Thrilling afternoon in the NWCFA Intermediate Cup – reports on all last 16 ties

Boded (green) host Llandudno Amateurs

NWCFA INTERMEDIATE CUP LAST 16 – REPORTS SEPTEMBER 27-28

CPD Boded 1-3 Llandudno Amateurs

Second-half goals from Joe Jones and Jay Sutton guided the Amateurs into the last eight of the Intermediate Cup after a hard-fought second round tie at Cae Ty Cristion.

Despite the final result going their way, the Amateurs management were far from satisfied with the first half performance.

The visitors took the lead through a Lee Thomas penalty after excellent running from Sutton. He got to the ball before keeper Richard Jones and was brought down in the box.

It could have been 2-0 after a great ball from full back Ryan Williams released Sutton down the right. He beat two players and smashed his shot against the post from the angle.

Not long after a controversial penalty was given against Dave Williams. Casey Boylan picked himself up and convincingly thumped his spot-kick home to make it 1-1.

The rest of the first half saw Llandudno not themselves at all, giving the ball away cheaply and not working hard enough.

The Amateurs improved after the break and began to show more of what they are capable of.

Midway through the second half, more quality work from Sutton saw him lay the ball off to captain Joe Jones, who lashed into the top corner off the post.

Goalmouth thrills from Cae Ty Cristion

A couple of changes were made straight after for the visitors with the introduction of Kyle King and Lee Savings. The Amateurs started to hold the ball up field better and play the football they can do.

Then, with tired legs, they introduced Gary Mellor on the left wing and the returning Morgan Groom into midfield.

Their third goal arrived on 85 after excellent hold up play from King found the feet of Groom for his first touch. He then fed Mellor down the left, and he squared across goal to Sutton coming in off the right. Sutton gathered, turned and hammered into the bottom corner.

Boded forced the excellent James Roberts into a quality save and hit the bar from a header after this.

The islanders forced their visitors to dig in deep for the last 10 minutes, but the final whistle arrived with no further score.

Cemaes Bay 5-2 Rhuddlan Town

Matt Reynolds (2), Dafydd Rowlands, Codie Holland and a Josh Robinson own goal sent Cemaes into the last eight, Liam Bowers with a consolation double for Rhuddlan.

Glantraeth 1-4 Llandudno Junction

Dan Roberts (2), Tomos Rhys-Williams and Dave Maddock supplied the first half goals which took Junction through, Will Hughes with Glantraeth’s sole response after the break.

Gwalchmai 4-1 Penrhyndeudraeth

Holders Gwalchmai eliminated the team they beat in last season’s final.

Connor Owen (2), Marc Evans (pen) and Myles Jones delivered Gwalch’s net-finders, Ian Brown with Penrhyn’s only reply.

Kinmel Bay 1-3 Penmaenmawr Phoenix

After 13 matches unbeaten this season and 17 without defeat in all, Kinmel Bay’s glorious run ended at the hands of an impressive Phoenix.

Following a goalless first half, Harley Crossfield broke the deadlock on 74 minutes, Daniel Williams added another from the penalty spot and Alex Brownhill made it 3-0 with 86 on the clock.

Connor Morris bagged a consolation deep into added time for Kinmel.

Llanfairfechan Town 4-0 Bontnewydd

Jamie Haggas struck twice, one a penalty, as Llanfairfechan celebrated a cracking win over West Premier high-flyers Bontnewydd.

Meurig Evans and a Matthew Jones own goal made up Town’s four.

Pentraeth 2-3 Bow FC

Bow took a 3-0 lead inside the first 17 minutes, but were pegged back to 3-2 and only just edged through in a tie which saw both teams finish with 10 men.

Goals from Dan Sim, Robbie Parry and Issac Carey put the Prestatyn visitors in command.

In the 23rd minute, Sim was red-carded for the away side and Ashley Davies walked for the Anglesey hosts.

Dylan Jones pulled one back for Pentraeth on 34 minutes and Cai Evans-Hughes added a second after 76, but that was the end of the scoring.

Talysarn Celts 0-0 Bethesda Athletic 0 (Bethesda won 4-2 on pens – played Friday)

David Clarke was the Bethesda hero as he saved two penalties in a shoot out to see his team into the next round of the Intermediate Cup.

Clarke, who recently joined Athletic from Mynydd Llandegai, kept out kicks from Tomos Williams and Aaron Hughes as the visitors went through 4-2.

There was no separating these two North Wales Coast West Premier Division sides after 90 minutes so it went to pens, birthday boy Osian Hughes, Scott Hughes, Joe Todd and Cain Williams converting for Mark N Hughes’ side.