JD Cymru North Saturday match reports – wins for Denbigh Town and Llandudno

Denbigh Town (red) take on Guilsfield. Pictures: ROY GUNTHER – huge thanks

JD CYMRU NORTH – SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 REPORTS

Many thanks to faw.cymru

Denbigh Town 3-2 Guilsfield

Alfie Vaughan’s late strike earned Denbigh a thrilling 3-2 viictory against Guilsfield at Central Park on Saturday.

In a frantic first half, Vaughan opened the scoring after just six minutes before Jamie Hyne equalised for the Guils with his 10th goal of the season.

Hyne’s fellow striker Iwan Matthews completed a quickfire turnaround for the visitors, but Ben Lockley made it two apiece with an accurately placed header shortly before half-time.

The second half provided less action in front of goal, but the decisive moment came in the 87th minute courtesy of Vaughan, who headed home from Lockley’s inviting delivery to earn all three points for Denbigh.

Llay Miners Welfare 1-3 Llandudno

Llay (stripes) and Llandudno battle for the ball. Picture: BRIAN PRYDDEN – many thanks

Llandudno staged a second half comeback to win 3-1 at The Ring – their third successive victory away from home.

Llay held a narrow lead at the break thanks to Scott Swords’ goal in the 36th minute, but Tudno stepped up a gear in the second half as Mark Cadwallader levelled on 51.

Harvey Bennett missed the chance to complete a quick turnaround for the away side as he failed to convert from the penalty spot four minutes later, but a second for the Seasiders did arrive in the 71st minute when Mikey Davies scored his first league goal for the club.

Llandudno boss Jordan Hadaway was sent off with 10 minutes remaining for a second bookable offence, but his side made sure of victory late on as Adam Stephens bagged his fourth goal in as many games.

Penrhyncoch 4-2 Prestatyn Town

Geoff Kellaway bagged a hat-trick as Penrhyncoch beat Prestatyn 4-2 at Cae Baker on Saturday to inflict another damning defeat on the Seasiders and their survival task.

Kellaway broke the deadlock for the Roosters in the 40th minute, providing the finishing touch from a neat team move.

However, the lead would only last five minutes as Zebb Edwards equalised for Prestatyn on the stroke of half-time with a header at the back post from Alex Jones’ overhead assist.

Tom Weir’s stunning strike from the edge of the area saw Prestatyn take the lead for the first time seven minutes into the second half, but two goals in the space of a minute from Kellaway turned the tables once more as the veteran forward completed his treble.

Dan Owen made sure of the victory – Penrhyncoch’s first in four league games – in the 79th minute as he headed home from Niall Coleridge’s corner.

Caersws 2-0 Holywell Town

Reigning champions Holywell saw their seven-match unbeaten streak come to an end as Caersws emerged 2-0 victors at the Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon.

Sam Phillips fired the Bluebirds ahead in the 32nd minute with a calmly converted penalty after Tommy Rowlands was fouled inside the area. Rowlands’ debut for the hosts got even better in the second half as he doubled the lead with a neat finish past Shaun Pearson.

Jake Cooke nearly pulled a goal back for the Wellmen just moments after Rowlands’ strike, but was denied by a fine save from Caersws goalkeeper Max Williams.

The win for Caersws ended a run of four straight losses.