Betty Pickering Cup: Wins for Kinmel Bay, Airbus, Llangefni, Berriew & Llanystumdwy

BETTY PICKERING CUP

Group 1

Denbigh Town 0 Kinmel Bay 5

Amy Chesters was a hat-trick star for a dominant Kinmel Bay outfit which stormed to victory at Central Park.

For new Denbigh manager Aled Davies, who recently replaced Ellen Lawson, it was certainly not the start he would have wanted.

It took three minutes for the first threat at goal when Chesters saw herself through, but Emily Morris made a superb last-ditch challenge to deny the forward.

Town’s first glimpse at an opening followed six minutes later when Ceri Purvis had two great chances miss the target. An effort from the edge of the box flew over the bar before seconds later she went through before dragging the ball wide of the left post.

The deadlock was broken on 17 minutes when Denbigh failed to clear a corner and a return ball from Seren Williams was thumped home by Chesters from close range.

Now fully on top, Kinmel Bay doubled their advantage on half an hour when Georgia Williams provided the assist as Chesters swept the ball into an empty net following an initial stop by goalkeeper Rhian Edwards.

Chesters proved a handful for Denbigh throughout and almost had her hat-trick on 32 minutes only to be denied by a superb save from Edwards before Rizzi made a vital block from the follow up.

However, two minutes later it was three when Seren Williams struck from range, Natasha Standing with the assist.

Edwards was called into action again on 42 minutes when Chesters hit a low effort across goal only for it to be tipped wide superbly by the custodian making her home debut.

Half-Time: Denbigh Town 0-3 Kinmel Bay

On 58 minutes things continued in a downward trend for Denbigh when Lucy Perry followed in a rebound following an Elin Jones shot initially pushed away by Edwards to put the game to bed.

Denbigh’s first chance of the second half took until the 71st minute when Amber Hellon’s strike from the edge of the box was brilliantly tipped on to the crossbar by Shelby Wild.

Less than a minute later Purvis had an effort of her own thwarted by Wild.

This was certainly Town’s best spell of the game with Purvis forcing a save at the near post on 74 minutes after being pushed wide by the shadowing defender but Denbigh just couldn’t find the back of the net.

The result was topped off with 11 minutes to play when Chesters netted her third and Kinmel’s fifth, Perry with the assist.

Player of the game voted by Denbigh went to Shelby Wild, while Kinmel Bay manager Naomii Oakley’s choice was Elin Jones.

CPDM Llanystumdwy 1 Caernarfon Town 0

Manon Evans’ 32nd minute goal from an Angharad Perry assist confirmed Llanystumdwy finish top of the group with a game to spare and advance to the next round.

Llan made it five matches undefeated, with clean sheets kept by keeper Sara Lacey in four of those games.

Just like the league clash between these teams seven days earlier, which finished 0-0, Sunday’s cup encounter was a close one, but the hosts this time edged the verdict.

Group 2

Airbus UK Broughton 4 Northop Hall 1

Group leaders Airbus comfortably saw off the challenge of Northop Hall in Sunday’s battle at the Hollingsworth Group Stadium.

The Wingmakers had the tie all but in the bag by half time, goals from Grace Kehoe, Laura Pratt and Catrin Ellis putting them three-up inside the first 20 minutes.

Ellen Sharps pulled one back for Hall three minutes into the second half from an Abbie Holland assist, but Pratt set up Kehoe for Airbus’ fourth on 68 to kill off the contest.

Group 3

Llangefni Town 6 Amlwch Town 0

Cefni made it three wins on the bounce in Group 3 and sit pretty on the summit with a maximum nine points after making it eight victories and a draw in their last nine clashes with fellow Anglesey side Amlwch.

Catrin George and Jess Jones both scored twice for the home side, Hannah Owen and sub Amber Brown, who has just signed from Caernarfon Town, also making the scoresheet.

Group 4

Berriew 10 Welshpool Town 0

Gemma Jones struck four times to make it 10 goals in six games since joining Berriew this season.

Samantha Jones added a hat-trick for the Rhiewsiders, Katie Price and Hannah Richards with one apiece, with a Natalie Rowley own goal making up the 10.

Berriew now sit top of the group.