ARDAL NORTH EAST: Llanuwchllyn move 15 points clear, Llangollen upset odds again, Penycae win 8-goal cracker

LOCK STOCK ARDAL NORTH EAST LEAGUE REPORTS – MARCH 14

Corwen 3 Penycae 5

Dominic Deacon was a hat-trick hero for a Penycae side which picked up a much-needed win after scooping just eight points from a possible last 33.
Despite being on such a barren run, the Wrexham outfit still occupy fourth place in Ardal North East, although they have played more games than everyone else.
An eight-goal cracker saw Penycae storm into a 5-0 lead before a late Corwen rally cut the final arrears to just two.
In the fifth minute Deacon went for a goal with a low shot from outside the penalty area which looked as if was covered by debutant goalkeeper Cai Pugh; however the ball skipped under him and went into the back of the net break the deadlock.
At the opposite end Henry Evans let fly from the edge of the box, but the effort was saved by Jordan Ellis.
With 18 minutes on the clock, Deacon spotted Pugh off his line and shot at goal from way out. The ball curled up and over the Corwen keeper before kissing the underside of the crossbar and going in to double the visitors lead.
Deacon completed his hat-trick two minutes later via a firmly-hit strike.
The away side came close to extending their lead from a corner; however Benjamin Wilson-Davies was on hand to clear the ball off the line.
A pinpoint cross into the Corwen box from Zac Davies in the 32nd minute saw Callum Roberts leap into the air and head an unstoppable missile into the top corner to make the score 4-0.
After the interval Ellis played a low cross back towards Zac Davies who curled a low shot in off the far post for Penycae’s fifth goal of the afternoon.
Deacon went in search of his fourth goal, but his attempt clipped the crossbar and rebounded into the path of Davies, whose resulting shot was gathered by Pugh.
Trailing 5-0 with 73 minutes gone, the hosts finally got on the board when James Davies put the ball into the path of Kian Harrison, who blasted home.
Davies got another assist three minutes later as he played the ball across the Penycae box, leading to Lewis Wills lashing in.
Two minutes later James Rainbird whipped a corner where Oliver Crimp leapt to get his head to the ball and looked as if he was going to make the next step towards a remarkable comeback, but saw his effort smash against the bar.
In stoppage time, Davies looked set to make it 6-2, but a great save from replacement keeper Danny Jones kept him at bay.
The last action of the game saw Scott Evans run at the Penycae goal before dragging the ball back to Crimp, who blasted home to reduce the deficit to two and cap a much improved second half performance from the home side.

Bow Street 0 Dolgellau AA 2

Great result on the road for Dolgellau at third-place Bow, their goals coming via a Gerwyn Williams penalty six minutes into added time at the end of the first half, and a Guto Pugh net-finder on 69.
Both sides had a player sent off, Nathan Pemberthy for the hosts on 63 and sub Joey Thomas of Dol for a second yellow after 89.

Cefn Albion 0 CPD Rhos Aelwyd 3

Sub James Rumsey was a hero for Rhos with crucial goals on 62 and 73 minutes which secured derby success for the visitors.
Dan Harrison had earlier edged the Aelwyd in front after 24 minutes.
The result was revenge for Rhos after they lost 1-0 at home to Albion earlier this season.

Llandrindod Wells 4 Kerry 1

Thomas Durant (2), Jack Evans and Darren Murphy shared the goals which won the day for Wells, Steffan Rogers replying.

Llanfair United 1 CPD Llanuwchllyn 2

A Gwydion Roberts double clinched the win which established a massive 15-point lead at the summit for Llanuwchllyn.
Roberts found the net on 22 and 47 minutes and the visitors took the points despite playing for over an hour with 10 men after Nathan Davies’ red card after 25.
Jack Jones responded on 34 for Llanfair.

Llangollen Town 1 Knighton Town 0

The amazing revival of Llangollen continued as the Tower Fields side made it five straight wins at the expense of second-place Knighton.
William Cooke’s 52nd minute strike settled the issue in favour of Luke Maybury’s team, who have risen up to fifth from bottom.

Llanrhaeadr 4 Lex XI 1

Will Howard (2), William Roberts-Morris and Garmon Evans (penalty) sealed the honours for Llanrhaeadr, who had captain David France sent off on 66 minutes for two yellows.
Seb Kidd hit back with a 65th minute penalty for bottom side Lex, who were just 2-1 down at the time they scored.