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North East Wales League – Mynydd Isa reach a fourth final of the season!

James Beck (yellow and black) in action for Mynydd Isa against Caerwys recently. Beck scored in Isa’s impressive 3-0 win over Corwen in the Horace Wynne Cup on Saturday. Photo: Mark Newman – many thanks indeed

NORTH EAST WALES FOOTBALL LEAGUE REPORTS

Horace Wynne Cup semi-final
Mynydd Isa 3 Corwen 0

Mynydd Isa reached their fourth senior final this season as a club after the first team pulled off a magnificent victory over runaway Premier Division leaders Corwen.

Saturday’s Horace Wynne Cup semi-final success at Argoed was achieved thanks to goals from Jay Wiles (2 minutes), James Beck (21) and Braden Lavin (73).

It came just seven days after the firsts made it into the Mike Beech Memorial Trophy final at the expense of Caerwys.

Mynydd Isa’s senior section also have teams in the NEWFL Reserve Cup and NEWFA Veterans Cup finals.

Last weekend’s defeat of Corwen was something special, a tremendous performance from start to finish,

Mike Beech Memorial Trophy quarter-final
FC Queen’s Park 4 Plas Madoc 2

Four-goal hero Mikey Latham guided the Park into the Mike Beech semi-finals where a trip to Coedpieth United awaits on March 29.

Latham boosted his season’s goals total to 18 by dominating the scoresheet against a Plas side the Park had whipped 6-0 in the group stages of this competition.

Nicky Williams had given Madoc a ninth-minute lead before Latham took centre stage by netting on 14, 38, 61 and 64. A Joshua Edwards own goal added to the visitors’ tally.

Premier Division

Coedpoeth United 0 Caerwys 4

A third straight defeat for Coedpoeth as Caerwys ran out emphatic victors on the road.

Brandon Jones, Shane Wellings, Nathan Mendoza and Adam Woosey (penalty) shared the goals for the visitors, who had boosted their squad with some impressive new signings before the game.

Connah’s Quay Town 4 Castell Alun Colts 3

Two late Ryan Hewitt penalties clinched victory in a seven-goal thriller against Casty.

Pascal Gomez and Kyle Harte also struck for the hosts, Allister Belk, Luca Nardo and Craig Worthington hitting back for Colts.

Penyffordd Lions 3 Greenfield 0

Lions made it four victories on the bounce at the expense of Greenfield.
Alister Randles, Liam Williams – who later received a 71st minute red card – and Liam Hughes were the scorers for the home side.

Rhostyllen 6 Ruabon Rovers 3

William Roberts, Tom Douglas, Sam Chesters, Aayron Rafferty, Jordan Ellis and Perry Shoemark notched a goal apiece in Rhostyllen’s win.

Dan Kebell, Joshua Hughes and Ben Summers replied for the bottom side.

Championship Division

CPD Gronant 4 Overton Recreational 0

Steve Kirk pocketed a hat-trick as leaders Gronant stretched their advantage to six points.
Kirk netted on 26, 45+1 and 64 minutes after Dan Price had opening the scoring with four gone.

Johnstown YFC 1 CPD Yr Wyddgrug 2

David Jones and Gethin Thomas bagged the goals which earned Yr Wyddgrug three points, Callum Poole on target for the hosts.

Rhydymwyn 14 Bellevue 0

Levon Hughes delivered a double hat-trick as Rhydymwyn struck double figures against bottom team Bellevue.

Joe Jones (3), Connor Davies (2), Liam Simon (2) and Nathan Williams made up the rest.

CPD Sychdyn 5 Brymbo 1

Seven matches unbeaten – six of them wins – for Sychdyn, who proved too powerful for Brymbo.

Joe Mitchell (3, 1 pen), Ross Walker and Chris Hird split the home goals, Bradley Reid responding for the Steelmen.

Reserve Division

Greenfield Reserves 2 Connah’s Quay Town Reserves 2

Owen Jeffery’s double was not quite enough to seal maximum spoils for Greenfield as goals from Max Boden and Damon Bradley (penalty) earned the Quay a draw.

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