Sunday catch-up: Development League – Albion hit 5, Bow’s Paolucci strikes late, Colwyn Bay Reserves triumph

NWCFA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE EAST

Bow FC Development 2 Mochdre Sports Development 1

Kai Paolucci delivered the winner five minutes into stoppage time for a Bow side which made it back-to-back league wins.

Taking the field at Bastion Gardens with a depleted team due to injuries and unavailability, Bow had to settle for a 15-man squad and carved out the better chances of a dour first half which ended goalless.

Both sides had a boost when key players managed to arrive for the second half – Mochdre’s Chris Smyth and Dean Hughes for the hosts.

Five minutes after the restart, Bow took the lead through the prolific Jenson Wold.

However, danger man Smyth equalised on 57, taking the ball expertly around the keeper before slotting home.

Bow keeper Martin King took a nasty knock on 75 minutes and with no subs remaining, Josh Tambs stepped up to go in goal,

Tambs made some vital stops despite carrying an injury himself and the 10 men showed great determination to keep it level.

Then in the 95th minute, Hughes set up Paolucci to score the winner.

Liam Brown was man of the match for Bow – incredible all day.

CPD Y Glannau Development 2 CPD Henllan Development 3

Eighteen-year-old substitute George Pierce scored an 87th minute decider to clinch Henllan their first win.

Two minutes into the second half, the visitors held a handy two-goal lead courtesy of Efan Davies and Harry Payne, but Louis Gizzi struck twice for the hosts to make it 2-2 with 85 on the clock.

Then up stepped Pierce to knock in the winner, fellow sub Kieran Williams with the assist.

Penmaenmawr Phoenix Development 3 Kinmel Bay Dev 1

Good win for Phoenix, Corey Lundstram, Lewis Williams and Benn Lundstram with the goals, Cameron Berry responding on 74 with the score at 3-0.

Prestatyn Wanderers Development 0 Rhyl Albion Development 5

Six points out of six for Albion in their debut season in the Development League.

Lloyd Hubbard set Cory McHale up for the opener after eight minutes with some great hold up play and a ball through for the scorer to get things started.

McHale’s second was a ridiculous finish from the touchline on the right of the goal, finding an angle past the keeper.

Hero McHale sealed his hat-trick before the hour from outside the box on the right side, Hubbard providing the assist again, the scorer striking with an absolute beauty curling into the top left.

Younger brother Alfie McHale recorded his first goal for the club on 68, a stunning volley from outside the box into the bottom left corner.
Owen Hughes made it five.

Sam Jones dropped from right wing to collect the ball at right back and played a lovely ball over to the left where Hughes’ first touch knocked it round the turning defender, who he then overtook and smashed home bottom left.

Haydn Harris made some absolute quality saves for the visitors throughout the game.

NWCFA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE WEST

Bontnewydd Development 0 Nantlle Vale Development 3

Cian Dafydd, Elis Williams and a Gareth Huws-Thomas own goal banked the points for Vale.

CPD Gaerwen Development 4 Trearddur Bay Development 6

A 10-goal thriller ended in a Trearddur win on a ground where they usually do well, but hats off to Gaerwen for the tremendous attitude they showed throughout.

Early goals from Callum Mcminimee and James Leatherbarrow put the visitors two-up, but the Auctioneers hit back to level via Sion Jones and Noa Williams before the midway point of the first half.

On 27, McMinimee nabbed his second for Scott Hakesley’s men, but close to the break, Rhodri Roberts made it three apiece.

Trearddur introduced a slight change of shape for the second half and Cameron Buckley slotted home from the edge of the box to make it 4-3 with 49 gone.

As they had done all day, Gaerwen dug deep and Sion Jones equalised after 58 minutes.

Bay kept persisting and further goals from Buckley and Phil Jones won them the match.

CPD Llanberis Development 1 CPD Nefyn United – tim datblygu 5

Five on the road for Nefyn, Tristan Harrison, Llyr Evans (2), Iwan Williams and Carwyn Trenholme sharing the goals, Sion Williams replying.

FAW RESERVE LEAGUE NORTH WEST

Colwyn Bay Under-19s 4 Dolgellau AA Reserves 0

Bay are the early table leaders on goal difference after a 4-0 success over Dolgellau at the Four Crosses Construction Arena.

The visitors had major problems after they were reduced to 10 men on 26 minutes, Kian Owen being shown a second yellow.

Max McGoona broke the deadlock for the Seagulls before half time.

In the second half, sub Nikola Georgiev, Anthony Poole and Theo Groom added further home net-finders.

Llandudno Reserves 3 Llanrwst United Reserves 0

Cieran Williams, Levi Montgomery and Evan Flint notched the goals which earned a clear victory for Llandudno’s Reserves.