CATCH-UP: North Wales Coast East Premier Division – five for Llanfair and Pen on the road, Saints 11 clear

NORTH WALES COAST EAST FOOTBALL LEAGUE – REPORTS – APRIL 1

Premier Division

Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs 2 Llanfairfechan Town 5

Glyn Bellfield was a delighted manager after his ever-improving Llanfairfechan side recovered from 2-0 down at half time to score five unanswered goals in the second period.

Sion Hughes edged Blaenau in front in the third minute, then Daniel Hughes missed a penalty for the visitors before a Bradlee Rowlands own goal put the Quarrymen two-up at the interval.

Town were a different force after the break, Harry Croston halving the deficit before an Aron Jones own goal on 53 made it all-square.

Ryan Dodd (2, 1 pen) and Elliot Croston then put Llanfairfechan out of sight,

After the game, winning boss Bellfield said: “What a response! 2-0 down at half time, second to every ball and no energy. Second half we turned into a team who looked like scoring on every attack. Credit to the lads for the shift they put in.”

CPD Cerrigydrudion 2 Kinmel Bay 3

Bay fought back to win after trailing twice at Cerrig.

Ilan Roberts and Llion Thomas put the home side 1-0 and 2-1 in front, but Tate Walker, Connor Morris (penalty) and Anthony Jones’ 74th minute decider won the day for the visitors.

Llandudno Junction 2 CPD Bro Cernyw 2

Matthew Russell’s 92nd minute equaliser salvaged a point for Junction.

John Gardner and Carwyn McFadden had given Cernyw the 2-1 advantage, Harry Parkes-Smith responding for the Railwaymen.

Llandyrnog United 0 Penmaenmawr Phoenix 5

Alfie Caldecott (2), Mike Lundstram, Jamie Jones (pen) and Billy Sieben shared the goals for a dominant Phoenix.

Magnanimous Llandyrnog stated after the game that Penmaenmawr are the best team they have faced this season.

CPD Llansannan 3 Mochdre Sports 3

An afternoon to forget for Sports who conceded two late goals in the last five minutes to throw away three points.

Llansannan started the better side in a first half where not much football was played on the floor. The hosts took the lead with a powerful header on 36 minutes from Issac Rasell-Edwards.

This setback seemed to wake Mochdre up and when Anuar Seilkhanov picked up the ball 25 yards out, beating three defenders on his way into the box and slotting into the bottom right-hand corner, the scores were level going into the half.

Like the first half, Llansannan started better after the break, but not creating any clear-cut chances.

In the 57th minute, Scott Brown picked up the ball on the edge of the box and curled it round the Llansannan goalkeeper who was rooted to the spot.

The lead was extended when a Seilkhanov through ball was flicked on by Owen Woodfield into the path of Josh Grimshaw who rounded the keeper to score his 12th goal of the season.

The points were seemingly heading back to Mochdre but a resilient Llansannan side had different ideas and scored a well-worked goal on the 89th minute when a low cross was fired into the roof of the net by substitute James Thomas at the back post.

The deciding moment of the game came as Llansannan launched a long throw into the box and after a flick on, the ball fell to Adam Gage, whose deflected shot struck the post and rolled into the net causing scenes of celebration from the home support and deflation from the visiting Mochdre contingent.

St Asaph City 2 Rhuddlan Town 1

Saints are 11 points clear at the summit after Saturday’s narrow win over Rhuddlan at Roe Plas.

After an even start, Town were right up against it when Sean Roberts was shown a second yellow card in the 11th minute.

Josh Brown edged Asaph in front two minutes into first half stoppage time.

The hosts took a stranglehold on the game when Ray Knight made it 2-0 on 58 minutes.

Four minutes from time Jordan Bellham scored a cracker for the visitors to give them hope, but that was the end of the scoring.