North East Wales League: Corwen lift Reserves Cup, Connah’s Quay Town XI are champions

NEWFA RESERVE CUP FINAL 2024-25

Corwen Reserves 2
Mynydd Isa Reserves 1

Corwen Reserves ended the club quadruple dream of Mynydd Isa by lifting the NEWFA Reserve Cup at Airbus on Saturday.

With the first team having landed the Premier Division and Premier Cup trophies and the Reserves crowned Group A champions, the four-timer was on for Isa, but it was not to be.

Nonetheless, a fantastic season for the Flintshire village club.

Corwen started the final well, but it was Mynydd Isa that had the first goal scoring opportunity; however goalkeeper Rhys Wear was able to dive low to make a save.

The deadlock was broken in the 22nd minute, when a corner was whipped into the Isa box, where Alfie Low knocked the ball on to Harry Pooler, who headed home to give Corwen the lead.

Mynydd Isa looked for an equaliser when a Oliver Howarth corner caused a scramble in the Corwen box but the danger was averted.

On the brink of half time it was 2-0.

Benjamin Wilson-Davies played a great low ball to Lewis Wills, who had a brilliant first touch which allowed him to get through on goal, where he slotted beyond advancing goalkeeper George Phillips and into the bottom corner to double Corwen’s advantage.

After the interval George Davies whipped a shot at the Corwen goal, which bounced in front of Wear, who was able to push the ball away.

With five minutes to play Joshua Holmes went on a long run with the ball before unleashing a shot, which was saved by Wear.

Mynydd Isa set up a grandstand finish with two minutes of the 90 left.

Cameron Anderson played the ball onto Joseph Liptrot in a crowded box, whose shot may have taken a deflection off a defender before spinning into the back of the net.

Deep into stoppage time Mynydd had a chance for an equaliser, but Jack Casey could only lift his shot over the crossbar.

Congratulations Corwen – NEWFA Reserve Cup winners 2024-25.

NORTH EAST WALES LEAGUE

Reserve Division Group B 3rd round

Coedpoeth United Development 0 Connah’s Quay Town XI 5

Connah’s Quay Town’s reserve side clinched the league title on goal difference with an emphatic win at Coedpoeth.

Jon Tear-Edmonds (2), Lewis Harris (2) and Eric Thomas split the goals for the visitors, who had Jack Collins red-carded in the 73rd minute with the score at 5-0.

Coedy’s Aaron Camplin was dismissed for two yellows in the 47th minute.

Quay scored an outstanding 109 goals in 24 league matches, the GD margin which sealed the championship a wide +33.

Brymbo Reserves 0 Greenfield Reserves 1

Dylan Radcliffe’s seventh-minute goal was sufficient to bank three points for third-place Greenfield.at the bottom side.

FC Queen’s Park Reserves 0 Lex Reserves 5

Harry Massey boosted his goals tally for the season to 37 with a hat-trick for Lex in their five-star success at Queensway Stadium.

Josh Betteley and Sam Colley added one apiece for the visitors, who lose out on the title on goal difference.

The Law will likely finish runners-up in the table.

Reserve Division Group B

Johnstown YFC Reserves 1 Penyffordd Lions Reserves 7

Jacob Melo-Farina (2), Kai Welch, Macken Tiley-Phillips, Daniel Shaw, Marcus Davies and sub Dylan Williams shared the goals which delivered a big away win for Penyffordd, Callum Poole replying for the hosts.