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PILCS came from behind to win the second ever Welsh Premier

Women’s League Cup by beating Swansea City 3-2 at Port Talbot’s

GenQuip Stadium on Friday evening.

Watched by National Team Manager Jayne Ludlow, Swansea had the

lion’s share of the early possession but in the 20th minute left back

Amanda John denied PILCS from benefiting from their first meaningful

attack as she cleared bravely off the line.

The Swans reacted well to that genuine scare and took the lead from the

very last move of the opening period as Carrie Slack headed powerfully

home from six yards.

The second period however belonged well and truly to PILCS.

Five minutes after the restart, Amy Thrupp went tumbling in the

Swansea area but referee Charlotte Carpenter confidently ignored

PILCS’s claims for a penalty.

The Gwent outfit did claw themselves level after 67 minutes as Kate

Jeremiah’s looping shot floated over Ffion Ashman before nestling in the

corner of the Swansea keeper’s net.

PILCS pounced twice again in the following 7 minutes as Amy Thrupp

(73) and Lyndsey Davies (75) took full advantage of their respective

chances to all but seal the victory for Wayne Jeremiah’s girls.

Katy Hosford’s well placed header halved the deficit with 10 minutes left

but PILCS held on to claim their first ever major trophy.

Attendance 335

Belle Joins Nomads

on Loan Gap Connah’s Quay have signed

Carmarthen Town’s Cortez Belle on a

domestic loan until the end of the season.

Belle was the Old Gold’s captain last

season and could prove to be a versatile

acquisition as the Nomads aim to secure

their Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League

status.

Belle played in the Football League for

Chester City during the 2004/05 season,

but he was red carded three times between

September and January and only made one

first-team appearance after that before his

release. His first spell in the League was

with Llanelli and he has also played at

Northwich Victoria, Merthyr, Newport and

Chippenham Town.

Llandudno FC clinch

northern promotion

place With a 2-1 win at Penycae FC,

Llandudno took the Huws Gray Alliance

title with one match to go.

In their 22nd season in the second-tier

league, the Seasiders lifted the title for

the first time. Alan Morgan’s side have

now achieved their long-time dream of

promotion to the Welsh Premier League.

Photo by Neil Sheldon

THIS WEEK’S LEAGUE FIXTURES

Football Association of Wales Welsh Cup Semi-Finals Saturday 4th April 2015

Rhyl FC v Newtown AFC - 2.30pm kick off

at the The Rock, Cefn Druids FC

Referee: Nick Pratt Assistants: Phil Roszkowski & Martin Williams 4th Official: Ryan Stewart

Sunday 5th April 2015

Airbus UK Broughton v The New Saints – 12:45 kick off

at Latham Park, Newtown FC Referee: Mark Whitby Assistants: Phil Thomas & Johnathon Bryant 4th Official: Huw Jones

