Main Report: Gavin Billington
Can anyone stop Corwen in what seems like a relentless and inevitable surge towards the Premier Division title?
On Saturday, Jamie Hulse’s leaders travelled to second-place Rhostyllen and emerged emphatic 6-1 winners.
It was the fifth time they have scored six goals in a game this term, four of those occasions in the league.
Corwen have won all eight league matches so far in a season where they aiming to bounce back instantly from relegation to Tier 4.
In all competitions, they have played 17 games, won 13, lost four and scored 83 goals.
Saturday’s victory was arguably their biggest statement yet of 2023-24.
The game nearly had to be postponed after a family emergency meant the appointed referee was unable to officiate; however John Spender answered the eleventh hour call and took on the whistle duties.
The hosts were wearing their claret and blue home kit for this game, which referee Spender deemed too similar to Corwen’s red and black. And with the league rules stating the home team has to change when there is a clash, the home side switched their claret shirts for sky blue ones nine minutes into the game.
Prior to the shirt change, a low ball was played to home striker Tom Douglas, who was able to get through on goal and slotted the ball beyond Evan Parry. Despite Corwen’s claims for offside the goal stood.
Twenty minutes in good build up play from the visitors led to Robbie Williams hitting a shot into the ground, which bounced up and beyond goalkeeper Mark Richards, but was cleared off the line by Dean Jones. In the aftermath Scott Evans was brought down; however Corwen’s penalty claims were waived away.
The hosts called for a foul in the away side’s half at the start of a Corwen attack six minutes later, but the referee was not interested, allowing Alex Webster to play in Owen Cordiner, who set up Robbie Williams to slot home for 1-1.
With six minutes of the first period to play Corwen found the net again, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
The last action of the half saw Douglas curling an edge of the box free kick around the wall, but keeper Parry pounced on the ball.
It remained one-apiece until the 65th minute, when Tom Mann played in Cordiner, who was just able to stay onside and get one-on-one with Mark Richards. placing beyond the Rhostyllen number one to give Corwen the lead.
Two minutes after taking the lead there was another great attacking move from the away side and the move bore fruit when Scott Evans picked out Cordiner, who was able to get free in the penalty area again and slot past the keeper for 3-1.
Robbie Williams added a fourth when he curled the ball beyond Richards and into the back of the net, with Dean Jones desperate attempts to clear only rewarded by crashing into the post and having to be substituted.
Corwen made it 5-1 on the counter, Tom Mann crossing to Cordiner, who had his back to goal and expertly turned on a sixpence and scored from close range for his hat-trick.
In the 90th minute Webster played in Henry Evans, who collected the ball on the touchline before unleashing a low angled shot into the far corner of the net.
One of the best wins of the season for a Caerwys side which avenged an earlier campaign home defeat at the hands of Town.
Harry Roberts put the visitors in front on 34 minutes, Lee Butterworth levelled after 51, but late strikes from subs Scott Nelson and Matty Gilsenan won it for Dan Sands’ team.
Quite a turn up at The Dunks, where champions the Park were heavily beaten by Ruabon Rovers.
Ben Summers bagged a hat-trick for the visitors after Jimmy Jones had put them in front, Andrew Swarbrick providing two assists.
Seventeen-year-old substitute Harry Lambert grabbed a dramatic winner for Mynydd Isa four minutes into added time after the 90.
Jack Aitken and Sam Wainwright put the visitors two-up before Bailey Roberts hit back for Greenfield close to half time.
Sub Sam Edwards brought the hosts level on 64 minutes, but teenage star Lambert popped up to settle it.
Alan Huxley, Josh Phillips, Sam Colley and Finley Dyer delivered the goals which booked the points for the Law, Joshua Jones and Adam Lloyd replying for Coedy.
Although leaders Acton reached 100 league goals for the season in just their 16th game, it was third-place Plas Madoc who notched the points at Rhosesni High School.
Jamie Williams was the last-gasp hero for Plas with a 93rd minute decider.
Earlier, Craig Roberts and Oli Roberts both netted to put Madic two-up on 18 minutes before Alix Godfrey hit back for Acton.
Josh Williams made it 3-1 on 34, but Andy Bithell brought Acton back to within one before the interval.
Bithell struck again a minute into the second half to make it level and it now turned into a real battle before Madoc clinched it in the 93rd.
Jonny Crossley (5), Andy Cook (3), Ryan Edge (3), Elliot Evans (3), Rhys Jones, Tom Dudley, Leon Brick and Josh Roberts shared a mammoth haul for Aston Park, David Hughes with Skippy’s sole reply.
Match postponed
Gary Fazackerley, Dan Price, Kallum Pierce (3), Dylan Taylor, Cameron Vaughan and Ste Kirk split the goals for Gronant, Shane Burke with a consolation for Johnstown, who were just 2-1 down at half time.
Jimmy McGlone and Shaun Hughes notched two apiece for emphatic winners Yr Wyddgrug at The Rec.
Romaine Halfpenny-Williams, Nathan Jones, Jamie Lond and a Harry Thomas own goal made up the rest for the visitors, Liam Edwards the solitary home marksman.
Jack Wakeman and Shane Wellings pocketed the goals that mattered in this win for hosts Caerwys.
Levi Howat put visitors Lex in front, but Dain Smith’s equaliser before half time ensured honours ended even.
Ben Hughes led the way with four goals in this double-figure pasting dished out by the Lions.
Harry Brown contributed a hat-trick, Liam Hughes, Marcus Davies, Alister Randles and Liam Williams one each, Rob Cooper replying for the Steelmen.
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