Football

Quarter-final line-up in NEWFA Challenge Cup now complete

Craig Lindfield (stripes) in action for Holywell against Hawarden Rangers. Picture: HOLYWELL TOWN FC – with thanks

No shocks in the NEWFA Senior Challenge Cup on Tuesday night with four Cymru North sides advancing to the quarter-finals.

Airbus UK Broughton, Buckley Town, Holywell Town and Ruthin Town all progressed to the last eight, joining Penyffordd Lions, plus last week’s giant-killers FC Queen’s Park and Connah’s Quay Town.

Quarter-final line up

FC Queen’s Park v Buckley Town (April 7)
Penyffordd Lions v Connah’s Quay Town (April 14)
Ruthin Town v Airbus UK Broughton (April 14)
Holywell Town v Cefn Albion (April 14)

Tuesday’s action

Fabrizio Murtas and Oliver Buckley both delivered doubles as Holywell Town progressed comfortably 4-0 against Tier 4 Hawarden Rangers in a tie switched to Bartons North Wales Stadium.

A Ben Guest penalty was all that separated the sides when Buckley Town visited Ardal North West battlers Mynydd Isa.

Cymru North bottom side Ruthin Town were too strong for Ardal North East basement team Lex XI, Dan Cox, Thomas Mann, Daniel Holland and Thomas Dougherty all on target in a 4-0 outcome.

In an all-Cymru North tussle, Jordan Evans’ 76th minute strike saw Airbus UK Broughton through 1-0 at Gresford Athletic.

NEWFA Senior Challenge Cup – Round Four results

Hawarden Rangers 0
Holywell Town 4 (Fabrizio Murtas 11, 15, Oliver Buckley 66, 73)

Mynydd Isa 0
Buckley Town 1 (Ben Guest pen 55)

Ruthin Town 4 (Dan Cox 26, Thomas Mann 34, Daniel Holland 74, Thomas Dougherty 84) Daniel Holland missed pen 43
Lex XI 0

Gresford Athletic 0
Airbus UK Broughton 1 (Jordan Evans 76)

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