Welsh Premier Womens League

Sunday 5th

April Cardiff City v Newcastle Emlyn Llandudno FC v Cwmbran Celtic

PILCS v Wrexham Rhyl & Prestatyn FC v Cardiff Metropolitan

Swansea City v Port Talbot Town

Welsh Premier Development League

Tuesday 31st March

Bala Town v Airbus UK Broughton

Wednesday 1st April

Flint Town United v gap Connah’s Quay Llandudno FC v Bangor City

Newtown AFC v The New Saints

Sunday 5th

April Conwy Borough v Aberystwyth Town Flint Town United v Cefn Druids

Newtown AFC v gap Connah’s Quay Prestatyn Town v Airbus UK Broughton

The New Saints v Rhyl FC

SUSPENSIONS Player Club Suspended for from

Lee Beattie Prestatyn Town 2 matches 22/03/2015

Christoph Aziamale Rhyl FC development 1 match 23/03/2015

Joshua Jones gap Connah’s Quay development 2 matches 25/03/2015

PHASE TWO FIXTURES – please check weekly for any changes

CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE

PLAY-OFF CONFERENCE

10/04/2015 The New Saints v Aberystwyth Town

Cefn Druids v Prestatyn Town

Bala Town v Newtown AFC

11/04/2015 Port Talbot Town v Airbus UK Broughton

Carmarthen Town v Rhyl FC

12/04/2015 Bangor City v gap Connah's Quay

17/04/2015 Aberystwyth Town v Bala Town

Prestatyn Town v Bangor City

18/04/2015 Newtown AFC v Port Talbot Town

Rhyl FC v Cefn Druids

Airbus UK Broughton v The New Saints gap Connah's Quay v Carmarthen Town

19/04/2015 TBC

26/04/2015 Bala Town v The New Saints

Cefn Druids v Carmarthen Town

Airbus UK Broughton v Newtown AFC

gap Connah's Quay v Prestatyn Town

Port Talbot Town v Aberystwyth Town Bangor City v Rhyl FC

Welsh Football Wildcards The Football Association of Wales is proud to

announce the continuation of the 4 Wildcard

entries in theWord. Cup competition for

season 2015-16 The competition organisers are keen for any club who believe that they should be considered for one of the 4

Wildcards to contact the FAW by Friday May 8th 2015 stating their reasons and staking their claim for one of the

available places.

Is a club reaching a specific milestone this year? Has your team created waves in your League or Cup competition?

Is there an old rivalry that you’d like to resurrect?

Let us know your story and your application will be considered before an announcement is made on June 6th 2015.

Each participating club must have floodlights at their home ground and the 4 successful applicants will join the 12

Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League teams and 6 each from the Nathanial Car Sales Welsh League & Huws Gray

Alliance.

Entry forms are available on the Corbett Sports WPL website or by contacting the Competition’s Secretary Gwyn

Derfel

theWord. Cup

2015-16 Round 1: 24 teams

4 Semi-Finalists 2014/15

excluded until Round 2 –

Bala Town, The New Saints,

Port Talbot Town, Prestatyn

Town

– 07/9/2015

Round 2 : 16 teams

12 Winners from Round 1 &

4 Previous Semi-Finalists

– 28/9/2015

Round 3: 8 teams

8 Winners from Round 2

– 19/10/2015

Semi-Finals: 4 teams

4 Winners from Round 3

– 16/11/2015

Final: 2 teams

24/1/2016. (Live on S4C)

PILCS claim their trophy after League Cup final win

CLUB NEWS

ABERYSTWYTH TOWN www.atfc.org.uk

Aberystwyth Town FC were proud and delighted to learn of Academy Product Tom Bradshaw's

Wembley appearance last week, representing Walsall in the Johnson's Paint Trophy Final in front

of 72,315 fans.

Centre forward Tom, who wears the Number 9 short for Walsall is

currently enjoying his best ever season having scored 13 goals from 23

League One appearances for the Saddlers, and he was named on standby

for Wales' Senior Squad in October.

Shrewsbury-born Tom was a part of Aberystwyth Town's Academy for a

number of years while his family were living in Tywyn, and he made his

debut for the Black and Greens in 2009, scoring 2 goals in four games

and coming on as a substitute in the 2009 Welsh Cup Final.

Bradshaw then moved to Shrewsbury Town, scoring 17 goals in 89

appearances over 5 years before his move to the Bescot Stadium last

summer. Having completed five years of education in Wales Tom has

also played for Wales' Under 19s and Under 21s side - and he scored on his debut for both, as he did at

Shrewsbury and Walsall. In fact the Black and Greens are the only side Tom failed to score for on his

debut!

Everyone at the Club congratulates Tom and his family on a major achievement, and wish him all the best

for his future career, which at present looks very promising indeed. Photo – Bradshaw when he was at Park Avenue

Matthew Wallace

AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON www.airbusfc.com

No news this week.

BALA TOWN www.balatownfc.co.uk Action from Bala Town v Port Talbot

Town Photo: Naomi Jones

Lakesiders knocked out of NEWFA Cup.

Monday night football saw Bala’s Under

19’s knocked out of the NEWFA Cup thanks

to a first half goal by Airbus.

Bala began brightly on the 3G pitch with

Ryan Jones driving forward and forcing the

goalkeeper into a save after 2 minutes on the

clock.

Aled Bayley made a great clearance to stop

an Airbus attack which the resulting corner

fell straight into French’s arms.

