North East Wales Veterans League – wins for Llay, Denbigh, Queen’s Park, Hawarden and Ruthin

NORTH EAST WALES VETERANS LEAGUE – REPORTS JAN 27-28

CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION

Deeside Dragons Vets 2 Llay Welfare Vets 8

Two goals apiece from Keith Evans and Steve Evans helped leaders Llay to an emphatic win at Rowley’s Drive, Shotton, on Saturday.

The Welly vets are now unbeaten in eight matches since the start of the season, their record comprising seven wins and a draw.

By the completion of the weekend fixtures, they held a seven-point lead at the summit with four to play.

Gareth Williams set the ball rolling for the visitors with his eighth goal of the season on six minutes, but hosts Deeside Dragons equalised through Adam Lawrence with 15 gone.

Gareth Guest soon had Llay back in front before Steve Evans made it 3-1 via a Jimmy Gambino assist.

Keith Evans added a fourth on 24 and a minute later Gambino struck before Barry Loughran pulled one back for Deeside on the stroke of half time.

Welly remained in control in the second half, Keith Evans putting away his second before Mervyn Thomas made it 7-2 just past the hour.

Current Colwyn Bay FC manager Steve Evans rounded off the scoring on 88 minutes.

Denbigh Wanderers Vets 3 Penmaenmawr Phoenix Vets 0

Second-place Wanderers remained on course for promotion and a tilt at the title with a 3-0 triumph against Phoenix on Sunday.

Having beaten Pen 1-0 away back in August, the Vale of Clwyd hosts completed a double over hard-to-beat opponents, with their hero being hat-trick star Geraint Jones.

The team’s top marksman found the net on 35, 75 and 78 minutes to boost his total for the season up to eight.

This win was just what the doctor ordered for Denbigh after they lost their 100 percent record last time out in a 5-4 defeat at Buckley Town.

White Bear Vets 2 Mochdre Vets 2

Lee Silvester put White Bear two-up with goals on four and 36 minutes, but the hosts suffered a blow when they had Paul Morgan red-carded before half time.

Being a man short for the second half took its toll, Mochdre eventually equalising in the ninth minute of stoppage time through Luke O’Mahoney.

PREMIER DIVISION

FC Queen’s Park Vets 1 Rhydymwyn Vets 0

Tony Jones clinched the points for the Park with the only goal of the game after 70 minutes at Queensway Stadium.

Hawarden Rangers Vets 9 Brickfield Rangers Vets 2

Unbeaten Hawarden stuck nine past Brickfield, Matthew Phillips notching a hat-trick, Lee Reynolds a double, and there was one apiece from Elliott Slade, Stephen Evans, Paul Wilcockson and James McManus.

Darren Lloyd netted both for Bricky, one a penalty.

Mynydd Isa Veterans 0 Ruthin Town Vets 2

Ruthin maintained their 100 percent record, making it five straight wins to remain top of the Premier Division.

Chris Williams broke the deadlock from the penalty spot on 20 minutes, Matthew Lowe adding a second with 57 on the clock