Football

Match of the Day: CPD Y Rhyl 1879 3-2 Llandudno Albion – Gareth Thomas’ side return to top of table

Rhyl’s two-goal hero Macauley Taylor (white) takes on Albion defenders. Can you spot two stars of the Llandudno Ladies team in the crowd? 😁 PICTURE: MATT JOHNSON

ARDAL NORTH WEST LEAGUE – DECEMBER 27, 2022

TABLE UP TO AND INCLUDING DEC 27: http://www.allwalessport.co.uk

CPD Y Rhyl 1879 3 (White 23, M Taylor 39 & 87)
Llandudno Albion 2 (Hold 14, 48)

An 87th minute winner from Macauley Taylor ensured Rhyl 1879 returned to the Ardal North West League summit.

A thrilling encounter saw third-from-bottom Albion play their full part in a cracking coast derby which took place in front of 260 spectators at Belle Vue.

Both sides were hampered by injuries and suspensions, 1879 having just 13 players available and Albion 14.

It was the visitors who took the lead when Adam Hold latched onto a fine through ball and finished smartly in a one-on-one situation with keeper Luke Wilmot into the bottom corner.

The home side equalised on 23 minutes when Aaron White fired a superb 20-yarder past stand-in keeper Dan Evans.

Llandudno Albion (red) attack the Rhyl goal. Picture: MATT JOHNSON

Macauley Taylor made it 2-1 to 1879 in the 39th minute with a close range tap-in.

Half time: Rhyl 2-1 Albion

Three minutes into the second half it was all-square again when the impressive Hold put away his 11th goal of the campaign.

The ball was fed down the right wing, Elliot Jarvis played it to Joe Carey who delivered towards the near post where Hold had bent his run cross the centre half and finished right foot, bottom corner.

It was now anyone’s game with Albion putting in a tremendous effort and having no intention of settling for a point.

Some strong challenges were going in and yellow cards shown but it remained 2-2 until in the 80th minute Albion’s Ryan Vaughan saw a straight red.

Rhyl made the most of the extra man when with three minutes left, a Macauley Taylor header across the keeper found the net to deliver his eighth goal of the campaign to clinch the match.

TEAMS

Goalmouth action at Belle Vue. Picture: MATT JOHNSON

CPD Y Rhyl 1879

Luke Wilmot
Chris Bennett
Jack Davies
Warren Adam
Reece Fairhurst (c)
Sion Williams
Daniel Sim
Oliver Staveley (Kieran Ellis 59)
Macauley Taylor
Jonny Taylor
Aaron White

Llandudno Albion

Dan Evans
Paddy Hold
Adam Jones
Ryan Vaughan
Calum Jones (Joel Lloyd 48)
Elliot Jarvis (Harry Cheung 88)
Dan Roberts
David Maddock (c)
Joe Carey
Adam Hold
Allan Davies