Chances were few and far between but the

home side took the lead when the forward

slipped through a gap in the defence and

slotted in.

It was a quiet game on the whole from Bala

but towards the end of the first period started

to create some chances with Parry’s shot

floating inches over the crossbar, Batten’s

driven shot testing the shotstopper from 25

yards and a Matty Evans cross being saved

by the goalie.

It was job done by Airbus in the first half with no change in the scoreline in the second half. Hannah Gwenllian

BANGOR CITY www.bangorcity.com

Two Bangor City FC players have been selected to represent Welsh Universities in two

representative matches vs Irish Colleges and Scottish Universities.

The game vs Irish Colleges takes place on Monday (30th March), at Wexford FC (KO 2.30pm) and

the fixture vs Scottish Universities will take place at Dragon Park, Newport on Monday 13th April,

KO 7pm.

The purpose of these games is to promote the Welsh Universities programme whilst showcasing

talented student players who may be considered to compete in the home nations in 2016. Bangor

City will be represented by Rhys Cooper and Liam Walker who have both featured regularly for the

U19's this season. Dave Hayes

CARMARTHEN TOWN www.carmarthentownafc.com

Liam Thomas slots home the penalty v Prestatyn Photo: W Huw Davies

CEFN DRUIDS www.cefndruidsafc.co.uk

Derek Taylor heads narrowly over the bar

early in the first half against Bangor City on

Saturday

Photo: Mike Plunkett

gap CONNAH’S QUAY www.the-nomads.co.uk The Nomads are pleased to announce the loan signing of Cortez Belle for the remainder of the season.

Belle joins The Nomads from fellow play off conference side, Carmarthen Town, where in 44 appearances, he has scored

12 goals. Prior to his time at Carmarthen, Belle played for Port Talbot Town and Llanelli in the Welsh Premier League,

making over 75 appearances.

Coventry-born Belle has plenty of footballing experience, having played at Merthyr Tydfil, Chester City, Newport

Country, and more recently, Halifax Town, Northwich Victoria and Chippenham Town.

Belle will wear the number 10 jersey and is immediately available for The Nomads' crunch fixture with Rhyl on Saturday

afternoon.

On the move, Assistant Manager, Jay Catton said "Cortez is a proven striker and central defender in the Welsh Premier

League who has been one of the best players for the last five years. He is massively experienced and has been top class

for Port Talbot and Carmarthen recently. He's a player that nobody enjoys playing against due to his superb strength and

aerial ability - ultimately, he is a winner. When the opportunity to sign him on loan for the remainder of the season arose,

we jumped at the opportunity. After speaking with him, he was exactly what we wanted for the club, showing superb

enthusiasm and knowledge of the game, and he was fully behind the opportunity to join The Nomads.“No doubt he will

be a great signing for us and will contribute massively in our push for survival and potentially European play offs."Catton

concluded "A huge thanks has to go to Mark Aizlewood and Gareth Thomas from Carmarthen Town for making the

transfer such a smooth process."

Alan Bull powers home past Ramsay in the Rhyl goal Photo NCM Media

NEWTOWN AFC www.newtownafc.co.uk No news this week

PORT TALBOT TOWN www.porttalbottown.co.uk No news this week

PRESTATYN TOWN www.ptfconline.co.uk Neil Gibson had this to say after the 2-5 defeat at Carmarthen:

“I know it sounds stupid to say after getting beat 5-2 but I thought the lads were a credit to the football club. They

kept going right to the end!

“I thought we were unlucky in terms of the first and third goals and& the sendings off. Everything got chucked at us

but the lads kept fighting for the cause. The supporters were fantastic to drive them on again and it just goes to show

what a loyal bunch of fans we have got. We are already relegated and they come down to South Wales and make

more noise than the home fans. It was very pleasing proud day apart from the result but it was a proud day be a part

of Prestatyn Town. With a bunch of players pulling together, with the fans it is a great start to the rebuilding for

what’s to come in the future” Tony O’Reilly

RHYL FC www.rhylfc.co.uk RHYL FC midfielder Levi Mackin has been awarded the

Welsh Cup Player of the Quarter Final Round...

