producing some great saves which earned her NFA’s Player of the Match accolade.

However, the points went to the home side, whose season got back on track at Lon Bach.

CPDM Bangor 1876 9 Llanfairfechan Town 0

CPDM Bangor 1876 stretched their 100% record to eight matches and are now five points clear at the summit.

Substitute Cerys Parry, 17, became the latest member of the team’s hat-trick club, scoring three times to make it five goals in her last two matches.

Without leading scorer Stevie Donougher, the hosts still had more than enough firepower to deliver a 9-0 victory which followed another 9-0, plus an 8-0, 15-0 and 14-0 success in their previous four matches.

A Morgan Jackson own goal gave the blues a third-minute lead, then Danielle Barnfield added a penalty before Menna Evans, Ella Jones, Mia Roberts and Cerys Parry made it 6-0 at half time.

Parry added two more after the turnaround and Jenna Allsup scored her seventh goal of the campaign.

Llangefni Town 1 CPD Pwllheli 2

Lois Thomas’ eighth goal of the season on 64 minutes clinched three points for a Pwllheli side which travelled to Ynys Môn with the bare 11 players.

Ever-improving Llangefni were facing far more experienced opponents, yet took the game to the visitors and Hannah Owen handed them a 17th minute lead.

Mari Fflur Owen equalised four minutes later to make it 1-1 at the break.

The second half could have gone either way, but Thomas’ goal sealed it for the Llŷn Peninsula outfit, who sit fourth in the table.

Llanystumdwy 2 Caernarfon Town 1

This game has been reported on elsewhere by Grassroots North Wales.

First-half goals from Sarah O’Hara and Tash Matthews were enough to book Llanystumdwy a very welcome first win of the season.

Caernarfon hit back in the second half with an Alaw Parry stunner, but despite late pressure they could not force the equaliser.

Northop Hall 5 Flint Town United 1

Sarah Massey notched a hat-trick for a Northop Hall side which edged up to seventh after Sunday’s derby triumph.

Hannah Williams and Brygida Gorecka added singles for the hosts, who were 4-0 up inside 21 minutes.

Captain Talia Jones notched a deserved consolation for the visitors on 81.

Trearddur Bay 1 Denbigh Town 1

A great scoreline for Trearddur Bay as they held a Denbigh side which has led the table for much of this season.

Skipper Ashleigh Jones put the home team one-up in the 31st minute and Town needed a Kathryn Jones leveller on 62 to salvage a point.

GENERO ADRAN TROPHY NORTH 2

CPD Y Felinheli 2 Connah’s Quay Nomads 9

Young talent Elana Harley and captain and top-scorer Kirstie Kural both bagged hat-tricks for Nomads in this dead rubber where the result was irrelevant as the Deesiders had already reached the last 16.

Quay top their group after another convincing win over a Felinheli team which continues to struggle.

Fflur Williams gave the hosts a surprise 18th minute lead before the visitors turned the table prior to the break, Rachel Lever, Harley and Kural (2, 1 penalty) giving them a 4-1 interval advantage.

Harley (2), Kural, Jennifer Haynes and Meg Andrews piled on the misery for the hosts in the second half, Nel Huws with a consolation reply.

GENERO ADRAN NORTH LEAGUE

CPD Y Rhyl 1879 2 Llanfair United 0

Becca Bannister gave 1879 the lead with a quality first-half strike before her magnificent assist set up Niomi Taylor for the second home goal on 77 minutes.

This match has been reported on in-depth elsewhere by Grassroots North Wales.

Wrexham 9 Airbus UK Broughton 0

Wrexham stormed to the top of the league with a nine-goal trouncing of a struggling Airbus.

It was an eighth straight win in all competitions for Steve Dale’s side.

Despite being without top-scorer Rosie Hughes, goals proved no problem for the hosts, great prospect Amber Lightfoot hitting four, Ava Suckley scooped a hat-trick and there was one apiece for Rebecca Pritchard and Tonicha Dickens.