UEFA Regions Cup second leg preview: North Wales (1) v South Wales (2)

Tim Rhanbarthol y De (red) and Tim Rhanbarthol y Gogledd do battle last Saturday. Picture: JAMIE EDWARDS FAW

Can North Wales turn around a narrow deficit tomorrow and progress in the UEFA Regions Cup?

Tim Rhanbarthol y Gogledd trail 2-1 from the first leg of their Regions Cup play-off against South Wales, but have a chance to win the tie when Tim Rhanbarthol y De visit the Hollingsworth Group Stadium in Airbus on Saturday with a place in the Intermediate Round at stake.

South Wales claimed a slim advantage in the first leg as a Liam Eason brace secured a 2-1 victory over their North Wales opponents at Ynys Park, Jamie Hyne of Newtown replying for the North.

North Wales manager Nathan Leonard said: “I thought the lads were tremendous last week considering the lack of time we’ve had together.

“The work rate and desire was there to see and we just got done by two bits of quality.

“We are really looking forward to Saturday, hopefully we can get as much support as possible to help push the lads on.”

The second leg will take place at Airbus UK Broughton’s Hollingsworth Group Stadium on Saturday 9 May (KO 15:00). Entry costs £5 for adults and £2 for concessions.

The winning side on aggregate will represent Tîm Rhanbarthol Cymru in the UEFA Regions’ Cup intermediate round in Bosnia-Herzegovina this September.

Tîm Rhanbarthol Cymru (North Wales) squad

Guto HUGHES (Holyhead Hotspur), Luke EVANS (Guilsfield) Matty LEWIS (Mold Alexandra), Billy HOLMES (Rhyl 1879), Sean GRIFFITHS (Guilsfield), Harry COTTAM (Caersws), Danny SULLIVAN (Holywell Town), Jamie HYNE (Newtown), Henry NASH (Mold Alexandra), Tommy ROWLANDS (Caersws), Owen CORDINER (Mold Alexandra), Morgan MURRAY (Rhyl 1879), Adam KNOTT (Guilsfield), Dillon BROWNE (Caersws), Tomos OWEN (Holyhead Hotspur), George MITTEN (Caersws), Iwan MATTHEWS (Guilsfield), Tom SMITH (Gresford Athletic)