Welsh Cup round three: Hotspur storm into last 16 with 5-0 victory, no surprises in David v Goliath ties
FAW WELSH CUP ROUND THREE REPORTS – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Holyhead Hotspur 5 Blaen-y-Maes 0
Cory Williams was a four-goal hero as Holyhead Hotspur stormed into the last 16 with a 5-0 whitewash of South Wales visitors Blaen-y-Maes.
Darren Garmey’s side are now one victory away from equalling their best run in the national knockout – quarter-finalists in 2006-07.
Undefeated in eight matches going into Saturday’s round three clash at the New Stadium, the Cymru North favourites proved too strong for their opponents from the Tier 5 Swansea Senior League Premier Division
Hotspur made the perfect start when young striker Cameron Buckley put them one-up after just three minutes with his first goal for the team, Jamie Jones with the assist.
The lead was doubled on 22 minutes when Casey Gregg was the provider for Williams to net his first.
Williams struck again after 27, Jamie Jones with his second assist, making it 3-0 at half time.
Seven minutes into the second half Williams completed his hat-trick – his first since November 2024 when he pocketed a treble against Y Felinheli in the Ardal North West League.
And it was four to Williams and five for Holyhead in the 56th minute, the striker delivering a quadruple for the first time since doing so in a 10-0 win over Valley Seniors in the 2024-25 Welsh Cup.
Holyhead were home and dry and will now be hoping for a good draw in the final 16.
HOLYHEAD HOTSPUR
Guto Hughes, Casey Gregg, Jake Roberts (Codie Holland 75), Tomos Owen (c), Nathan Williams, Ifan Emlyn Jones (Reece Thomas 75), Jamie Jones (James Phillips 64), Caio Evans (Huw Morris 64), Cory Williams, Connor Owen (Craig Whelan 75), Cameron Buckley.
ATTENDANCE: 345
Caerau Ely 1 Brickfield Rangers 0
Heartbreak for Cymru North leaders Brickfield as they were knocked out of the cup by 93rd minute winner from Caerau Ely’s Owen Bancroft.
Colwyn Bay 2 Aberystwyth Town 0
Two goals deep into stoppage time earned Cymru Premier hosts Colwyn Bay their place in the next round.
The tie was goalless until the 95th minute when Adam Davies broke the deadlock. Ethan Roberts completed the job with a second on 97.
Cardiff Met 6 Dolgellau AAA 0
A fine effort from Tier 3 underdogs Dolgellau, who held their Cymru Premier opponents to 0-0 until the 42nd minute.
Sam Jones’ opener made it just 1-0 at half time, but Met ran away with it in the second period, Thomas English, CJ Craven, Jack Veale (pen), Jasper Payne and Ryan Reymonds adding further goals.
Llandudno 6 CPD Y Felinheli 1
Tier 1 overcame Tier 3 as expected, but Felinheli put up a good battle at the Go Goodwins Stadium.
Harvey Bennett and Cammron Morris struck inside the first 13 minutes to put the Seasiders in command, but Joni Sadler pulled one back for the Ardal North West visitors on 32 before a Bennett penalty on the stroke of the interval reestablished the two-goal gap.
Liam Higgins, Mark Cadwallader and Marc Williams added singles for the Cymru Premier side after the turnaround.
Trefelin 6 Coedpoeth United 0
Coedpoeth’s fairytale Welsh Cup run ended at Cymru Premier Trefelin, who had the tie won by half time with a four-goal lead.
Louis Phillips notched a hat-trick for the hosts, Lewis Ware, Callum Saunders and Owen Degelman with one apiece.
Other scores
Llangennech 1 Newport City 0
Haverfordwest County 3 Ammanford 1
Newtown 3 Caerphilly Athletic 1
Rockspur 5 Pontarddulais Town 1