The once-capped Wales under 21 player was awarded the Man

of the Match in the Lilywhites 2-1 away win at Carmarthen

Town and his sterling performance in front of the live S4C

cameras has seen him been awarded a second accolade.

Mackin (pictured in white), 28, is a former Wrexham, York

and Chester midfielder who has also played for Bangor City

and Conwy Borough in the Welsh pyramid. He joined Rhyl in

the summer and has been a regular in Greg Strong’s team,

making 22 appearances.

Mackin will be presented with his award at Rhyl’s home game

on Saturday in the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League against gap Connah’s Quay. Photo NCM Media

THE NEW SAINTS FC www.tnsfc.co.uk

Wilde Inducted into Chester Hall of Fame

The New Saints’ Mike Wilde, whose goals fired former club Chester City to the Evo-Stik Division One North title

in the reformed club’s inaugural season, has been confirmed as the latest Chester FC Hall of Fame inductee.

Wilde who is currently in his second spell with The Saints, received the honour after Chester’s game against

Dartford on Tuesday the 17th of March.

Neil Young signed the Birkenhead-born striker from Fleetwood in July 2010 and he scored a hat-trick in the fan-

owned club’s first home league match, a 6-0 win against Trafford.

Wilde ended the campaign with a magnificent 36 goals in just 43 league games as the Blues clinched the title in a

nail-biting finale at Garforth.

Although injuries restricted his appearances the following season, Wilde was part of the Chester squad that won the

Evo-Stik Premier Division title.

He scored 46 goals in 66 games in all competitions before leaving in summer 2012 to re-join the Corbett Sports

Welsh Premier League Champions.

Wilde became the 13th member of the Chester FC Hall of Fame alongside Grenville Millington, Gary Talbot, Daryl

Clare, Peter Jackson, Stuart Rimmer, Trevor Storton, Derek Draper, Iain Jenkins, Mike Metcalf, Elfed Morris, Ken

Roberts and George Horan.

The TNS number 18 has been prolific since returning to the WPL and having won the Golden Boot in 2013/2014 the

striker has scored an impressive 15 League goals during the current campaign.!

Greg Draper knocks in one of his four goals against Newtown on Friday

SCORECARD League

27/03/2015

The New Saints FC 4 Greg Draper 38' 48' 51' 64' Newtown AFC 2 Jason Oswell 17' Matty Owen 31'(p) The New Saints FC

25. Chris Mullock, 2. Simon Spender, 3. Chris Marriott, 16. Connell

Rawlinson, 6. Kai Edwards, 12. Christian Seargeant, 17. Ryan Edwards

(10. Matthew Williams 76'), 20. Alex Darlington (4. Phil Baker 59'), 22.

Scott Quigley (21. Adrian Cieslewicz 79'), 19. Jamie Reed, 9. Greg

Draper

Subs not used: 1. Paul Harrison (gk), 18. Mike Wilde

Red Cards: Seargeant 28'

Yellow Cards: None

Newtown AFC

1. David Jones, 19. Craig Williams, 6. Shane Sutton, 16. Gavin

Cadwallader, 3. Steffan Edwards, 15. Jamie Price )9. Luke Boundford

65'), 4. Matty Owen, 26. Jamie Petrie, 7. Matthew Hearsey (8. Matthew

Cook 55'), 10. Jason Oswell, 11. Neil Mitchell (18. Sean Evans 16')

Subs not used: 21. Craig Harris, 14. Gareth Partridge, 13. Jack Perry (gk)

Red Cards: None

Yellow Cards: None

Attendance: 374 Referee: Dean John 28/03/2015

Bala Town 4 Ian Sheridan 18' Conall Murtagh 45' Mark Jones 54' 69’ Port Talbot Town 1 Luke Bowen 55' Bala Town 1. Ashley Morris, 2. Ryan Valentine, 3. Sean Smith, 15. Will Bell, 6.

Conall Murtagh, 7. Mark Connolly, 8. Mark Jones, 14. Rob Pearson, 10.

