Cymru North: Leaders Brickfield stun Rhyl with last-gasp winner, Mold beaten, Porthmadog see off Bangor

NOVIRA CYMRU NORTH

CPD Y Rhyl 1879 2 Brickfield Rangers 3

Andrew Vale scored with the last kick of the game to earn a dramatic win for a Brickfield side which now leads the Cymru North by five points.
League top scorer Vale took his total in all competitions this term to 13 goals as Gareth Wilson’s men made it nine victories in 10 starts.
It did not take long for the Wrexham area visitors to take the lead, Vale capitalising on defensive indecision to make it 1-0 after just two minutes.
Dan Cockerline’s headed equaliser on 19 minutes from a Morgan Murray assist ensured it was one-apiece at half time.
Ten minutes into the second half, Rangers were back in front via a wonderful strike from Lewis Wynne, Robbie Evans with the assist.
However, within four minutes Dan Apantaku’s close-range finish levelled the game and it looked like it would end up a point apiece until that man Vale won it in the 96th minute.

Porthmadog 1 Bangor City 1876 0

In their 2025-26 treble-winning campaign, Bangor City 1876 walloped Porthmadog 5-1 at home and 4-1 away in Ardal North West league encounters.
Both teams were promoted at the end of the season, but unlike last term their first meeting of 2026-27 in Cymru North went in Porthmadog’s favour,
Have City gone backwards or have Port moved forwards? Perhaps a mix of both?
At this still relatively early stage of the season it is not too easy to tell, but Port could certainly feel plenty of satisfaction at today’s result at Y Traeth.
It was a former 1876 star, goal machine Dylan Summers-Jones, who left his ex-team stunned after scoring the 17th minute winner from a Cai Jones assist.
For Bangor’s new management team of Huw Griffiths and Steve Evans, there is plenty of work to do following their fourth league defeat of the campaign.

Buckley Town 1 Ruthin Town 1

Ruthin edged themselves further from the basement with a highly creditable point at in-form Buckley.
A Daniel Burgess own goal on 36 minutes handed the visitors a lead they held until 88 was on the clock and Caleb Afful landed an equaliser.
Ruthin had James Smith red-carded on 94.

Caersws 3 Bala Town 3

Iwan Smout’s 94th minute leveller salvaged a point for Caersws in a game which provided a thrilling climax.
Rhys Hesden’s penalty put the Bluebirds in front after 26 minutes, but Okera Simmonds equalised before the break.
Callum Francis-Jones restored the ‘Sws lead on 70, Simmonds bagged his second after 82 and John Owen looked to have won it for Bala when he made it 3-2 to the Lakesiders a minute past the 90, but Smout had the final word.

Denbigh Town 2 Holyhead Hotspur 4

Denbigh stormed into an early two-goal lead on Friday evening, but Hotspur battled back to earn their first league win since the opening weekend.
Sion Jones and Toby Gallagher-Keenan struck on eight and nine minutes to get Town off to a flyer, but Connor Owen hit back after 11 to give Hotspur hope for the second half.
Owen made it two-each on 56 minutes, then Holyhead completed the turnaround when Codie Holland edged them ahead with an hour gone.
And sub James Phillips sealed it for Darren Garmey’s men with a fourth on 87 minutes.

Guilsfield 1 Llanuwchllyn 0

Jake O’Donnell’s 10th minute goal was sufficient to bank the points for Guilsfield.

Mold Alexandra 1 Newtown 2

Hanoch Boakye’s 94th minute decider for Newtown brought an end to Mold’s seven-match unbeaten run in the Cymru North.
Issa Kargbo edged the Robins ahead on 54 minutes before Lucas Gregson made it 1-1 after 69, but the final blow was still to be struck.

Penrhyncoch 0 Gresford Athletic 1

Tyler Berry’s 61st minute strike from a Joe Bennett assist made it back-to-back league successes for Gresford.