Weekend football: Reports from the Cymru North, Ardal North East, FAW Reserve League and North East Wales League
SATURDAY FOOTBALL REPORTS – AUGUST 3
JD CYMRU NORTH
Flint Mountain 2 Caersws 3
Nine-man Mountain had an afternoon to forget as they failed to build on their opening night 7-0 Cymru North victory over Ruthin Town, suffering a home loss to Caersws.
Mountain started off well with Rob Hughes giving them an 11th minute lead, but Rhys Hesden levelled for the Bluebirds after 27.
Scorer Hughes was dismissed for a second yellow card on 37, leaving the hosts to face the second half a man down.
Caersws capitalised when Dillon Browne put them 2-1 ahead on the hour.
Mike Hayes equalised for Aden Shannon’s men on 80, but Hesden struck again for the Powys travellers after 86.
Four minutes into added time, Mountain’s Aaron Simpson was shown a red card.
LOCK STOCK ARDAL NORTH EAST
Builth Wells 7 Chirk AAA 0
Lyndon Jones hit a hat-trick and Tommy Rowlands produced a double and five assists as Builth handed out a severe beating to newly-relegated Chirk.
Jamie Evans and Aeron Powell added singles for the home side.
FAW RESERVE LEAGUE NORTH EAST
Airbus UK Broughton Reserves 1 Buckley Town Reserves 2
An Osian Rawlings own goal on 19 minutes and James Johnson’s decider after 67 clinched a great win for Buckley. Daniel Semple replied for the disappointed hosts.
Flint Mountain Reserves 6 Holywell Town Development 0
Dom McHugh was a hat-trick hero as Mountain hit the Wellmen for six.
A George Jones own goal put the hosts on their way, then McHugh struck on 28, 53 and 72 before Jonny Hill and Dylan Owens brought up the half-dozen.
Mold Alexandra Reserves 0 Connah’s Quay Nomads Reserves 7
Brad Barnes netted three times for last season’s league champions Nomads in a resounding 7-0 triumph.
Harvey Scott, Dylan Evans, Noah Sumner and James Hughes added a single goal apiece.
The New Saints Reserves 4 Gresford Athletic Reserves 5
Stunning win for Gresford away to the mighty Saints.
Sam Bryan and Robert Reynolds delivered two goals each for the Colliers, Lewis Roberts making up the five.
NORTH EAST WALES FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Reserve Division Group A
Hawarden Rangers Reserves 2 Corwen Reserves 3
Henry Evans, 41-year-old veteran Wes Brereton and Joel Gardner bagged the goals which earned Corwen a cracking win on their travels.
Ryan Moore and a Brereton own goal made up the home responses.
CPD Rhos Aelwyd Reserves 5 Brickfield Rangers Reserves 2
Carwyn Davies notched a treble for Rhos, Lee Hamner and Morgan Taylor (penalty) with the rest, Joise Fernandes and Alex Leaney replying.
Reserve Division Group B
Coedpoeth United Reserves 0 Brymbo Reserves 0
Scoreless draw at Penygelli Field – not a bad start for brand new side Brymbo Reserves.
Connah’s Quay Town Reserves P FC Queen’s Park Reserves P
Johnstown YFC Reserves 3 Greenfield Reserves 5
Robert Cooper (2) and Lewis Barlow provided the home goals, but Greenfield took the points after scoring five, Corey Kennedy (2), jack Gilmour, Dylan Pugh and Owen Jeffery sharing the away haul.