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Reports from football friendlies around North Wales – July 11-12

ROY GUNTHER captures a thrilling action shot from Nomads v Denbigh Town at the Essity Stadium – many thanks as ever Roy

NORTH WALES FOOTBALL FRIENDLIES – JULY 11-12

Connah’s Quay Nomads 9 Denbigh Town 2

Denbigh (yellow shirt) aim to break forward at the Essity. Picture: ROY GUNTHER

Nomads continued their promising pre-season with a third straight victory.
Max Woodcock, Harry Franklin, Rhys Hughes, Jason Oswell (2), Ben Kershaw and a trialist hat-trick made up the Nomads nine.
Sam Duffy and Owen Payne provided replies for the Cymru North visitors.

CPD Y Rhyl 1879 3 Kidsgrove Athletic 1

Great pre-season workout and a good result for Rhyl 1879 against distinguished opponents from the Northern Premier League Division One West.
New signings James Farr, Jack Parry and Morgan Murray notched the goals for the Lilywhites, who are shaping up nicely for their first adventure in the tier 2 JD Cymru North.

Prestatyn Town 3 Eagle Sports 3

Cheshire League club Eagle Sports from Warrington provided the opposition for a Prestatyn Town double header on Saturday,
Town’s first team were held to a 3-3 draw after taking a two-goal lead into the break.
Rob Parry’s magnificent volley was followed by a great team goal finished off by Jake Walker.
Eagle pulled one back in the second half, but when Leon Atkins made it 3-1 it appeared to be game over.
However, the visitors struck twice late to grab a draw.

Prestatyn Town Reserves 2 Eagle Sports Reserves 3

A narrow defeat for Town Reserves, Barry Roche’s free-kick and a Jenson Wold strike running the Seasiders close.

Brymbo 3 Llanfyllin Town 2

Brymbo (gold shirts) take on Llanfyllin. Picture: Andrew Donnison – @F28online – massive thanks Andrew as always

Brymbo edged a narrow win over Llanfyllin of the tier 4 Central Wales Northern Division on Saturday afternoon.
The result boosted the Steelmen’s preparations for the season ahead in the new North East Wales Football League Division 2.

Llanrwst United 4 Blaenau Amateurs 0

New signing Cieran Williams made it six goals in pre-season with a double for the Rwsters against tier 4 newcomers Blaenau.
Sam Thomas and Callum Parry were also on target for the tier 3 Ardal North West team from the Conwy Valley.

Nantlle Vale 9 Gaerwen 1

Hat-tricks from established striker Ashley Owen and 16-year-old prospect Jac Lewis Jones were the highlights of a dominant performance from Nantlle Vale.
Rob Daniels (2) and Owain Ellis Jones provided the rest of the goals, while Elis Pugh supplied five assists.

Llandudno 1 Caernarfon Town 3

It was tough going in the blazing sun at the Go Goodwins Stadium, but both teams produced an entertaining encounter.
Caernarfon won the game, Darren Thomas and Caron Williams among their scorers, as well as a trialist, but the Cymru Premier side were given a fine test by Cymru North outfit Llandudno, whose goal came via Luca Bennett.

Rhos United 6 Dolgellau AA 3

New signing Oli Gray struck tiwce for Rhos in this impressive victory over Ardal North East visitors Dolgellau.
Other home goals came via Lewis Sealey, Cam Berry, Cal Cunningham and a trialist.
Berry’s net-finder was an absolute screamer, while Sealey provided yet another free-kick goal.
Next up for Rhos is a home friendly against Denbigh Town Reserves at Betws-yn-Rhos on Tuesday evening.