North East Wales League: Holywell United stun leaders, Broughton in seven heaven, Park hit six in cup rout

NORTH EAST WALES LEAGUE ROUND-UP WITH SHAUN BEST

Jones was the name and goals were the game over in the sole Division One match played which saw Chirk AAA thrashed 7-2 at home by Broughton United.

Messrs Lewis and Jake chipped in with six of the seven strikes, as leaders Broughton extended their lead at the top to eight points. The loss was Chirk’s fourth league defeat in a row, with their last victory coming three months ago.

FC Queen’s Park are another team who don’t have a problem finding the net. Today’s cup victory stretched their unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions, with their last defeat coming against Broughton United back at the beginning of October.

Leon Sumner’s hat-trick helped CPD Yr Wyddgrug post a second consecutive league victory in Division Two. The Grug remain joint bottom with Holywell United, who also won, but the gap to mid-table safety has now been significantly closed.

What a day for bottom side Holywell United, who ended the undefeated record of top team Aston Park Rangers with a 2-1 victory. United had been on a low after losing 5-3 at home to fellow strugglers Yr Wyddgrug seven days earlier.

The club said on social media: “An unreal bounce back performance and win from the lads after last week’s disappointment.

“We ended our opponents winning run in the league and earned ourselves a very important 3 points. All the best to Aston for the rest of their season.”

Joseph Jones and Joey Hughes bagged the goals which ensured Holywell battled back from 1-0 down to record one of the results of the day in North Wales.

Over in Division Three, table toppers CPD Caerwys comfortably beat basement side Bellevue to remain unbeaten in the league. AFC Deeside and CPD Gronant remain in the chase, but it’s looking likely that they will be battling it out for second place.

While Broughton United’s Reserves were booking their place in the cup final, they were also the main beneficiaries of FC Queen’s Park and Hawarden Rangers second strings playing out a draw.

Meanwhile, Seth Evans netted a 12th goal of the season for Ruthin Colts and along with Broughton’s Evan Davies is just one goal behind current top marksman Sean Humphreys.

NEWFA Horace Wynne Cup – Knockout Stage

Acton 3 (Mike Pugh 41, 73, Toby Wynne 76)
Overton Recreation 2 (William Evans 44, Peter Thedens 78) Harrison Plumb sent off 83 for foul play, William Evans sent off 86 for dissent

Penyffordd Lions 0
Coedpoeth United 1 (Samuel Colley 27) Michael Taylor sent off 49 for second booking

Rhostyllen 2 (Thomas Douglas 17, Jack Brindley pen 47)
Greenfield 2 (Taylor Edwards pen 57, 74)
Greenfield won 5-4 on penalties

CPD Sychdyn United 0
FC Queen’s Park 6 (Nicky Williams 4, Ethan Simpson 22, Ryan Kershaw 26, Michael Latham 31, Jordan Williams 36, Corey Smart 79)

NEWFA Reserve Cup – Knockout Stage

CPD Rhos Aelwyd Reserves 1 (Morgan Taylor 86)
Broughton United Reserves 1 (Riley Edwards 54)
Broughton United Reserves won 4-1 on penalties

NEWFA Division 1

Chirk AAA 2 (Louie Irving 4, Ryan Davies-Dowd 90)
Broughton United 7 (Lewis Jones 6, 23, 27, 65, Jake Jones 16, 60, Callum Webber 69

NEWFA Division 2

Brymbo 0 Bradley Dobson sent off 90+2
CPD Yr Wyddgrug 4 (Leon Sumner 24, 31, 35, Taylor Morris 45+1)

Holywell United 2 (Joseph Jones 33, Joey Hughes 51) Joseph Jones sent off 78 for second booking
Aston Park Rangers 1 (Adam Randles 10) Mason Lowery sent off 90+3 for dissent

NEWFA Division 3

Deeside Dragons 2 (Gavin Hughes 4, 83)
CPD Gronant 4 (Chris McQuillen 2, 44, Gary Fazackerley 26, Oliver Hughes-Jones 53)

AFC Deeside 2 (Hayden Farrell 65, Jay-Jay Bell 85)
Skippy 1 (Jayden Jones 90+4)

Bellevue 0
CPD Caerwys 5 (Leon Bowen 7, Ryan Carrington 20, Stephen Hughes 31, Karl Bacon 36, Jack Smallman 74)

NEWFA Reserve Division 1

Brickfield Rangers Reserves 1 (Nathan Davies 68) Kian Davies missed penalty 68
Penycae Reserves 1 (Elliott Kavanagh pen 15)
Match abandoned by the referee due to dissent

Mold Alexandra Reserves 3 (Thomas Antrobus 55, 79, Oliver Clowes 73)
Llanuwchllyn Reserves 3 (Iolo Jones 65, Osian Roberts 75, Cai Aykroyd 90+8)

NEWFA Reserve Division 2

FC Queen’s Park Reserves 1 (James Rogers 27)
Hawarden Rangers Reserves 1 (Harry Edmond 36)

Castell Alun Colts Reserves 3 (Elliott Moore pen 15, Jamie Hardy 45+1, Harri Thomas 66)
Coedpoeth United Development Team 3 (William Gibson 40, Kevin Breeze pen 45, Andrew Griffiths 88)

Cefn Albion Reserves 2 (Caidan Griffith 3, Cruz Jones 24) Kos Jones sent off 9
Holywell United Reserves 1 (Owain Barlow 66)

Ruthin Town Colts 4 (Oliver Hall 50, Morgan Lloyd-Thomas 73, Seth Evans 74, Rhys Hughes 85)
CPD Sychdyn United Reserves 1 (Aaron Shone 27)