North Wales Coast East: Llandyrnog & Kinmel Bay edge thrillers, six again for rampant Rhos
NORTH WALES COAST EAST LEAGUE
Division One
Fixtures – December 7
CPD Henllan v Llysfaen
Penrhyn Bay v Prestatyn Sports
Prestatyn Wanderers v Rhos United
Rhyl Albion v Blue Bridge
MATCH REPORTS – NOVEMBER 30
Rhyl Albion 0 Rhos United 6
In their last four victories unbeaten leaders Rhos have scored 30 goals and not conceded a single one.
Saturday’s thumping win over Albion made it 10 wins and a draw for the table-toppers, whose goalkeeper Richard Hillier-Evans has kept seven clean sheets in 11 league matches.
Hillier-Evans was an early hero for the visitors as he produced a magnificent diving save from a Gary Fazackerley penalty.
Almost going a goal down served as a true wake-up call for Rhos, who started to slowly get to grips with the game.
In the 34th minute the home side edged ahead when Richard Hill sent a lovely weighted pass out to the left, where Adam Williams lobbed advancing keeper Ryan Fox to make it 1-0.
On the stroke of half time, Mike Chapman of Rhos was taken down around 28 yards out. Up stepped Lewis Sealey, whose superb curling free kick found the net despite Fox getting a hand to it.
Chapman added a third in first half overtime, applying a hard and low finish.
Albion battled hard, but on 64 minutes Rhos went four-up when Fox failed to connect with an attempted clearance, allowing Sealey to find the empty net.
Rhos started to drop a little in performance so manager Dave Algeri made some substitutions, bringing on Phemmy Allison, Scott Court, Ethan Evans, Thomas Brady and Cal Cunningham.
This gave United a new lease of life and it started to show on 78 when Court made a run from halfway and took on a ball which he played into the box where fellow sub Allison finished.
Rhos were still wanting more and Court struck the post from a tight angle
In the 89th minute, Sealey received the ball from Hill, and although being pulled and held back he managed to get a shot off and complete his hat-trick.
Prestatyn Sports 6 Prestatyn Wanderers 2
Ashley Garrett (2), captain Alex Hall, Alex Garrett, Kris Owen and Paul Brady shared the goals in a resounding win for Sports.
The experienced Adam Cassidy and 16-year-old prospect Andy Reekie replied in the latter stages for the Wanderers.
Premier Division
Fixtures – December 7
Bow FC v Meliden
Glan Conwy v Bro Cernyw
Llandudno Junction v Cerrigydrudion
Llandyrnog United v Y Glannau
Llanfairfechan Town v Kinmel Bay
Llansannan v Penmaenmawr Phoenix
Mochdre Sports v Llandudno Amateurs
Kinmel Bay 4 Llandudno Junction 3
Two goals in added time sealed a thrilling win for Kinmel Bay at Y Morfa.
The remarkable Connor Morris added another hat-trick to his collection for Bay, which now stands at 17 goals for this season and 80 in 77 first team appearances since joining the club back in 2022-23.
Saturday’s tussle saw Morris break the deadlock on 29 minutes from a Sean Sheridan assist, but Junction hit back to lead through Jack Nettleton and Jack Williams after 33 and 44 repectively, Tomos Rhys-Williams and Dave Maddock laying on the goals.
In first half stoppage time, Morris made it 2-2, Jordan Bellham the supplier.
Three minutes into the second half, Williams nudged the Railwaymen 3-2 ahead, Nettleton assisting, and it looked like a Junction win was on the cards until Morris completed his treble with a 91st minute penalty.
And deep into added time, Liam Jones laid on the decider for sub Dominic Holland.
CPD Cerrigydrudion 2 CPD Bro Cernyw 1
Harri Watkin-Jones and a Tomos Tryfan Jones penalty were suffificent to bank the points for Cerrig against an ever-improving Cernyw outfit who hit back through Rhidian Williams.
Bro had Joe Edwards red-carded four minutes into added time after the 90.
Llandudno Amateurs 0 Bow FC 2
Goals from Dan Sim after 17 minutes and Joe Carey on 51 sealed one of Bow’s best victories of the campaign.
Llandyrnog United 4 Llanfairfechan Town 3
A tremendous battle at Cae Nant ended with Llandyrnog picking up a welcome second league victory of the season.
Sub Thomas Wynne netted the 74th minute winner, with Neil Brown, Craig Jones and Conor Jones the other Dyrny marksmen, Llanfairfechan responding through Cyril Carey, Thomas Croston and Harry Croston, who also missed a penalty at 1-1.
CPD Llansannan 4 Rhuddlan Town 0
Captain Robert Hurst, Andrew Thomas, Dafydd Jones and Jack Davies produced the goals which sealed a comfortable victory for Llansannan.
It might have been a different story had Rhuddlan’s Andy Booker not missed a sixth-minute spot kick with the score at 0-0.
Llansannan had Luke Appleby red-carded after 43 with the score 1-0, but the hosts went on to control matters in the second half.
Meliden 0 Mochdre Sports 1
With high-flyers Penmaenmawr and Y Glannau taking points off each other, second-place Mochdre capitalised with a narrow verdict at Meliden, 16-year-old Kieran Smith bagging the all-important goal on 65 minutes.
Meliden had both Jack Harrison and Lee Beattie dismissed in the second half for two yellow cards.
Penmaenmawr Phoenix 1 CPD Y Glannau 1
Leaders Y Glannau stretched their unbeaten run to 11 league games with an excellent point at mighty Phoenix.
Pen were on a six-match winning run themselves, but had to settle for a point against the green and reds.
Phoenix remain the only team in the Premier without a loss, their record comprising six wins and three draws.
Saturday’s match at Cae Sling saw Y Glannau take a 29th minute lead through David McHugh from a Zach Moseley assist.
Pen levelled on 35, Adam Hold setting up Daniel Williams for his 22nd goal of the campaign and 10th in five outings.