North Wales Coast East – league and cup: Five goals for star strikers Harrison Bellis and Joe Jones

NORTH WALES COAST EAST LEAGUE REPORTS – NOVEMBER 19

REM JONES CUP

Abergele 5 Bow 2

Abergele had to overcome a tough test against Bow before advancing to the REM Jones Cup semi-finals.

Gele made a fast start, Ben Knight fouled in the box and up stepped Dom Holland to make it 1-0 from the spot.

The goal spurred Bow on and they got a foothold in the game, pegging the opposition back with Barry Roche equalising for the away side.

With the tie in the balance Jack Hoult headed home from a Liam Roberts corner that saw Gele go into the break 2-1 up.

Abergele came out the second half much they better side and Dom Holland cut inside, beat his man and finished well from the edge of the area.

With the hosts in command the match was put to bed by in-form striker Tommy Lloyd with an instinctive left-foot finish.

Bow danger man Tom Weir scored a long range effort late in the game but it was Abergele who had the final say with Jack Hoult heading in a Dom Holland cross.

CPD Y Glannau 10 Llysfaen 0

Five-goal star Harrison Bellis hit the 30 mark for the season as Y Glannau reached double figures in the cup on Saturday.

Bellis’ quintet was the highlight of a dazzling performance from the St Asaph hosts.

The opening goal came on 11 minutes, Joey Fontana winning a header which looped over the Llysfaen defence, enabling Bellis to tap home calmly.

In the 20th minute Chris McQuillen picked up the ball on the edge of the box and hit a stunning effort against the bar, but Josh MacGillivray was alert and followed in to smash home the rebound.

Harrison Bellis made it three when he caught out the Llysfaen defence after a mix up between goalkeeper and defender, pouncing to tap the ball into the empty net.

Michael Bellis then went on a great run. The Llysfaen defender’s clearance struck Michael in the face but this didn’t stop him continuing his run and finding McQuillen, who chipped the ball in the air with his first touch then lashed in for 4-0.

Michael Bellis then had the ball in the back of the net but was ruled offside.

Half-time: Y Glannau 4 Llysfaen 0

Early in the second half, Alec Williams then played a superb ball through to MacGillivray, who cut in and unusually finished with his right foot.

Llysfaen were reduced to 10 men after 52 minutes when midfielder Dan Batey picked up a second yellow card.

Harrison Bellis then got played in by MacGillivray to complete his latest treble. Within the next few minutes, Bellis made it five, Fontana and MacGillivray with the assists.

Y Glannau’s ninth goal was a popular one as Alec Williams finally got off the mark. The former Welsh Premier player has been excellent since joining.

Alec turned provider near the end, playing the ball across goal for substitute Corey Williams to finish well.

Llandudno Amateurs 10 CPD Henllan 1

Joe Jones struck five times – including a hat-trick inside the first 20 minutes – as the Amateurs cruised into the semi-finals.

Azz Rogers added three goals, while there were singles from Gez Thomas and Sol Pita.

Sam Davies pocketed a consolation for Henllan.

COOKSON CUP

CPD Bro Cernyw 3 Penmaenmawr Phoenix 2 (AET)

Lewis Brownson’s goal in the 117th minute settled this epic Cookson tie in Bro Cernyw’s favour.

Rhidian Williams put Bro ahead in the 37th minute, but Ricky Jones equalised on 63 to necessitate extra time.

Brownson made it 2-1 in the first period, but Peter Williams levelled in the 110th minute.

Penalties were looming before Tom Sheridan set up Brownson for the decider.

Llanfairfechan Town 1 Meliden 1 (Meliden won 6-5 on pens)

Meliden needed penalties to see off Llanfairfechan at The Rec.

After a goalless first half, Joe Roberts broke the deadlock in Meliden’s favour on 57 minutes, but Elliot Croston made it all-square after 62.

It came down to spot-kicks and the visitors prevailed 6-5.

St Asaph City 3 Llandudno Junction 0

Josh Brown struck twice to help Saints ease into the last four.

Brown scored on 25 and 56 minutes before Tyler Joyce added number three in the 78th.

PREMIER DIVISION

Glan Conwy 2 CPD Cerrigydrudion 5

Substitute Harri Watkin Jones produced two late goals to ensure Cerrig claimed all three points at Cae Fwt.

Tomos Tryfan Jones edged the visitors ahead with a second-minute penalty before Ynyr Roberts soon added a second.

Sub Sam Porter bagged a brace for Glan in the second half, Jac Edwards on target for Cerrig to put them 3-2 up entering the late stages. Watkin Jones then netted on 84 and 89 to settle it.

CPD Llansannan 1 CPD Llannefydd 2

Llion Morris and Ciran Jones nabbed the goals which banked three hard-earned points for Llannefydd which nudged them into third spot.

Gruffudd Roberts replied for Llansannan, who put up a determined show in this local derby.

DIVISION ONE

Betws-y-Coed 1 Rhyl All Stars 2

All Stars manager Robert Cunnah was proud of this resilience his team showed in winning this tight showdown between two struggling clubs.

Cunnah has announced he is stepping down and the Rhyl outfit is currently seeking a new first-team boss.

Saturday’s result edged All Stars further away from the bottom three.

The visitors took an eighth-minute lead when Lewis Evans’ ball into the box was poked into the bottom corner by Joseph Smith.

Both sides created chances thereafter, but the respective defences coped well.

On the 30-minute mark Betws won a corner from which All Stars broke, Smith seeing the run of Frankie Davies in behind the home defence,

Davies took on Smith’s pass well, and after a 30-yard run with the ball, he slotted into the bottom-right corner, to make it 2-0 the greens.

Owen Hughes’ cross was then destined for the top corner, but Sam Hawkins in the Betws goal pulled off a stupendous save.

The home team then set up an interesting second half, when Jo Owen scored from a corner.

The second half saw chances either end, but the closest call came in the closing stages when the prolific Mike Chapman hit the post for Betws.

After the game, winning manager Cunnah said: “Both us and Betws have had our struggles on and off the pitch this season, with both of us struggling for a team.

“We knew today was going to be a tough game, with our recent results not being great and conceding a lot of goals.

“We know Betws were going to really take the game to us, and all credit to them they did that. They pressed us hard, and continued to work the defence with balls over the top and obviously putting the pressure on before half time with the goal.

“Apart from the goal, our defence was brilliant, dealing with 99% of everything Betws threw at us. The hunger from the lads really showed with how they defended putting everything on the line for the win.

“Going forward we were fantastic as well. The amount of chances we created was incredible. If we were more clinical we could have easily scored 10 goals, I say that with no disrespect to Betws but we weren’t clinical enough today at all, having 20 plus shots on goal and only coming away with 2 goals.

“Today was a real team performance.

“This was a major confidence boost for the lads, especially after the last 6 weeks which have been extremely tough for everyone at the club. Hopefully we can continue the standard of performance going into next week, and be more clinical in front of goal.”

CPD Caer Clwyd 9 Penrhyn Bay 1

Probably Clwyd’s best team performance of the season saw them rise to second in the Division One table.

Joel Rowlands, Morus Owen and Craig Lavery all scored two apiece, while there was one each for Elis Davies, Shaun Edwards and Jay Williams.

Solomon Dickens replied for the Bay.