North East Wales League: Drama in Reserve Cup, Broughton top Division 1, 7 in 7 for Caerwys

NORTH EAST WALES LEAGUE ROUND-UP – SATURDAY, OCT 4

with Shaun Best

Plenty of goals and drama made up for a lack of games in the North East Wales Football League on Saturday.

The NEWFA RESERVE CUP provided endless excitement.

Coedpoeth United and FC Queen’s Park’s collective second strings reminded the paying public on numerous occasions why you should never leave a game early.

In the 86th minute, the Park led 2-0, yet four more goals were scored in the remaining time to force a penalty shootout which Coedy eventually won.

Goal scorers Stephen Rees and Billie Ellis both failed to score from the spot for their respective sides. Harry Gregory missed Park’s fifth spot-kick and Geraint Jones held his nerve to net the winner for the visitors.

Saltney Reserves made the most of stoppage time in both halves to bag three of their four goals in a 4-2 victory over Holywell United Reserves.

Kian Davies pocketed his third hat-trick in only four Reserve games for Brickfield in their 5-2 success at Connah’s Quay Town. He certainly knows where the goal is!

In DIVISION 1, Callum Webber recorded his first goal in a Broughton United shirt. Jayden Evans replaced Webber and staked his claim for a starting spot by scoring an important winner, as it sent the newcomers top of the pile with a 2-1 success over FC Queen’s Park.

Rhydymwyn remain bottom, but are off the mark after securing their first league victory of the season with a superb 2-1 win at previous table-toppers Coedpoeth United.

Comeback of the day was at the Gladstone Playing Fields, as Hawarden dug in to level 3-3 from 3-0 down against Saltney.

CPD Sychdyn United maintained their 100% start in DIVISION 2 with a fifth league victory. Joe Mitchell will have claimed the match ball from team-mate Joe Robins, thanks to his four goal haul. Aston Park Rangers remain hot on Sychdyn’s tail.

Overton’s Harry Massey stays at the top of the Division 2 top scorers after netting his ninth league goal of the season in a 3-2 loss at APR.

DIVISION 3 postman Ryan Carrington delivered again for pacesetters CPD Caerwys. The frontman stamped his class at the double at Skippy to preserve his side’s 100% domestic start. Deeside Dragons lost ground on the leaders with defeat at Johnstown.

RESULTS – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4

NEWFA Reserve Cup

FC Queen’s Park Reserves 3 (Stephen Rees 8, Harry Gregory 51, Gary Tomlinson 90 +10)
Coedpoeth United Development Team 3 (Owen Simpson 86, 90+2, Billie Ellis 90 +2)
Coedpoeth United win 4-3 on penalties

Saltney Town Reserves 4 (Connor Williams 11, 45+1, 90+3, Leon Roberts 45+3)
Holywell United Reserves 2 (Jack Davies 57, Dylan Bibby 72)

Connah’s Quay Town XI 2 (Toby Lemon 74, Scott Gibbons 85)
Brickfield Rangers Reserves 5 (Callum Scruton 4, 47, Kian Davies 29, 57, 76)

CPD Sychdyn United Reserves 1 (Aaron Shone 66)
CPD Rhos Aelwyd Reserves 5 (Aled Dodd 17, Iwan Lloyd 24, Arron Thomas 27, Rian Molyneux 31, Jack White 45)

Mynydd Isa Reserves 0
Corwen Reserves 2 (Benjamin Davies 10, Dewi Edwards 28)
Abandoned just before HT due to strong winds that made the game unplayable. Game to be rearranged.

Broughton United Reserves P-P Lex Reserves

NEWFA Division 1

Broughton United 2 (Callum Webber 45+3, Jayden Evans 83)
FC Queen’s Park 1 (Nicky Williams 72) Jordan Williams sent off 86 for foul play

Castell Alun Colts 1 (Daniel Woosey pen 90+1)
Penyffordd Lions 1 (Gareth Higgins 12)

Coedpoeth United 1 (Connor Whelan OG 52)
Rhydymwyn 2 (Adam Woosey 29, Huw Willaims 63)

Greenfield P-P Ruabon Rovers

Hawarden Rangers 3 (Paul Lindfield 43, Callum Cartwright 79, Thomas Bridges 90+5) Coach Richard Evans sent off 22 for entering the field of play to confront a match official
Saltney Town 3 (Riley Hayden 26, Jordan Hensel 30, Jay Thelwell 41) James Dunseath sent off 35 for violent conduct

NEWFA Division 2

Aston Park Rangers 3 (James Redfern 17, 80, Andy Cook 59)
Overton Recreation 2 (Alex Williams pen 57, Harry Massey 86)

Brymbo 1 (Callum Edwards 48)
CPD Sychdyn United 9 (Joe Mitchell 8, 14, 42, 61, Joe Robins 35, 45+1, 45+4, Ewan Whitley 85, 88)

NEWFA Division 3

AFC Deeside 2 (Jack Shallcross 11, Mauricio Rodrigues 76)
CPD Cei Connah 0

Johnstown YFC 5 (Callum Poole 14, 81, 90+10, Morgan Harris 74, Lewis Barlow 90+14)
Deeside Dragons 2 (Keiye Williams pen 45, Jack Radford 79) Hayden Farrell sent off 80 for foul play, Jack Radford sent off 90 for violent conduct

Skippy 1 (Jayden Jones 15)
CPD Caerwys 4 (Leon Bowen 24, Ryan Carrington 58, 60, Daniel Davies 82)

CPD Gronant P-P Bellevue

NEWFA Reserve Division 1

Penycae Reserves P-P Llangollen Town Reserves

NEWFA Reserve Division 2

Deeside Dragons Reserves 5 (Joshua Bradley 24, Daniel Riley 25, Lewis Littler 46, 74, 81) Daniel Riley sent off 64 for a second booking
Hawarden Rangers Reserves 6 (Theo Hannah 40, Harrison Robson 50, Thomas Williams 65, Morgan Roberts 78, Matthew Evans 90+5, Nathan Phythian 90+8)