Women’s cup tie must be replayed due to mix-up over competition’s rules

Amlwch Town’s North Wales Coast Women’s Challenge Cup quarter-final tie against CPD Y Rhyl 1879 will have to be replayed due to a mix-up over competition rules.

The original tie on August 28 at Lon Bach finished 2-2 and was taken straight to penalties, with Amlwch winning a shootout 4-2.

However, competition rules state a half-hour of extra time must be played if a game is level at the end of 90 minutes.

Rhyl 1879 put in a protest to the North Wales Coast FA which was upheld at last night’s meeting.

Amlwch have an opportunity to respond, but as things stand the last eight tie must now be replayed at a later date.

Apparently, the match official was unaware of the rule relating to extra time in this competition when a game is all-square after 90.

The official told a NWCFA committee that due to poor light, there is no way an extra 30 minutes could have been played anyway, but thought in this case the match would go straight to penalties.

NWCFA WOMEN’S CHALLENGE CUP REVISED DRAW

Llangefni Town 2-1 CPDM Bangor
CPD Merched Henllan v Llandudno
Amlwch Town v CPD Y Rhyl 1879
CPD Pwllheli 1-2 CPDM Y Felinheli