JD Cymru North round-up: Buckley Town in seventh heaven with emphatic win

Buckley Town recorded their biggest ever JD Cymru North victory with an emphatic 7-0 win away to Gresford Athletic on Saturday. 

Connor Littler’s header and Oli Blayney’s powerful close range finish put the Bucks two goals ahead at half-time, but it was after the break that Asa Hamilton’s side really turned on the style.

Max Moore slotted home the third goal just after the hour mark, before substitute Aled Bellis netted for the first time this season in the 72^nd minute by tucking away the rebound after Moore’s effort struck the post. 

Luke Mariette scored for the second consecutive game to make it 5-0 six minutes later, while Bellis scored two more late goals to complete a stunning 20-minute hat-trick and seal an emphatic away win. 

Jamie Breese also scored a hat-trick as second-place Holywell Town earned a 4-1 home win bottom-of-the-table Penrhyncoch on Saturday. 

Breese’s first goal of the afternoon arrived on the half hour mark as he fired home the rebound after seeing his initial effort saved, while Penrhyncoch were reduced to 10 men on the stroke of half-time as Rhys Jenkins was shown a straight red card. 

Breese doubled the lead three minutes into the second half, this time tucking away the rebound after Ilan Ap Gareth’s effort was saved, but Penrhyncoch earned a surprising lifeline just before the hour when Owain Evans scored from the penalty spot. 

Holywell restored their two-goal cushion seven minutes when Craig Lindfield fired home from Zak Kempster-Down’s cross, before Breese completed his hat-trick in the 80^th minute to seal Johnny Haseldin’s 300^th win as manager of the Wellmen. 

Holywell remain level on points with league leaders Airbus UK Broughton, who earned a 2-0 victory away to Flint Mountain on Saturday. 

Mountain kept the Wingmakers at bay for over an hour, but Mark Allen’s side eventually found the breakthrough on 63 minutes thanks to Kieran Evans’ deflected from distance. 

George Peers was sent off in stoppage time as he received two yellow cards in quick succession, but Airbus nonetheless sealed victory two minutes later when James Davies lobbed Mountain goalkeeper Dom Garner. 

Third-place Llandudno remain just one point behind the top two, with a game in hand, following their 2-0 home win over Caersws on Saturday. 

Llandudno were reduced to 10 men in the 40^th minute as Tom Stephens was shown a straight red card, but the Seasiders still remarkably scored twice before half-time as Aidan Higgins and Jordan Pownall each netted their first goals for the club. A sixth consecutive clean sheet on home turf made sure of victory for Jordan Hadaway’s side. 

Mold Alexandra climbed into the top half as Owen Cordiner’s first half hat-trick secured an impressive 3-0 win away at Rhyl 1879 on Friday night. 

Cordiner took just nine minutes to open the scoring as he calmly converted from the penalty spot following Rocco Hewitt’s foul on Isaac Carey.

The Mold talisman headed home from Ryan Coney’s cross to double the lead in the 23^rd minute, before completing his hat-trick in first half stoppage time by latching onto James Davies’ through ball and firing past Alex Swindell. 

Ruthin Town secured their first away win of the season as Joel Giblin starred in a 3-1 comeback victory at Holyhead Hotspur on Saturday. 

Luca Meek’s strike on the edge of the area gave Holyhead the lead after just four minutes, but Jamie Nash levelled the scoreline in the 20^th minute with his close range finish from Giblin’s cross. 

Giblin found the net himself to complete the turnaround for Ruthin on 39 minutes, before he set up Dave Forbes to score his first goal for the club in first-half stoppage time. 

Fourth-place Newtown returned to winning ways with a 4-1 victory over Brickfield Rangers at Latham Park on Friday. 

Brickfield captain Kiran Russell netted from Josh Watkin’s corner to put the visitors ahead after 16 minutes, but Newtown were gifted an equaliser shortly before half-time as Ryan Williams turned the ball into his own net. 

Jamie Hyne’s bullet header from Tomas Jones’ cross saw Newtown turn the game around six minutes into the second half before Devon Torry’s powerful volley gave the Robins a two-goal cushion. Another own goal, this time from Jack Edwards, secured up all three points for Nathan Leonard’s side. 

Guilsfield stretched their unbeaten streak in the league to four matches as they came from behind to triumph 2-1 over Denbigh Town at Clos Mytton on Saturday. 

Scott McHarrie capitalised on a defensive mistake to put Denbigh ahead in the 18^th minute, but Jake Cook fired home from Chris Cathrall’s long throw to level the contest just after the half-hour mark. 

Guilsfield’s winning goal arrived with 61 minutes on the clock as Sam Flory netted his second goal in as many games with a neat finish into the bottom corner.  

Weekend results in full:

Newtown 4-1 Brickfield Rangers
Rhyl 1879 0-3 Mold Alexandra
Gresford Athletic 0-7 Buckley Town
Flint Mountain 0-2 Airbus UK Broughton
Guilsfield 2-1 Denbigh Town
Holyhead Hotspur 1-3 Ruthin Town
Holywell Town 4-1 Penrhyncoch
Llandudno 2-0 Caersws