{"id":10367,"date":"2025-03-07T14:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/?p=10367"},"modified":"2025-03-09T16:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T16:44:42","slug":"genero-adran-leagues-games-to-watch-9-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/news\/genero-adran-leagues-games-to-watch-9-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Genero Adran Leagues Games to Watch: 9 March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/2024-12-1_Cardiff-City-v-Wrexham_101-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/2024-12-1_Cardiff-City-v-Wrexham_101-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/2024-12-1_Cardiff-City-v-Wrexham_101-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/2024-12-1_Cardiff-City-v-Wrexham_101-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/2024-12-1_Cardiff-City-v-Wrexham_101.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There is plenty to play for across the Genero Adran Leagues this weekend, with the first title of the season potentially set to be won.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the key games to keep an eye on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Genero Adran Premier \u2013 Cardiff City v Wrexham (Sunday, 2pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Genero Adran Premier\u2019s two most in-form sides meet in the capital on Sunday, as Cardiff City host Wrexham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bluebirds began Phase Two with a 2-0 win away at Briton Ferry Llansawel last weekend \u2013 their sixth consecutive victory in all competitions \u2013 to move eight points clear at the top of the table as they aim for a third consecutive league title. It is over a year since Iain Darbyshire\u2019s side lost on home turf.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After squeezing into the top half with three consecutive wins to end Phase One, Wrexham started Phase Two with a 3-1 home win over The New Saints \u2013 moving just two points behind the third-place Saints in the process.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff won 2-0 at The Rock when these two sides met on the opening day of the season, before earning a 4-1 home victory in December. The league\u2019s top scorer Ffion Price scored in both encounters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Genero Adran North \u2013 Connah\u2019s Quay Nomads v NFA (Sunday, 2pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/20250202_ConnahsQuayNomads_vs_Llandudno_NCM_0083-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/20250202_ConnahsQuayNomads_vs_Llandudno_NCM_0083-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/20250202_ConnahsQuayNomads_vs_Llandudno_NCM_0083-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/20250202_ConnahsQuayNomads_vs_Llandudno_NCM_0083-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/20250202_ConnahsQuayNomads_vs_Llandudno_NCM_0083.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Connah\u2019s Quay Nomads will claim the Genero Adran North title for the first time if they beat NFA at home on Sunday afternoon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nomads made it 11 wins in 11 leagues this season with a 5-0 victory over Bangor on Tuesday night, as captain Polly Wild-McGregor scored a hat-trick to take her goal tally for the season to 20 in the Genero Adran North. Jordan Parry\u2019s side now hold an eight-point lead over second-place Llanfair United.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NFA travel to Flintshire hoping to spoil the party but will be well aware of the mammoth task ahead of them. Niall McGuinness\u2019 side have just one point from 10 games to their name season, losing their last six games in succession. They took the lead against Flint Town United last weekend but ultimately suffered a 3-1 defeat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nomads have already beaten NFA twice this season, securing a 3-0 win in the Genero Adran Trophy group stage before a 6-0 league victory in January.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Genero Adran South \u2013 Swansea University v Pontypridd United (Sunday, 2pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/2025-03-02_Pontypridd_United_Women_v_-Penybont_Women_FC_121--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/2025-03-02_Pontypridd_United_Women_v_-Penybont_Women_FC_121--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/2025-03-02_Pontypridd_United_Women_v_-Penybont_Women_FC_121--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/2025-03-02_Pontypridd_United_Women_v_-Penybont_Women_FC_121--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dogirq7bi39sv.cloudfront.net\/2025-03-02_Pontypridd_United_Women_v_-Penybont_Women_FC_121-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Genero Adran South title race has been a much tighter affair this season and the current top two Swansea University and Pontypridd United meet on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two sides are currently level on 21 points from nine games \u2013 five ahead of third-place Cwmbran Celtic \u2013 with Ponty top of the standings on goal difference. The Dragons have won their last three league games in a row and also have a Bute Energy Welsh Cup semi-final against Wrexham to look forward to next weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swansea Uni are enjoying a superb run of form, winning their last six matches and keeping five clean sheets in that streak. Hannah Pinney\u2019s early goal earned a 1-0 victory away at Cwmbran Celtic last weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Swans were victorious in January\u2019s reverse fixture at USW Sports Park, as a late own goal from Ponty goalkeeper Eleanor Brook secured a 1-0 away win.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is plenty to play for across the Genero Adran Leagues this weekend, with the first title of the season potentially set to be won.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":10371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ftr_img_focal":{"x":0.56,"y":0.21},"footnotes":""},"categories":[155,154,156],"class_list":["post-10367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adran-north","category-adran-premier","category-adran-south"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10367"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10372,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10367\/revisions\/10372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}