Seasiders mar 1876 home finale
Cymru North
Bangor 1876 0
Llandudno 3
● Match report by Jonathan Ervine courtesy of CPD Bangor 1876
IN a lively start to the game, the first chance fell to Bangor inside the first seven minutes after good work on the right by Cai Powellroberts and Corrig Mcgonigle. The ball was worked into the middle to Sam Jones, but his low shot was saved by visiting goalkeeper Joseph Angus.
Still inside the opening ten minutes, Dale Davies tried his luck with an acrobatic effort after Joe Culshaw chipped the ball into the box but Angus again saved.
Bangor continued to press and forced a series of corners. Following one of these set pieces, Corrig Mcgonigle swung the ball back into the box towards Tom Clarke at the back post, but the Bangor captain couldn’t keep his header down.
Just after the midway point in the opening period, Bangor created
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Barry Town United 0-0 Penybont Colwyn Bay 1-2 Aberystwyth Town Pontypridd United 0-1 Haverfordwest County
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Gresford Athletic 1-2 Ruthin Town Llandudno 0-4 Holywell Town Llanidloes Town 1-2 Chirk AAA Mold Alexandra 2-1 Caersws Porthmadog 0-3 Airbus UK EASTER MONDAY
Airbus UK Broughton 2-2 Buckley Town
Bangor 1876 0-3 Llandudno Caersws 1-1 Denbigh Town
Chirk AAA 1-1 Porthmadog 1
Flint Town United 6-3 Mold Alexandra
Guilsfield 0-1 Gresford Athletic Ruthin Town 4-0 Prestatyn
ARDAL NORTH WEST SATURDAY
Bethesda Athletic 1-1 St Asaph City another chance following a quick counter attack when Dan Cox played in Corrig Mcgonigle. Mcgonigle tried a chip from a tight angle but his effort went just over the bar and landed on top of the net.
Despite the pressure from Bangor, it was the visitors who had a glorious chance to open the scoring five minutes before the break. After a neat passing move, Alfie Banning found space inside the Bangor penalty area but Carl Jones saved well with his feet.
Within a minute, Bangor had a chance at the other end following a swift counter attack. Dale Davies played the ball to Sam Jones inside the box but the attacker couldn’t find the target with a curling effort from the edge of the box.
After the break, it was Llandudno who had the first chance. Harvey Bennett broke into the area and found himself clean through on goal, but Carl Jones saved well with his feet.
Bangor quickly broke upfield and Corrig Mcgonigle dribbled past several opponents. However, his shot was comfortably saved by
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Flint Mountain 1-0 Llanrwst United
Holyhead Hotspur 6-1 Brickfield Rangers
Llay Welfare 3-2 Nantlle Vale Pwllheli 0-2 Llannefydd
(Played last night after going to press: Llangefni Town v Y Felinheli)
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Menai Bridge Tigers 4-1
Glantraeth
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Glantraeth 3-0 Amlwch Town Penrhyndeudraeth 0-2 Llanerchymedd
Pentraeth 0-4 Menai Bridge Tigers Talysarn Celts 0-0 Gwalchmai EASTER MONDAY Llannerchymedd 2-1 Aberffraw Mynydd Llandegai 4-1 Llanrug (Played last night after going to press: Trearddur Bay v Menai Bridge Tigers)
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Bethesda Rovers 1-1 CPD Boded Caergybi 2-4 Llanfairpwll Mountain Rangers 1-1 Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Kinmel Bay 2-0 Llandyrnog United Llandudno Junction 1-2 Cerrigydrudion
Angus. Not long afterwards, Iolo Hughes headed over following a corner and Mason Blackwell-jones saw a shot from the edge of the box turned around the post by Angus.
Shortly after the hour mark, Bangor had another chance but Dan Cox’s downward header was saved by Angus.
Immediately afterwards, the visitors broke upfield and Ethan Roberts found himself clean through. He unselfishly squared the ball and enabled substitute Dan Holland to side foot in the opening goal. There was then a short delay after a flare was thrown onto the field from the away end.
The visitors doubled their advantage with just over twenty minutes left. Bangor were caught in possession trying to play the ball out from the back, allowing Roberts to break forward and place his shot past Jones.
As the clock ticked down, Bangor continued to press but struggled to create opportunities.
Carl Jones had to pull off another fine save to prevent Ethan Roberts from extending the visitors’ advantage.
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Henllan 0-4 Bow FC
Penrhyn Bay 3-9 Y Glannau WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
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Connahs Quay Nomads 9-0 Airbus UK Broughton
Y Felinheli 5-0 Llanfair United Y Rhyl 1879 0-0 Bangor
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Bala Town v Newtown
The New Saints v Caernarfon Town
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Cardiff Met Uni v Connah’s Quay Nomads
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Haverfordwest County v Barry Town United
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Aberystwyth Town v Penybont Colwyn Bay v Pontypridd United JD CYMRU NORTH
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Guilsfield v Bangor 1876 Llanidloes Town v Denbigh Town Ruthin Town v Holywell Town ARDAL NORTH WEST
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Flint Mountain v Conwy Borough Holyhead Hotspur v Nantlle Vale
In injury time, a collision between Sion Edwards and Dion Jones allowed Ethan Roberts to break into the Bangor box and square the ball for Harvey Bennett to round off an away victory for the Seasiders.
The club would like to take this opportunity to thank fans for the tremendous home support – Monday’s crowd was more than 600 – during the first full season playing at Nantporth. The three remaining fixtures are away, starting at Guilsfield on Saturday.
In the Ardal North-west, a rampant Holyhead Hotspur put six past Brickfield Rangers, with a brace for Dylan Summers-jones: the result lifts Hotspur above tonight’s opponents Nantlle Vale into fourth spot. Bethesda Athletic’s 1-1 draw with St Asaph City leaves them still three points adrift of safety.
Menai Bridge Tigers topped the North Wales Coast West Premier after good wins over Glantraeth and Pentraeth ahead of last night’s showdown at still-unbeaten (and now with six games in hand) Trearddur Bay.
FRIDAY
Llangefni Town v CPD Rhyl 1879 SATURDAY
Bethesda Athletic v Saltney Town Hawarden Rangers v St Asaph City Llannefydd v Conwy Borough
Llay Welfare v Pwllheli
Nantlle Vale v Llanrwst United Y Felinheli v Brickfield Rangers NWCFA REM JONES CUP FINAL SATURDAY
Bow FC v Llandudno Amateurs
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INDIGO PREMIERSHIP Aberavon 13-28 Cardiff Carmarthen Quins 22-20 Pontypridd
Merthyr 31-27 RGC
Newport 24-6 Llandovery Pontypool 39-14 Bridgend Swansea 17-24 Ebbw Vale ADMIRAL NATIONAL LEAGUES 1 NORTH
Dolgellau 12-50 Pwllheli Llandudno 31-7 Llangefni
Mold 30-20 Wrexham
2 NORTH
Abergele 12-19 Colwyn Bay (Postponed: Shotton Steel v Bangor)
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Cardiff v Carmarthen Quins Ebbw Vale v Aberavon Neath v Newport
Pontypool v RGC*