Football: Welsh Alliance results

Aug 28 2008 By Tom Simone

IT was a case after the Lord Mayor’s show for GLAN CONWY on Tuesday night.

After an 11-goal romp against Newbridge on Wye in the FA Trophy last Saturday, the Cae Ffwt slumped to their first defeat of the season in a 2-1 reverse at Holywell Town in the Design2Print Welsh Alliance.

"Everything we hit went in on Saturday and we played very well in front of goal, but we just never got going against Holywell who playued well, while we were poor, " said manager Paul Moroney.

Holywell were 2-0 up at half-time through Shaun Pritchard and Gareth Thomas and it was only in the 85th minute that Chris Beardmore pulled one back for Glan Conwy.

Last Saturday, Ashley Smith scored six times as Glan Conwy swept into the second round of the Welsh Trophy with an 11-1 win.

Aled Stapleton scored twice and Ross Howcroft Jones, Gavin Roberts and Lee Hughes were the other scorers.

Conwy United’s new manager Eifion Hughes celebrated his first win in charge with a 4-1 victory over Llanberis last Saturday, with Matthew Cassidy scoring two of the goals.

League results – Wednesday (Aug 20): Llanrwst Utd 3 (Jamie Turner 10, lee Allen 33, Luke Roberts 90) Bethesda Ath 6 (Darren Gowans 38 and 39, Gareth Davies 50pen, 65 and 85, Mattie Hughes 60); Glan Conwy 1 (Chris Beardmore 78) Rhyl 0. Saturday (Aug 23): Bethesda Ath 10 (Gareth Davies 4, 46, 60 and 65, Richard Owen 10, 33 and 70, Mike Lundstrum 18, Danny Gowans 35, Carl Thomas 30) Halkyn Utd 0; Barmouth 1 (Steph Roberts 30) Rhydymwyn 4 (Mark Gunter 55 and 70, Jay Hughes 72, Leighton Griffiths 84); Conwy Utd 4 (Matthew Cassidy 35 and 72, Matthew Sykes 68, Jamie Jones 72pen) Llanberis 1 (Lee Hughes 83); Llanllyfni 1 (Declan Williams 75) Llandudno Junction 1 (Danny Williams 70); Llanrug Utd 2 (Richard Evans 30, Matthew Phillips 35) Llanrwst Utd 0; Rhyl 3 (Tom Patel 35 and 84, Mike Roose 54) Nefyn Utd 0. Tuesday (Aug 26): Halkyn Utd 1 (Shane Frances 80) Rhyl 4 (Sam Brewerton 10, John Roberts 16, Mike Roose 38 and 59); Holywell Tn 2 (Shaun Pritchard 15, Gareth Thomas 42) Glan Conwy 1 (Chris Beardmore 85); Llanberis 0 Pwllheli 4 (Peter Griffiths 10, Neil Jones 19, Gwyn Jones 45 and 82); Llanllyfni 2 (Dave Parry 60 and 68) Amlwch Tn 1 (Gareth Pritchard 40).

ON TARGET: @Matthew Cassidy scored twice in Conwy’s win against Llanberis.