Llandudno and Mold reach WBS League Cup final, plus JD Cymru North round-up

WELSH BLOOD SERVICE LEAGUE CUP NORTHERN SEMI-FINALS

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Llandudno and Mold Alexandra will meet in the WBS League Cup northern section final on the weekend of April 5-6 at a venue to be confirmed.

In last weekend’s regional semis, Tudno eliminated Prestatyn Town on penalties, while Mold cruised past Denbigh Town 5-1.

Prestatyn Town 1 Llandudno 1
(Llandudno won 6-5 on penalties)

Llandudno celebrated a penalty shootout win on Friday night after a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes at Bastion Gardens.

Fabrizio Murtas put the visitors ahead deep into first half stoppage time via Harvey Bennett’s low cross, but Prestatyn debutant striker Carl Lamb levelled on the hour with a downward header from Tom Hilditch’s pinpoint delivery.

Llandudno gained an early advantage in the shootout as Dan Holland calmly converted his kick before Mike Jones, who joined Llandudno from Prestatyn at the beginning of January, denied Hilditch.

However, Prestatyn goalkeeper Joe Lawlor produced a save of his own to keep out Ignacio Giampaoli’s penalty to allow Lamb to level the shootout and the next four takers for each side all scored as it went to sudden death.

In the seventh round of kicks, Rowan Davies converted for the visitors before Jones denied Conor Davies to send Llandudno into the final.

Mold Alexandra 5 Denbigh Town 1

Four-goal Danny Warren produced the individual performance of the weekend as he inspired Mold to a 5-1 thrashing of Denbigh at Alyn Park.

Warren boosted his season’s goals tally to 26 with a man of the match display.

Joe Ormrod opened the scoring for Alex before Josh Lock levelled in the 41st minute, but Mold hit back instantly through Warren’s header to take a lead into the break.

Warren would complete his hat-trick with two goals in the first six minutes of the second half and Denbigh’s woes worsened when Ryan Kershaw received a straight red card on 68 minutes.

There was still time for Warren’s fourth goal of the afternoon.

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Buckley Town 2 Caersws 1

Hero player-coach Asa Hamilton came off the bench to score two late goals and complete a dramatic turnaround as his Buckley side defeated Caersws 2-1 at Deeside Stadium.

The Bluebirds took an early lead through Neil Mitchell, but found themselves down to 10 men on the hour as Ben Jones was shown a second yellow card.

Hamilton brought himself on 72 and struck twice in the final five minutes to earn the Bucks a second consecutive victory.

Chirk AAA 0 Bangor 1876 1

Cymru North top marksman Corrig McGonigle’s 19th league goal of the season proved enough to earn Bangor 1876 a 1-0 win over bottom side Chirk AAA at Holyhead Road.

The decisive moment came on the stroke of half-time when Cai Powell-Roberts’ inviting ball was steered home by McGonigle from close range.

Guilsfield 1 Flint Town United 3

Second-place Flint Town United bounced back from their first league loss of the season at leaders Airbus the previous weekend and are now just one point behind the Wingmakers following a 3-1 victory at Guilsfield.

Elliott Reeves struck in the 27th and 45th minutes to give Lee Fowler’s side a healthy two-goal lead at the break before Josh Jones added a third midway through the second half.

Both captains received red cards as Jolyon Harries and Jay Owen were dismissed for a heated altercation in the 84th minute, before Iwan Matthews grabbed a late consolation for the hosts.

Holywell Town 4 Gresford Athletic 1

Johnny Haseldin’s Holywell made it four wins out of four in January with a convincing success at home to Gresford.

Another impressive second half performance from the Wellmen saw them secure a 4-1 victory over the 10-man Colliers at the Achieve More Stadium.

Athletic defender Adam Hesp was shown a straight red card in the 25th minute for handling the ball inside the area, but his side survived the resulting penalty as Danny Sullivan missed from the spot.

The visitors then took a surprise lead in the 41st minute as Toby Gallagher-Keenan fired a sweet strike into the top corner, but Holywell levelled in first half stoppage time through Mike Pearson.

After the break, the hosts made full use of the numerical advantage. Jamie Breese’s penalty and late goals from Jake Cooke and Sam Jones completed the turnaround as Haseldin’s side earned a sixth consecutive league victory and moved within two points of leaders Airbus.

Porthmadog 0 Llanidloes Town 1

Llanidloes earned just their second league win of the season – and first away from home – as they triumphed 1-0 over Porthmadog at Y Traeth.

Connor Bird scored the decisive goal in the 83rd minute, which moves the Daffs eight points adrift of safety with games in hand over teams above them. A seventh successive league defeat for Port means they also remain in the relegation zone.