Ian Sheridan (9. Mike Hayes 77'), 11. Kieran Smith (24. Kyle Parle 90'),

18. Lee Hunt (17. Stephen Brown 90')

Subs not used: 23. Craig Vernon (gk), 16. Tony Davies

Red Cards: Valentine 90'

Yellow Cards: None

Port Talbot Town 13. Steven Cann, 3. James Parry (25. Matthew Birdsley 90'), 26. Rhys

Griffiths, 20. Keiran Williams, 12. Leigh De Vulgt, 14. Kieran Lewis, 8.

Liam McCreesh, 18. Chad Bond, 10. Luke Bowen, 7. Chris Jones (17.

Kostya Georgievsky 88'), 11. Jason Bertorelli (22. Daniel Sheehan 73')

Subs not used: 1. Conah McFenton (gk), 00. Samuel Pearson

Red Cards: None

Yellow Cards: McCreesh 30' Williams 45' Parry 76' Lewis 79'

Griffiths 90'

Attendance: 135 Referee: Mark Petch Carmarthen Town 5 Liam Thomas 12'(p) 69' Jordan Wells 20' Ceri Morgan 45'

Luke Prosser 70' Prestatyn Town 2 Jack Lewis 3' Dave Hayes 50' Carmarthen Town 1. Lee Idzi, 5. Jordan Wells, 6. Kris Thomas, 3. Craig Hanford, 15.

Jordan Knott, 10. Lewis Harling (22. Sacha Walters 75'), 14. Ceri

Morgan (16. Chris Ham 75'), 11. Kyle Bassett, 18. Liam Thomas, 20.

Danny Thomas, 9. Luke Prosser (17. Jeff White 72')

Subs not used: 8. Paul Fowler, 19. Hywel Llyr, 23. Glen Fearn

Red Cards: None

Yellow Cards: None

Prestatyn Town 26. Scott Williams, 12. James Stead, 4. Dave Hayes (15. Rhys Lewis 85),

5. Ross Weaver, 3. Jack Lewis, 14. Dale Lee, 7. Michael Parker, 11.

Alex Jones (28. Noah Edwards 82'), 18. Jordan Davies (2. Tom Kemp

82'), 9. Andy Parkinson, 17. Liam Walsh

Subs not used: 23. Connor Shackleton, 6. Gareth Wilson, 8. Neil Gibson

Red Cards: Stead 10' Weaver 41'

Yellow Cards: Weaver 37' & 41' Hayes 41' Davies 64'

Gibson 43' (on bench)

Attendance: 260 Referee: Brian James Cefn Druids 0 - Bangor City 2 Leon Clowes 33' Les Davies 90'+1 Cefn Druids 32. Louis Gray, 16. Joe Culshaw, 6. Mark McGregor, 4. Chris Rimmer,

7. Jonathan Breeze (14. Mark Beech 88'), 17. Derek Taylor, 18. Tom

Donegan, 9. Jack Laird (33. Jamie Matthews 65'), 5. Bruno Fernandes,

22. Phil Marsh, 8. Neil Harvey

Subs not used: 3. Moses Barnett, 23. Liam Randles, 12. Sam Cook

Red Cards: Rimmer 57'

Yellow Cards: Rimmer 26' & 58' Donegan 45'+1 Fernandes 73'

Bangor City 27. Connor Roberts, 4. Michael Johnston, 6. Anthony Miley, 9. Les

Davies, 11. Sion Edwards (8. Liam Caddick 88'), 15. Callum Morris, 17.

Sam Hart, 19. Damian Allen, 20. Ryan Edwards (7. Chris Jones 77'), 18.

Lee Healey, 26. Leon Clowes

Subs not used: 13. Gethin Roberts (gk), 14. Sam Faulkner, 24. Phil

Warrington, 22. Ifan Emlyn Jones, 21. Caio Hywel

Red Cards: None

Yellow Cards: Davies 74' Edwards 75' Healey 76' Hart 90'+3

Attendance: 410 Referee: Huw Jones Rhyl FC 1 Ashley Ruane 70' gap Connahs Quay 2 Steve Evans 38' Sean Miller 42' Rhyl FC

