CATCH-UP – Cymru North latest: Llay Miners Welfare are relegated

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Llay Miners Welfare were relegated from the JD Cymru North following Tuesday night’s 1-0 defeat at Penrhyncoch.

Daniel Owen’s winning goal for the Roosters on 69 minutes ensured Llay will definitely finish in the bottom three.

Two other clubs will join them in dropping to tier three with Prestatyn Town, Caersws, Ruthin Town and Bangor 1876 the main clubs involved in the battle for survival.

Llay have lost their tier two status after just a single season at this level.

They have won just two of their 25 games so far in 2024-25 and had three points deducted earlier in the campaign.

Welfare were promoted to the Cymru North for a first time at the end of 2023-24 after beating Llanuwchllyn on penalties in the Ardal Northern promotion play-off.

Tuesday’s clash at Penrhyncoch saw Llay give it their all, with the young players representing the club doing especially well.

FIXTURES

FRIDAY, MARCH 14

WELSH BLOOD SERVICE CYMRU NORTH LEAGUE CUP NORTHERN SECTION SEMI-FINAL (7.30 pm)
Colwyn Bay v Airbus UK Broughton

SATURDAY, MARCH 15

JD CYMRU NORTH (2 pm)
Buckley Town v Mold Alexandra
Caersws v Denbigh Town

WELSH BLOOD SERVICE CYMRU NORTH LEAGUE CUP NORTHERN SECTION SEMI-FINAL (2 pm)
Bangor 1876 v Penrhyncoch

REPORTS – MARCH 7 AND 8

Bangor 1876 0 Buckley Town 2

A fourth consecutive defeat for 1876 left them just four points above the relegation zone.
Asa Hamilton’s side led on 24 minutes when Connor Littler tucked home the rebound after Josh Jones’ shot was saved, while an own goal from Bangor midfielder Dion Jones doubled the visitors’ lead early in the second half.

Denbigh Town 2 Prestatyn Town 1

Elijah Beattie denied Prestatyn a point when he saved a penalty in the eighth minute of stoppage time at Central Park.
The Seasiders are now 12 points adrift of safety with only four games to play.
The hosts led after 11 minutes when Sam Duffy played through Owen Davies to finish, but Prestatyn equalised against the run of play on 38 as Alex Jones teed up Rob Parry to lash into the back of the net.
Denbigh piled on the pressure in the second half and were eventually rewarded in the 75th minute when Davies picked up a loose ball and hammered it past Robbie Williams to complete his brace.
The Reds were not home and dry yet as there was drama in the 98th minute of play when Sion Jones fouled Prestatyn substitute James Stead in the box. Stead stepped up to take the resulting penalty himself but was denied by Beattie who ensured Denbigh held on to all three points.

Llandudno 1 Flint Mountain 0

Tudno climbed up to fourth with a 1-0 home victory over fellow in-form side Flint Mountain on Friday night.
Mountain struck the woodwork twice in the first half, but it was Llandudno who earned a sixth win in seven matches as Callum Stephens glanced home a header from Kieran Baker’s cross with 63 minutes on the clock

Colwyn Bay 3 Caersws 1

Bay came from behind to secure a 3-1 home win over Caersws and maintain their four-point lead at the top.
The struggling Bluebirds led at half-time after Sam Phillips scored from the penalty spot four minutes before the break, but Bay were back on level terms on 54 as Craig Lindfield met Ethan Roberts’ cross with a diving header into the bottom corner.
Caersws goalkeeper Max Williams kept the game level with numerous impressive saves, but his resistance was finally broken in the 80th minute when Tom Creamer finished from close range.
A 12th consecutive home win was sealed by the Seagulls five minutes later when Jamie Cumming was fouled in the box before stepping up to score the resulting penalty.

Guilsfield 4 Gresford Athletic 1

Athletic’s four-match winning streak came to an end at Guilsfield.
Cameron Allen’s looping header put the Guils in front just before the half hour, but Dave Forbes nodded in the equaliser moments before the break.
Two goals in the space of five minutes midway through the second half put Guilsfield in control of the contest, with Iwan Matthews firing home to finish a quick counter attack before Callum Bromley lashed home inside the box.
James Smallwood made it 4-1 in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

Holywell Town 1 Mold Alexandra 0

Third-place Holywell made it three consecutive wins with a 1-0 home victory over fellow Flintshire side Mold.
The decisive moment came five minutes before half-time when Wellmen defender Danny Sullivan headed home from Danny Andrews’ corner.
An injury to goalkeeper Shaun Pearson meant Holywell played the final half hour of the game with midfielder Gareth Evans between the sticks, but he kept the clean sheet intact to see out victory.

Penrhyncoch 1 Airbus UK 3

Second-place Airbus triumphed in a game packed with late drama.
The match was goalless until the 85th minute when Oli Lanceley flicked the ball on to James Davies to slot home, but Penrhyncoch found a 90th minute equaliser through defender Kieran Booker.
With Airbus heading for a third draw in four league games, Danny Warren restored their lead in the fifth minute of stoppage time with his 18th league goal of the season.
Victory was secured four minutes later when Penrhyncoch goalkeeper Leigh Jenkins went up for a corner as the Roosters searched for an equaliser, but Airbus broke away and Sam Baker found the net. There was a red card for Jenkins to add to the hosts’ woes.

Ruthin Town 3 Llay Welfare 1

Ruthin climbed out of the relegation zone with a 3-1 win over bottom-of-the-table Llay at Maes Tegid on Saturday.
Town were 2-0 up inside 20 minutes as Sam Jones netted a pair of quickfire goals, both assisted by Llyr Morris.
Jonathan Collo’s fifth goal in as many games halved the deficit for Welfare early in the second half, but Morris made sure of victory for Ruthin by netting his eighth goal of the campaign just after the hour mark.