CATCH-UP: JD Cymru North – Gresford and Porthmadog secure safety, Chirk and Llanidloes still have work to do

Chirk’s Rhys Edwards (red) encounters a strong challenge against Llanidloes. Picture: BRIAN PRYDDEN – many thanks

JD CYMRU NORTH – REPORTS MARCH 25 (TABLE UPDATED MAR 29)

LATEST TABLE – MARCH 29. UPDATED AFTER HOLYWELL TOWN 2 CHIRK AAA 0 (played Wednesday, March 29). SOURCE: http://www.allwalessport.co.uk

Chirk AAA 0 Llanidloes Town 3

Chirk (red) on the attack. Picture: BRIAN PRYDDEN

It was The Daffs who won this important basement battle at Holyhead Road on Saturday courtesy of goals from ex-Newtown and Caernarfon striker Jamie Breese, Andy Evans, plus a penalty from Elliot Jones.

Chirk did create chances but it was not their day.

Llanidloes took all three points to climb up level with Chirk on 24, but both are just above the bottom three.

Holyhead Hotspur 1 Cefn Druids 1

Substitute Deian Parry put bottom side Hotspur ahead in the 66th minute, but it was not long before Jaden Timmis equalised.

It remained one-apiece and the hosts had Dafydd Jones red-carded late on.

Mold Alexandra 1 Gresford Athletic 2

Adam Hesp’s double made sure Gresford earned three points in their final league away game of the season and secured safety in the JD Cymru North.

There were some good chances for Athletic in the early stages, but Mold were always dangerous and hit the post through Haci Ozlu before Rhys Nash’s follow-up was cleared off the line.

In the 28th minute, the hosts took the lead. A corner in from Danny Warren was headed square by Sion McHugh and Nash lofted the ball high into the roof of the net

However, things went wrong for the home team when Alex Smith was shown a straight red card in the 42nd minute.

The second half was pretty even until in the 68th minute, the Colliers levelled though,a Hesp tap-in from a Toby Gallagher-Keenan cross.

In the 76th minute, Steffan Gittins’ header was thwarted by a brilliant save from Mold keeper Elliot Quinllan.

But three minutes later, a brilliant looping Hesp header via a great free-kick from Tom Jenkins made it 2-1.

Despite some late chances for the Alex, Athletic were able to hold onto the lead in a game where the sending off changed the complexion.

Porthmadog 2 Penrhyncoch 1

Porthmadog also ensured their JD Cymru North status for next season thanks to a 2-1 win over Penrhyncoch.

Stuart Rogers gave Port the lead before Daniel Owen equalised. Substitute Gerwyn Williams scored the winning goal on the hour mark.

Prestatyn Town 3 Guilsfield 4

Visitors Guilsfield came out on top of a seven-goal thriller at Bastion Gardens.

Callum Bromley, Joe Haycock, Steven Blekinsop and Iwan Matthews were all on target for the Powys men, while a Chris Cathrall own goal and strikes from Dean Davies and Tom Hilditch were not enough for Prestatyn to earn a result.

Colwyn Bay 1 Holywell Town 3

This match was covered in depth by Grassroots North Wales on Saturday evening.

Bay led through Thomas Creamer, but goals from Jake Cooke, Morgan Murray and Dave Forbes turned the tables for the Wellmen, who made it 23 straight league wins while scuppering the home side’s 25-match victory streak.