Match of the Day – Bute Energy Welsh Cup: Kinmel Bay and Felinheli share a thriller

BUTE ENERGY WELSH CUP ROUND 1

Kinmel Bay 3 (Chesters 11, 56 & 58)
CPDM Y Felinheli 3 (Fflur Williams 35 & 53, Wellings pen 38)
(Felinheli won 4-1 on penalties)

Dave Jones reports from Y Morfa

Although tier 2 favourites Felinheli eventually progressed on penalties, what a fantastic effort it was from tier 3 underdogs Kinmel Bay at Y Morfa on Sunday.

Trailing 3-1 early in the second half, Naomii Oakley’s side produced a magnificent comeback to make it three-apiece – and they could have won it in normal time.

Looking around the rest of the northern Welsh Cup scores today, this was surely the tie of the round when it came to passion, closeness and excitement. A truly classic cup te.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

11 mins – GOAL: Felinheli caught napping at the back and AMY CHESTERS capitalises to fire home clinically. KINMEL BAY 1 FELINHELI 0

19 mins: Seren Williams powers in a good shot from 18 yards but Felin keeper Catrin Beech holds on to it well.

22 mins: Good long-distance effort from Lexie McEvoy grasped by Beech.

35 min – GOAL: FFLUR WILLIAMS’ pace takes her clear of the Kinmel defence and she finishes well. KINMEL BAY 1 FELINHELI 1

38 min – GOAL: Millie Sergent trips Jenna Tugwell-Allsup in the box and HANA WELLINGS scores confidently from the spot. KINMEL BAY 1 FELINHELI 2

43 min: Cracking low save by Shelby Wild from Llywela Edwards, who latches onto a sublime Fflur Williams pass

45 min: Magnificent reaction save by Wild following a corner to the back post.

HALF-TIME: Kinmel Bay 1 Felinheli 2

53 min – GOAL: Ellie Jones sends in a low cross from the right and FFLUR WILLIAMS whips home a fierce and unstoppable right-foot shot. KINMEL BAY 1 FELINHELI 3

56 min – GOAL: Connie Williams feeds a lovely pass over the defence through to CHESTERS who volleys home a beauty. KINMEL BAY 2 FELINHELI 3

58 min – GOAL: It’s all-square again as CHESTERS nods in a Natasha Standing corner to the near post. KINMEL BAY 3 FELINHELI 3

65 min: Chesters is free again but lashes wide from an angle

68 min: Seren Williams shot is deflected wide

82 min: Should have been 4-3 to the visitors. A genius back-heel from Jordan Roberts sets up sub Rubie Davies in acres of space, but she slices well off target.

90+2 min: Everyone gasps as Seren Williams connects with a corner, but her header is held by Beech.

FULL-TIME: Kinmel Bay 3 Felinheli 3

PENALTY SHOOTOUT

Felinheli’s Jordan Roberts scores 0-1
Kinmel Bay’s Standing blasts over – she so didn’t deserve that after an excellent performance 0-1
Fflur Williams converts confidently 0-2
Georgia Williams hammers into the roof of the net for Bay 1-2
Rubie Davies shows a strong nerve to make it 1-3
Chesters aims straight down the middle but Beech saves 1-3
Llywela Edwards scores the penalty which seals a Felin win 1-4

TEAMS

Kinmel Bay

Shelby Wild
Jen Small
Sarah Williams
Lexie McEvoy
Natasha Standing
Millie Sergent
Chloe Scanlan
Georgia Williams
Seren Williams (c)
Amy Chesters
Alys Marsh-Hughes (Connie Williams 46)

CPDM Y Felinheli

Catrin Beech
Aleisha Powell (Rubie Davies 65)
Sara Baines (Danielle Barnfield 46)
Llio Henshaw
Lois Williams (Jordan Roberts 46)
Jordanne Greenough
Ellie Jones
Fflur Williams (c)
Jenna Tugwell-Allsup
Llywela Edwards
Hana Wellings