1. Alex Ramsay, 2. Matty Woodward (10. Greg Stones 46'), 7. Liam

Dawson (11. Tom Rowlands 63'), 8. Paul McManus, 12. Ashley Ruane,

14. Ryan Astles, 15. James Brewerton (34. Michael Walsh 15'), 16. Levi

Makin, 18. Danny Gossett, 27. David Thompson, 41. Carl Lamb

Subs not used: 40. Michael Askew, 33. James Williams, 32. Jack Kenny,

9. Aaron Bowen

Red Cards: None

Yellow Cards: None

gap Connahs Quay

25. Terry McCormick, 6. Russell Courtney, 47. Jack Riley, 10. Cortez

Belle, 4. Jamie Crowther, 21. Danny Harrison, 28. Kevin McIntyre, 8.

Robert Jones (39. Kieran Gaul 85'), 11. Alan Bull (3. Marcus Giglio 77'),

14. Steve Evans, 17. Sean Miller

Subs not used: 19. Mark Bainbridge, 16. Ryan Fraughan, 53. Ben Nash,

18. Jack Cookson (gk), 31. Jack Chambers

Red Cards: None

Yellow Cards: None

Attendance: 374 Referee: Chris Hames

29/03/2015 Aberystwyth Town 1 Chris Venables 90' Airbus UK Broughton 3 Ryan Wignall 37' Tom Field 66' Ryan Wade 69' Aberystwyth Town 1. Mike Lewis, 2. Chris Davies, 3. Cledan Davies, 5. Stuart Jones, 12.

Sion James, 20. Ross Stephens (9. Mark Jones 57'), 10. Chris Venables,

8. Luke Sherbon, 7. Geoff Kellaway, 16. Wyn Thomas, 11. Craig

Williams

Subs not used: 6. Stephen Wright, 15. Rhydian Davies, 13. Philip Draper

(gk), 22. Sion Evans

Red Cards: None

Yellow Cards: Sherbon 72'

Airbus UK Broughton 21. James Coates, 26. Lee Owens, 7. Andy Jones, 4. Mike Pearson, 22.

Matty McGinn, 6. Tom Field, 8. Glenn Rule (17. Ashley Williams 51'),

12. Jordan Barrow, 9. Chris Budrys (24. Ricky Evans 80'), 16. Ryan

Wignall (15. Ellis Healing 80'), 11. Ryan Wade

Subs not used: 19. Jonny Spittle, 10. Wayne Riley, 20. Jake Eyre

Red Cards: None

Yellow Cards: Barrow 66' Pearson 87'

Attendance: 296 Referee: Nick Pratt

Welsh Premier League table Home Away

Championship Conference P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.Diff The New Saints FC 29 12 3 0 43 7 11 3 0 43 12 75 67C Bala Town 29 9 2 3 40 16 8 2 5 23 22 55 25 Airbus UK Broughton 29 10 1 3 37 15 6 3 6 18 17 52 23 Aberystwyth Town 29 8 4 3 32 26 5 5 4 31 29 48 8 Port Talbot Town 29 9 1 4 31 18 2 3 10 18 38 37 -7 Newtown AFC 29 6 4 5 29 26 3 4 7 19 29 35 -7 Play off Conference

Carmarthen Town 29 7 3 5 28 24 4 3 7 17 28 39 -7 Rhyl FC 29 3 7 5 18 22 6 2 6 15 21 36 -10 gap Connah’s Quay 29 2 6 6 15 25 6 4 5 22 25 34 -13 Bangor City 29 4 3 7 20 27 3 5 7 20 29 29 -16 Cefn Druids 29 4 2 8 15 27 3 4 8 22 33 27 -23 Prestatyn Town 29 3 4 8 22 33 0 2 12 18 47 15 -40R

TNS youngsters take on Urawa

Reds

The TNS FC Scholars and members of the TNS Under 16′s

played in two very intense and high quality games against

Urawa Reds from Japan at Park Hall Stadium.

The boys were split into two squads allowing all the players

to play in their favoured positions as well as giving Steve

Benyon, Steve Evans and Scott Ruscoe a chance to assess

the squads for next season, as well as for the remaining

games both for the Under 19′s and Under 16′s.

