North East Wales Football League – champions lose at promoted Ruabon
NORTH EAST WALES FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Premier Division
Castell Alun Colts 2 Coedpoeth United 2
Adam Lloyd’s first half double gave Coedpoeth a 2-0 interval lead, but two goals in as many minutes after the break from Nathan Davies and Luca Nardo earned Casty a draw.
Rhostyllen 2 Connah’s Quay Town 2
Drew Wickens’ pair on 74 and 76 minutes looked to have won it for Rhostyllen after Pascal Gomez’s net-finder gave Quay the lead after 11, but the visitors rescued a point with an equaliser in added time from Ben Howarth.
Ruabon Rovers 2 FC Queen’s Park 0
A great win for newly-promoted Ruabon over reigning Premier champions Queen’s Park, Jimmy Jones and Leighton Kendrick with the goals on 16 and 58 minutes respectively.
Championship Division
Acton 5 Johnstown YFC 0
Tommy Hallam’s hat-trick, plus singles from Joe Garner and Andrew Bithell ensured Acton comfortably saw off Johnstown.
Bellevue 1 CPD Yr Wyddgrug 6
James McGlone struck three times for the away side, with Nathan Jones (2) and David Jones bringing their tally to six, Nathan Taylor with a consolation penalty for Bellevue.
Holywell United 2 Aston Park Rangers 9
Three goals in the opening four minutes set up Rangers for a resounding win.
Andrew Cook (3), Ryan Edge, Karl Bacon, Lewis Jones, Jack Jones, Lee Jones and Karl Lloyd made up the nine away goals, Sonny Williams and Cian Parry responding.
FC Plas Madoc 7 Brymbo 1
Five goals in the closing 20 minutes delivered what was eventually an emphatic victory for Plas Madoc.
Olly Roberts and Ryan Jakovlevs netted in the first half for Plas, but when Danny Riley replied for Brymbo early in the second, it was game on.
No further goals arrived until the 72nd minute, after which the floodgates opened, Josh Williams, Zack Davies, Ramone Nelson (2) and Lee Price sharing the haul.
Skippy 0 Overton Recreational 1
Oliver Nelson’s fifth-minute goal was enough to seal the points for Overton away to much-improved Skippy.
CPD Sychdyn 1 Rhydymwyn 4
Ryan Davies, Marc Gunther and Nathan Williams (2) shared the goals for winning visitors Rhydymwyn, Ross Walker replying.
Reserve Division
Caerwys Reserves 7 Castell Alun Colts Reserves 0
Shane Wellings (3), Kallum Roberts, Joseph French, Tomas John Fenton and James Davies combined to win the game in style for Caerwys Reserves.
Connah’s Quay Town Reserves 2 Greenfield Reserves 2
Visitors Greenfield led twice through Hayden Baines-Hughes and Dylan Radcliffe, but Quay salvaged a point thanks to goals from Damon Bradley (pen) and Alexander Jones.
FC Queen’s Park Reserves 11 Corwen Reserves 0
Richard Jones hit four as the champions rattled up double figures.
Joshua Venables and John Ellis bagged doubles and there was one goal each for Sean Humphreys, Ben White and Sean Price.
Lex Reserves 3 Coedpoeth United Reserves 4
An away win with Coedpoeth’s triumph down to goals from Keanu Bruton, Ross Hardy and Joshua Partington (2, 1 pen), with Joshua Hancock (pen), George Baxter and Morgan Bagnall replying for the Law.
Penyffordd Lions Reserves 2 Mynydd Isa Reserves 1
Nathan Griffith and Jack McLoughlin put the Lions two-up before Michael Whales responded on 74 minutes to gave Isa hope, but it was not to be.