North East Wales League – Yippee! First win for Skippy! Pen win on pens in cup, Overton lead Championship
NORTH EAST WALES FOOTBALL LEAGUE REPORTS – SEP 24
Premier Cup
Corwen 2 Penyffordd Lions 2 (Penyffordd won 4-3 on pens)
Report and photo: Gavin Billington
Corwen exited the Premier Cup on penalties after fighting back to draw in the match itself with a late equaliser.
The away side took a fifth minute lead when Edward Brown launched a free kick from the edge of the centre circle which evaded everyone in a crowded penalty area and found the net.
The scores were level in the 38th minute when Owen Cordiner received a Henry Evans throw-in, ran into the box and as keeper Jamie Griffiths committed himself, slipped the ball into the path of Robbie Williams, who found an unguarded net.
Penyffordd retook the lead in the 45th minute, when Ben Hughes muscled his way past two Corwen defenders before placing the ball into the bottom corner of the net.
The visitors thought they had doubled their advantage early in the second period when Brown knocked a free kick into the penalty area, where the ball was placed home, but disallowed for offside.
At the opposite end Robbie Williams got through on goal, but shot just over the bar.
Corwen keeper Evan Parry denied Brown and Liam Hughes before the equaliser arrived in the 85th minute.
The hosts were awarded a free kick on the edge of the D and Alex Webster lashed the ball into the far corner.
In stoppage time it looked as if Ioz Jones was going to book Corwen a quarter-final place, but his close range effort brought a great save out of Griffiths, who saw the ball rebound into the path of Osian Roberts, but he fired over the bar.
Penalty Shootout
Penyffordd’s Ben Hughes saw his effort saved by Evan Parry
Corwen’s Scott Evans struck the bar
Samuel Evans scores for Penyffordd – 1-0
Robbie Williams’ kick is saved by Jamie Griffiths
Marcus Davies finds corner of the net – 2-0
Joseph Ephraim converts for Corwen – 2-1
Edward Brown finds roof of the net – 3-1
Alex Webster sends Griffiths the wrong way – 3-2
Jack Pyke-Jones has opportunity to win shootout for the Lions, but Evan Parry saves – 3-2
Last of the regulation penalties taken by Oliver Crimp – he scores and it is 3-3
Sudden death
Harry Brown scores – 4-3 to Penyffordd
Harry Pooler sends the ball over the bar – Penyffordd progress
Castell Alun Colts 1 Coedpoeth United 3
Kady Seabrook’s goal and a Thomas Lloyd double put Coedpoeth through to the next round.
Daniel Woosey replied for the hosts on 66 minutes, by which stage they trailed 3-0.
Mynydd Isa 2 Rhostyllen 0
Nick Manning and Joe Mitchell found the net in a tie which saw Mynydd Isa claim a hard-fought win over the early league leaders.
Greenfield W/O Ruabon Rovers
Walkover – Ruabon unable to raise a team
Premier Division
Lex XI 0 FC Queen’s Park 1
Revenge for the Park as they beat a Lex outfit which triumphed 3-2 at The Dunks on August 12.
Jack Hanley notched the only goal of the return clash in the 49th minute at Stansty Park.
Caerwys 1 Connah’s Quay Town 2
Goals in the final 10 minutes from Freddie Watts and Jordan Hensel clinched three points for Connah’s Quay.
After a goalless first half, Matty Gilsenan had edged Caerwys in front after 53 minutes.
Championship
Rhydymwyn 1 Overton Recreational 4
Harry Massey made it 14 goals for the season with his third hat-trick in a dynamic win for new leaders Overton at the Mornflake Mighty Oats Ground.
Recreational took over top spot with Saturday’s victory, Massey scoring after 48, 58 and 74 minutes, while Harrison Plumb struck on 56.
Nathan Williams knocked in a late consolation for Rhyd.
The Reserve Cup
Castell Alun Colts Reserves 1 Greenfield Reserves 1 (Greenfield won 3-1 on penalties)
Victory for Greenfield on spot-kicks after a close-fought tie at Castell Alun.
After a goalless first half, Dylan Radcliffe put the visitors in front on 69 minutes, but Joshua Vernon equalised with a penalty on 80 to force a shoot-out.
Bailey Roberts, Jack Williams and Radcliffe were the successful takers for Greenfield as the contest ended 3-1.
Lex Reserves 7 Penyffordd Lions Reserves 0
Alex Sheriff, Richard Jones, Jordan Tipping, Michael Parry (2), George Baxter and Morgan Bagnall shared in the goal feast at Stansty for the Law.
The Two Counties Cup
Bellevue 0 Acton 14
Double hat-trick star Sam Giles made it 17 goals in just five games this season as Acton ran riot at Court Road.
Niall Challoner added a 10-minute treble, with the rest split between Ethan Callaghan (2), Andrew Bithell, Ryan Jones and Lewis Edwards.
CPD Gronant 3 FC Plas Madoc 2
A great battle finished 3-2 to Gronant, Gary Fazackerley, Aidan Bell and Kallum Pierce with the home goals, Nicky Williams (2, 1 pen) running Plas close.
Holywell United 1 CPD Yr Wyddgrug 2
David Jones and Nathan Jones nabbed the first-half goals which proved enough to win this tie for Yr Wyddgrug.
Charlie Williams bagged a late reply for Holywell.
Skippy 8 Johnstown 3
After beginning life with five straight defeats – conceding 46 goals in the process – Skippy celebrated a first-ever victory at the expense of Johnstown.
Eight different scorers featured for the Wrexham outfit: João Da Silva, Adam Morgan, Sean Phelan, Kirk Ratcliffe, David Hughes, Jason Ratcliffe, Bobby Eric Gregory (pen) and Scott Ratcliffe.
Levi Challoner, Callum Poole and Jason Williams all responded for Johnstown in the second half. It was 3-0 to the hosts at half time.
CPD Sychdyn 2 Aston Park Rangers 3
Johnny Crossley, Andrew Cook (pen) and Djimitri Carter found the net for victorious Rangers, Dylan Williams and Owen Pilson hitting back for Sychdyn.