Match reports – Friday: Up the Puffins! Llangoed win semi with stunning comeback, Nefyn and Gwalchmai maintain unbeaten runs
FRIDAY, MAY 2 – REPORTS
CWPAN MENAI TRACTORS SEMI-FINAL
Bethesda Rovers 3 Llangoed and District 4
What a comeback!
Visitors Llangoed recovered from 3-0 down to clinch a place in the Cwpan Menai Tractor Final, where a meeting with either Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs or Caergybi awaits.
You will be hard pressed to find a more exciting game than the one which took place at Penrhiw on Friday night.
Rovers got off to a flyer when Jordan Pritchard set up Tom Williams for a third-minute opener.
In the 21st minute, Pritchard doubled the home lead with his 15th goal of the season.
Then four minutes into added time at the end of the first half, Williams made it 3-0 from an Adrian Roberts assist.
Carwyn Williams came on as a substitute for Llangoed early in the second half and made a big difference.
On 57 minutes Wayne Thomas supplied the assist for Williams to halve the deficit.
In the 75th minute it was 3-2, Mathew Owen teeing up Williams for his second.
However, the biggest drama was yet to come.
In the 79th minute the tie was all-square when Wayne Thomas made it three apiece.
The game was in its 95th minute when a shot came back off the post and Thomas’ instinctive strike from 20 yards – his 11th goal of the season – flew into the net to spark mayhem for The Puffins.
What a tremendous advert for tier 5 football! Blaenau and Caergybi meet in the other semi on Saturday.
NORTH WALES COAST WEST LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
CPD Llanystumdwy 1 Llanrug United 5
Llanrug ended a run of seven games without a win in some style with an away thrashing ot Llanystumdwy.
A Stuart Rogers own goal after 28 minutes edged the visitors in front, Jake Calley-Thomas made it 2-0 on 34 and veteran striker Jonathan Sadler added a third with 37 on the clock.
Two minutes into the second half, Sadler netted again for his 19th league goal of the campaign.
Josh Evans notched number five with just 50 gone.
Llanystumdwy gained themselves a small consolation when Owen Pritchard opened their account in the 79th minute.
CPD Nefyn United 2 Gwalchmai 2
Two of the longest unbeaten runs in North Wales football remained intact after a thrilling draw at Cae’r Delyn.
Nefyn made it 19 undefeated, while Gwalchmai are now 12 without loss in the Premier Division.
Both sides were after a win tonight to increase the pressure on leaders Bethesda Athletic, but it was not to be.
Second-place Nefyn struck first on 14 minutes with Tomi Evans’ 29th goal in all competitions this season, however the Penwaig suffered a blow on 28 when Josh Piper received a second yellow card.
The hosts led 1-0 at half time, but five minutes into the second period Marc Evans equalised with his 16th goal of the season.
Then on 61, Evans provided the assist as Connor Owen put away goal number 26 of 2024-25, giving Gwalch a 2-1 lead.
Nefyn were awarded a penalty on 70 minutes which Ifan Gwilym Jones converted and 2-2 was how it ended.
NORTH EAST WALES LEAGUE
Premier Division
FC Queen’s Park 1 Hawarden Rangers 0
Mikey Latham’s 16th goal of the season on the hour was enough to seal Queen’s Park the win which clinched them third place in the Premier.
Haydn Cartwright missed a penalty for the visitors with 75 gone.
Reserve Division Group A
Mynydd Isa Reserves 0 Brickfield Rangers Reserves 3
Good win for Brickfield away to the champions, Jake Barlow and Joise Fernandes among the scorers.
FAW RESERVE LEAGUE NORTH EAST
Llay Welfare Res 0 NFA Under-23s 0
Scoreless between two mid-table sides who have both had decent seasons.
FAW RESERVE LEAGUE NORTH WEST
Dolgellau AA Reserves 1 Llandudno Reserves 2
Rhys Taylor-Clarke handed Dolgellau a half-time lead, but a Guto Pugh own goal on 71 and a Morgan Thomas strike after 80 won it for champions Llandudno.