Here’s a mixed bag of midweek reports from the North Wales football scene
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
LOCK STOCK ARDAL NORTH EAST
Knighton Town 1 Radnor Valley 1
Knighton drew for the fourth time in five games but remain on course for second place and a play-off against Porthmadog for Cymru North football next season.
Callum Stead gave the hosts a 58th minute lead, but a penalty from Joey Price four past the 90 rescued a point for Radnor.
Llanfair United 2 Dolgellau AA 6
Captain Gerwyn Williams moved up to 37 goals for the season with a hat-trick in a resounding away victory which lifted Dolgellau into second and kept them well in contention for the promotion play-off.
With both Dol and Knighton attaining Tier 2 licences this week, the pair know they are now going head-to-head for the chance to battle for Cymru North status against Porthmadog.
Osian Morris added a pair for the visitors, while Guto Pugh was also on the mark, Tomos Jones and Joshua Astley (pen) replying for outgunned Llanfair.
LOCK STOCK ARDAL NORTH WEST
Penmaenmawr Phoenix 4 CPD Y Felinheli 1
Their Tier 3 status for next season already assured, Phoenix ended their league campaign in style with a 4-1 win which leapt them above Felinheli into a final 12th spot.
Adam Hold, Anthony Marshall, Toby Jones and James Hobson shared the home goals, Iwan Owen on target for the visitors, who round off their schedule without a win in six – five of them defeats.
FAW NATIONAL RESERVE LEAGUE NORTH – CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE
Mynydd Isa Under-23s 4 Bala Town Under-21s 1
Mynydd Isa’s youngsters sealed the Championship Conference title with an emphatic triumph over Bala.
Fraser Dodd and Joshua Holmes bagged a brace each for the table-toppers, Michael-jay Ashworth replying for the Lakesiders.
NORTH WALES COAST WEST LEAGUE
Premier Division
CPD Llanberis 1 Gwalchmai 0
Seventeen-year-old sub Guto Wyn Jones’ fifth goal in four games in the 62nd minute earned the Darans a narrow win over Gwalchmai at Ffordd Padarn.
It was an 18th goal of the season for Jones, Huw Owen providing the assist.
CPD Llannerchymedd 0 Cemaes Bay 3
Two goals from Luke McGivern after 20 and 46 minutes, plus a Tom Wood strike on 43 banked the points for Cemaes.
TUESDAY, MAY 5
NORTH WALES COAST WEST LEAGUE
Premier Division
Talysarn Celts 4 CPD Penrhyndeudraeth 2
Aled Jones (2), Jac Pearce Jones and Jack Usher split the goals which sealed a fourth win in five starts for Talysarn, who are up to sixth, captain Cedri Jones and Tomos Smith responding for Penrhyn.
Bontnewydd 2 Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs 3
Owain Jones-Owen (2) and Ceri Roberts made the scoresheet in a narrow victory for Blaenau at Cae Stanley, Mathew Roberts and Cai Edwards running Bont close.
Division One
Amlwch Town 2 CPD Cefni 4
Nathan Hughes ended a goal drought which went back to January in dazzling fashion as he bagged a first-half treble for Cefni in their triumph at Lon Bach.
Tyler Mapp also notched his 17th goal of the season for the visitors, Cian Jones and Cian Evans the home marksmen.
CPD Gaerwen 1 CPD Mountain Rangers 1
Jordan Pritchard’s 16th goal of the campaign in the 94th minute rescued a point for Gaerwen, who finish up in second place in Division One.
Daniel Owen had edged Rangers ahead a minute into the second half, The visitors had Elis Hughes sent off in the 90th minute for a second yellow card.
NORTH EAST WALES LEAGUE
Division 1
Penyffordd Lions 0 Broughton United 5
A good way for Broughton to round off their debut season in the top division – a 5-0 triumph for the second-placed side, clinched through a double from sub Luke Muia, plus singles via Elliott Evans, Jayden Evans and Rhys Baines.
Reserve Division 1
Llangollen Town Reserves 2 Mynydd Isa Reserves 1
Haydn Grindley and William Cooke delivered the goals which earned Llangollen maximum points against the champions.
Veteran Kris Farren had levelled for the visitors early in the second half.
NORTH WALES COAST DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE WEST DIVISION
Nefyn United Tim Datblygu 5 CPD Llanberis Development 0
And that’s a wrap for the West Division!
Third-place Nefyn rounded things off nicely by going nap against the bottom side, Llyr Samuel Williams (2), Josh Piper (2) and Eban Buckley-Jones providing the scoresheet entries.