Football

Hat-trick Huws helps guide Felinheli into North Wales Coast Cup semis at Llangefni’s expense

Felinheli hat-trick star Alaw Huws (No 6 – furthest right) is on the attack as Llangefni keeper Jessica Marshall deals with a high ball. Picture: DAI SINCLAIR

NWCFA WOMEN’S CHALLENGE CUP

Llangefni Town 1 (C George 22)
CPD Y Felinheli 8 (Fflur Williams 8 & 44, Iona Sloan-Lewis 24 & 47, A Huws 36, 53 & 70, Ffion Williams 90+1)

Alaw Prys Huws led the way with a hat-trick as Felinheli marched into the semi-finals of the NWCFA Challenge Cup on Wednesday.

In difficult conditions at Cae Bob Parry which included first half hailstones, the tier 2 Genero Adran North visitors did what was expected of them and defeated their third-tier North Wales Women’s League hosts comfortably.

However, Cefni put up a good battle and were certainly much improved from when they met Felinheli in a friendly last summer.

Sharlee Owen of Llangefni (blue) is challenged by Felinheli’s hat-trick hero Alaw Prys Huws. Picture: DAI SINCLAIR

Fflur Williams handed the visitors an eighth minute lead, but Town were level on 22 when a Ffion Thomas corner dropped to Catrin George, who fired in the equaliser.

Two minutes later, 17-year-old prospect Iona Sloan-Lewis edged the green and yellows back in front.

Alaw Huws then bagged her first after 36 and just before the break Fflur Williams completed a double.

HALF-TIME: Llangefni Town 1 Felinheli 4

Llangefni had to do without top-scorer Jen Cox in the first half due to work commitments, but the striker came on after 56 minutes for skipper Nia Ginnelly and immediately boosted the home attack.

Llangefni’s Llinos Hughes proudly put on the captain’s armband when Nia Ginnelly was substituted. Picture: L OWENS PHOTOGRAPHY

Before that, however, Alaw Huws and Sloan-Lewis had both struck to put the visitors 6-1 to the good.

Several substitutions took place before Alaw Huws made it a personal treble with 70 minutes on the clock.

And Huws turned provider for Ffion Williams to make it 8-1 in added time at the end of the 90.

The Cain Gang (from left): Jody, Lara and Kyla were all on the field in the second half

A nice little side tale was the introduction of 16-year-old Kyla Cain for Felinheli in the second half. This meant three Cain sisters were on the field – Kyla and Jody for the visitors and Lara for Llangefni.

Jody ended up marking eldest sister Lara in the closing minutes, which the younger Cain admitted “was fun”.

Llangefni celebrate their goal. Picture: DAI SINCLAIR

TEAMS

LLANGEFNI TOWN

Jessica Marshall
Cara Hughes (Alice Pascall 68)
Marissa George (Kaitlin Toulmin 72)
Mared Roberts
Nia Ginnelly (c) – Jen Cox 56
Ellie Coulson
Hannah Owen (Abigail Jones 58)
Catrin George
Sharlee Owen
Ffion Thomas (Lara Cain 68)
Llinos Hughes

CPDM Y FELINHELI

Catrin Beech
Jody Cain
Nel Huws (Kyla Cain 68)
Llio Henshaw
Kelly Jones
Alaw Prys Huws
Iona Sloan-Lewis
Shannon Jones
Jordanne Greenough (Katie Midwinter 63)
Ffion Williams
Fflur Williams