North East Wales League: Goals and sendings off galore as new knockout competition launches

The newly-introduced NEWFA Trophy began its life on Saturday with a league phase – and to say there was plenty of incident would be an understatement.

The CPD Caerwys v Cefn Druids tie was abandoned on 83 minutes by the referee after what is reported as a mass brawl broke out. Two members of either side had been sent off.

Meanwhile, goals were in plentiful supply at CPD Gronant where away side CPD Yr Wyddgrug triumphed 7-5.

Tom Huxley scored six goals and Harry Massey a hat-trick in Overton Recreation’s 9-0 away drubbing of Johnstown YFC.

It was a unique day if you backed the away teams to win on your Division 1 accumulator. All five winners were victorious on their opponents’ grounds.

Both Hawarden and Coedpoeth matched each others results and share the lead at the top of the table.

FC Queen’s Park’s Michael Latham’s double saw him pull clear at the top of the scoring charts with 8 league goals for the season.

Mynydd Isa maintain their lead at the top of Reserve Division 1. Brickfield’s Kian Davies netted his 9th and 10th of the season in a 4-0 victory at Llangollen.

Broughton United Reserves surrendered a 3-0 lead and their place at the top of Division 2.

Michael Parry’s four goal haul for FC Queen’s Park Reserves brings him to second in the scoring charts.

One place above is team-mate Sean Humphreys with double Parry’s tally on 14.

NEWFA Trophy – League Phase

AFC Deeside 0 Aston Park Rangers 5 (Ryan Edge 8, Adam Randles 10, 40, James Redfern 29, pen 36) James Redfern missed penalty 81

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CPD Caerwys 3 (Stephen Hughes 38, 73, Neil Brown 41) Karl Bacon sent off 45+1 for second booking, Assistant Manager Samuel Hughes sent off 45+3 for second booking Cefn Druids 1 (Cody Hughes 15) – Daniel Roberts sent off 48 for second booking, Malcolm Wareham sent off 83 for violent conduct

Match was abandoned on 83 minutes by the referee due to a mass brawl breaking out.

CPD Gronant 5 (Kallum Pierce 5, pen 16, 37, Matthew Lewis 45, 82) CPD Yr Wyddgrug 7 (Elgan Skillander 1, Stephen Wilson 4, Hamilton John 26, Leon Sumner 31, 75, Evan Withe 87, Thomas Bamber OG 90+5)

Deeside Dragons 1 (Gary Ray 24) Brymbo 4 (Bradley Dobson 30, Callum Edwards 38, 39, 85)

Johnstown YFC 0 Overton Recreation 9 (Harry Massey 43, 49, 86, Tom Huxley 61, 66, 74, 80, 90+1, 90+2)

Skippy 1 (Scott Ratcliffe 85) Aaron Jones sent off 67 for second booking CPD Sychdyn United 3 (Shay Davies 3, Shea Harding 19, Kieran Durkin 58)

CPD Cei Connah 2 (Mitchell Williams 3, 41) Holywell United 2 (Rhys Powell 2, 44)

NEWFA Division 1

Penyffordd Lions 0 Gareth Higgins sent off 45 for violent conduct Greenfield 2 (Dylan Roberts 9, Taylor Edwards 72) Ryan Davies sent off 45 for violent conduct

Rhydymwyn 0 Castell Alun Colts 4 (Nathan Davies 31, Olaf Sarnecki OG 42, Luca Nardo 58, 78)

Ruabon Rovers 0  – Conner Kendrick sent off 40 for second booking, Daniel Burnett missed penalty 45+5, Coedpoeth United 5 (Robert Reynolds 18, Thomas Williams 26, 40, Alex Whiting 57, Billie Ellis 72) Aled Thomas sent off 47 for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity

Saltney Town 0 – Ben Barratt sent off 21 for violent conduct FC Queen’s Park 3 (Corey Smart 45+5, Michael Latham 82, 87)

Chirk AAA 0 Hawarden Rangers 5 (Noah Sumner 13, 27, 78, Thomas Bridges 37, Ellis Jones 67)

NEWFA Reserve Division 1

Mynydd Isa Reserves 2 (Daniel Foster 52, 61) Mold Alexandra Reserves 0

Lex Reserves 1 (George Baxter 56) Llay Welfare Reserves 4 (Daniel Richardson 5, 28, 84, Thomas Wells 76)

CPD Rhos Aelwyd Reserves 2 (Lee Hanmer 28, Arron Thomas 47) Saltney Town Reserves 3 (Louis Davies 9, Freddie Melia pen 72, Marcus Roberts 77)

Llangollen Town Reserves 0 – Iwan Hardy missed penalty 49, Joshua Pilgrim sent off 80 for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity Brickfield Rangers Reserves 4 (Alex Palmer 44, Jake Barlow 57, Kian Davies 68, 74)

Llanuwchllyn Reserves 1 (Iolo Jones pen 64) Connah’s Quay Town XI 2 (Scott Massey 12, Ryan Rowlands 13)

NEWFA Reserve Division 2

Castell Alun Colts Reserves 3 (Sam Moore 21, Jamie Hardy 35, 68) Deeside Dragons Reserves 3 (Lewis Littler 42, 58, Lewis Paynter 90)

Cefn Albion Reserves 1 (Rhys Jones 70) FC Queens Park Reserves 7 (Michael Parry 3, 7, 48, 51, Sean Humphreys 10, 41, Josh Williams 60)

Coedpoeth United Development Team 3 (William Gibson 78, 90+7, Cavan Jones 85) Broughton United Reserves 3 (Jack Foster 40, Cian Davies 74, Ernest Isay 77)

Greenfield Reserves 5 (Dylan Radcliffe 10, Morgan Evans 25, 31, Jack Gilmore 26, 75) CPD Sychdyn United Reserves 0

Hawarden Rangers Reserves 5 (William Garston 45+2, Harry Edmond 56, 85, Jayden Reevell 89, Harrison Robson 90+4) Ruthin Town Colts 2 (Daniel Jones 18, Seth Evans 74) Callum Whitehead-Hughes sent off 88 for second booking

Holywell United Reserves 1 (Jack Jones pen 5) Louis Davies sent off 64 unspecified. Penyffordd Lions Reserves 2 (Matthew Holmes pen 15, pen 56)

JD Welsh Cup second round

Holywell Town 3 (Jake Cooke 22, Lewis Bickerton Cole OG 61, Ieuan Hewitt 88) Rhostyllen 2 (Thomas Douglas 69, Adam Williams 82)

Broughton United 0 Trearddur Bay 6 (Toby Jones 4, 63, Daniel Jones OG 28 + OG 90+2, Christoph Aziamale 52, Tom Hilditch pen 61)