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NWCFA Development League: East – victories for Bow, Y Glannau and Llanfairfechan; West – Arfon derby ends 2-2

Prestatyn Wanderers goalkeeper Anthony Gunther had a busy afternoon against a lively Llanfairfechan attack (stripes). Picture: ROY GUNTHER

NWCFA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE EAST

Bow FC Reserves 2 Penmaenmawr Phoenix Development 1

He’s back: Bow scorer Barry Roche

Bow Reserves continued their rise up the East table with a fine win over Penmaenmawr at Bastion Gardens.

After a scrappy start Bow began to threaten, and in the 19th minute a Luke Bradshaw cross found Barry Roche, whose first touch left the keeper in no man’s land, allowing the recently returned talisman to find the empty net.

Phoenix started to switch the ball using their width. Bow’s defence was getting tested, but the back four of Ryan Portman, Joshua Rhys Tambs, Callum Cunningham and Dean Davies coped admirably.

Liam Brown and Richard Hill were non-stop in the midfield. Brown was box-to-box winning everything, while Hill was coming out on top in the important tackles.

Half-time: 1-0

Phoenix equalised four minutes into the second half with a controversial goal.

Corey Lundstram netted, but questions were asked as to whether the ball was kicked out of keeper Robert Lloyd’s hands. The referee decided no and allowed the goal.

It was now game on and both sides went for it. Subs were made by each camp to bring on fresh legs to make an impact on the game.

Both keepers produced good saves to keep it at 1-1 before in the 73rd minute Josh Evans capitalised on a slack pass from Pen glovesman Iolo Brown to score the winner.

Phoenix pressed hard to equalise, but Bow saw the game out well.

Man of the match was awarded to Liam Brown.

A Penmaenmawr spokesman said: “From a PPFC perspective it was a great pleasure that we had seven 17 year old lads in the squad, 6 of which started and played the majority of the game and they competed brilliantly against lads with a lot more experience.”

CPD Y Glannau Development 5 Llysfaen Development 4

Harrison Bellis, who has lost a few goals through no fault of his own after the resignations of Caer Clwyd and Rhyl Dragons from North Wales Coast East Division One, grabbed three back for Y Glannau Reserves

A nine-goal thriller was edged by Y Glannau.

A Ben Williams pair put Llysfaen two-up, but Louis Gizzi replied to make it 2-1 at half time.

Harrison Bellis levelled on 51 minutes and then nudged Glannau ahead for the first time after 58.

Gizzi made it 4-2 on 62 before Bellis completed a hat-trick with 72 on the clock.

Llysfaen kept trying, Lee Fallas and Ben Rawlinson cutting the arrears to 5-4 with six minutes left, but the hosts held on.

Prestatyn Wanderers Reserves 0 Llanfairfechan Town Reserves 3

Wanderers (orange) and Llanfairfechan battle for possession. Picture: ROY GUNTHER

Three well-earned points on their travels for second-place Llanfairfechan.

Jamie Baker broke the deadlock with 21 minutes gone and Dylan Laing doubled the away advantage before the turnaround.

James Griffith sealed it for Llanfair with a 79th minute third goal.

NWCFA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE WEST

CPD Llanberis Development 2 Llanrug United Reserves 2

Honours even in the derby at Ffordd Padarn, where Llanrug’s Sion Evans grabbed the equaliser 10 minutes into added time for the league leaders.

Robin Thomas opened the scoring for the visitors on 16 minutes, but Caio Thomas and Oliver Bearman replied to give the Darans a half-time lead.

It looked like a home win would be the result until that late, late leveller from Evans.