North Wales Coast East – Premier: Junction up to third; Division One: 5-1 wins for Rhos and Llan Amateurs
NORTH WALES COAST EAST LEAGUE – REPORTS, JANUARY 21
Premier Division
Penmaenmawr Phoenix 1 Llandudno Junction 3
Junction made it eight league games without defeat and edged up to third in the table after an excellent victory at long-time rivals Penmaenmawr.
The Railwaymen were on the right track early when they earned an eighth-minute penalty which Dan Prince put away, sending the keeper the wrong way from the spot.
Junction put the points in the bag in a five-minute spell after the break where they scored twice.
Curtis Cooper made it six goals in four league games with a 57th minute strike and Paddy Hamid netted for the second match in succession on 62.
That was pretty much game over, with Phoenix only managing a single reply – a 91st minute effort from Haydn Griffiths.
Junction keeper Gethin Hughes also merits special mention for having an excellent game.
TEAMS
Penmaenmawr: Jonny Sweetser-Hawkes, Daniel Hughes (Haydn Griffiths 63), Jamie Jones, Neil Picton, Scott McGoona, Tom Prince, Harri Lloyd Williams (Kacper Spirydowicz 62), Alfie Caldecott (N/A 70), Daniel Williams, Ricky Jones (Aex Brownhill 77), Liam Griffiths.
Junction: Gethin Hughes, George Roberts, Dean Roberts (Adam Williams 82), Stephen O’Neill, Huw Jones, Mike Williams, Harri Jones, Paddy Hamid (N/A 90+3), Tomos Rhys-Williams (Robert Gore 66), Curtis Cooper, Dan Prince.
Llanfairfechan Town 2 Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs 0
Goals from Elliot Croston and Jamie Baker secured three points for Llanfairfechan at the expense of the Quarrymen.
Mochdre Sports 2 CPD Cerrigydrudion 2
Robert Tudor and Josh Grimshaw scored inside the first 16 minutes to put Sports two-up, but Cerrig battled back to earn a point,
Meredydd Jones replying before the break and substitute Ifan Jones equalising in the second half.
DIVISION ONE
Llandudno Amateurs 5 Y Glannau 1
Despite going a goal down to a 24th minute Josh MacGillivray effort, the Amateurs rallied to win comfortably thanks to a strong second-half showing.
Goal machine Joe Jones equalised in the 26th minute with his 23rd goal in all competitions to make it one-apiece at the interval.
A minute into the second half, McKenzie Slaven made it 2-1, then Chris Smyth added a third on 53.
Azz Rogers’ 27th goal of the campaign – making it 50 in total between him and Jones – put the Amateurs 4-1 ahead on 76 minutes. And what a goal it was, a dynamic run followed by a long-range rocket.
And Danny Talbot rounded things off, the sub scoring on his debut, converting after his penalty was pushed onto the post and rolled back out nicely for the taker to net the rebound.
Rhos United 5 Rhyl Dragons 1
Rhos are up to second in the table after a resounding win over the Dragons.
Bret Durkan broke the deadlock on six minutes and Chris King soon doubled the total before Lewis Evans replied after 12 for the visitors.
There were no further goals until the hour, when Matt Christie pocketed a third for Rhos.
Sub Conrad Thomson and Scott Court rounded off the win with late net-finders.
Abergele 4 Bow 4
Match already reported on in-depth by Grassroots North Wales.
Goals: Abergele – Liam Roberts 3, Ben Knight; Bow – Dan Porter, Richard Hill, Tom Weir 2. Bow led 2-1 and 4-2, Gele equalised 88th minute.
NWCFA RESERVE LEAGUE CUP
Kinmel Bay Reserves 4 Penmaenmawr Phoenix Reserves 1
Connor Morris was a hat-trick hero for Kinmel Bay in this highly pleasing League Cup win over the current holders.
Jason Stockin was Kinmel’s other scorer after 18 minutes, while Morris struck on 15, 65 and 87, Harry Benjamin replying midway through the second stanza for Phoenix.