Football

Ardal North West: Hotspur produce four-some display at Menai Bridge

Kane Roberts stood out for Holyhead Hotspur at Menai Bridge. Picture not from actual match supplied by LEWIS MITCHELL FAW

ARDAL NORTH WEST – JANUARY 11, 2025

Menai Bridge Tigers 0
Holyhead Hotspur 4 (S Murphy 3, A Jones 41, Summers-Jones 54, C Williams 71)

A third away league win on the bounce nudged Hotspur into fourth-place in tier 3 Ardal North West.

Darren Garmey’s side are six points behind leading pair Porthmadog and CPD Y Rhyl 1879, but have played a game less than both.

Bottom side Menai Bridge were aiming to bounce back from a 7-2 home tanning against Y Felinheli seven days earlier, but it was not to be.

Hotspur scored twice in each half, their opener arriving after just three minutes when a neat pass from Cory Williams found Shay Murphy on the edge of the area and he drilled the ball into the bottom corner, giving keeper Caron Hughes no chance.

The score stayed 1-0 until the 41st minute when a quality corner delivery from Kyle Murphy to the back post found Alex Jones, who headed in through a crowd of players on the line.

Into the second half, and Cory Williams was once again at the heart of the play for the visitors.

On 54 minutes Williams picked out Dylan Summers-Jones, who caught the keeper by surprise finishing early into the front post.

The impressive Kane Roberts, who was too much for the Menai defenders all afternoon, set up the fourth goal. His ball into the area was met by Cory Williams, who expertly finished into the far corner for his 15th goal of the campaign.

Hotspur

Guto Hughes, James Phillips, Kyle Murphy, Tomos Owen, Alex Jones (c), Mitchell Jones, Morgan Davies, Cory Williams, Kane Roberts, Dylan Summers-Jones, Shay Murphy. Subs used: Tomi Llywelyn, Huw Morris, Jacob Godsman-Pilling. Not used: Kenleigh Owen, Mike Kelly.