The first game was a fantastic game of football, with the

TNS boys securing a 3-2 victory. A huge well done to

Izaack Lambert, Josh Baldwin, Owen Hough and Jack

Jones, who performed superbly well and didn’t look out of

place at all.

Jack managed to score two goals which added to an

excellent headed goal from Tom Ash.

Urawa Reds scored a well worked team goal, as well as a

super free-kick right at the death.

The second game again was a fantastic match, with the reds

managing to secure a 2-0 victory.

Again, the visitors managed to score two very well worked

goals, but we had numerous changes to score.

Finally, a huge thank you to Alan Keeling and Urawa Reds

for ensuring that these excellent games were played.

Welsh Premier Womens League

27/03/2015 PILCS 3 Katy Jeremiah 67' Amy Thrupp 73' Lyndsey Davies 75'

Swansea City 2 Carrie Slack 45' Katy Hosford 80'

Attendance: 335 Played at GenQuip Stadium Port Talbot

29/03/2015 Cardiff City 4 Daniele Green 14' Kirsty O'Donnell 44' Lisa Bird 61'

Rhyl & Prestatyn FC 0 -

Cwmbran Celtic Match postponed due to waterlogged pitch

Aberystwyth Town

Newcastle Emlyn Match postponed due to waterlogged pitch

Swansea City

Welsh Premier Womens League table Home Away

P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.Diff

Cardiff Metropolitan 17 7 1 0 40 0 7 1 1 33 9 44 64

PILCS 16 8 0 1 37 8 5 0 2 23 14 39 38

Cardiff City 18 6 0 3 34 12 5 3 1 18 12 36 28

Swansea City 14 7 1 1 37 7 3 1 1 14 5 32 39

Wrexham FC 16 5 1 1 26 8 3 1 5 11 21 26 8

Port Talbot Town 17 5 2 1 24 9 3 0 6 7 20 26 2

Cwmbran Celtic 14 3 1 2 13 7 3 1 4 21 23 20 4

Llandudno FC 18 3 1 5 14 18 3 0 6 13 25 19 -16

Rhyl & Prestatyn FC 17 2 0 6 11 20 2 0 7 7 41 12 -43

Newcastle Emlyn 17 3 0 6 19 27 0 0 8 4 34 9 -38

Aberystwyth Town 18 1 0 8 8 38 0 0 9 3 59 3 -86

Welsh Premier Development League

27/03/2015 gap Connah’s Quay 6 David Forbes 25' 54' 56' 78' Sean Cookson 60' James Kilburn 82'(p)

Llandudno FC 0 -

29/03/2015 Aberystwyth Town 2 Jamie Butler 48' Liam Lewis 71'

Prestatyn Town 0 -

Airbus UK Broughton 4 Rhys Jones 55' 80' Connor Littler 60' Liam Hughes 81'

Newtown AFC 0 -

Bangor City 0 No data received

Bala Town 4

Rhyl FC P Waterlogged pitch

Conwy Borough P

Welsh Premier Development League table Home Away

P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.Diff

The New Saints FC 16 8 1 0 59 5 6 1 0 27 11 44 70

Airbus UK Broughton 17 8 0 1 39 7 6 2 0 36 8 44 60

Bala Town 16 5 0 0 25 3 7 2 2 34 19 38 37

gap Connah’s Quay 16 7 1 1 47 8 5 0 2 24 12 37 51

Rhyl FC 18 7 1 2 34 17 5 0 3 21 23 37 15

Bangor City 18 4 0 4 35 18 5 0 5 22 17 27 22

Cefn Druids 18 4 2 3 24 17 2 1 6 14 32 21 -11

Llandudno FC 21 5 0 6 32 28 2 0 8 15 48 21 -29

Prestatyn Town 21 5 0 5 24 23 2 0 9 16 52 21 -35

Conwy Borough 20 4 0 6 15 26 1 2 7 13 39 17 -37

Flint Town United 18 4 0 5 26 30 1 1 7 6 43 16 -41

Aberystwyth Town 20 3 4 4 21 26 0 1 8 15 55 14 -45

Newtown AFC 19 3 1 5 29 42 0 0 10 7 51 10 -57

THE LAST WORD by Gwyn Derfel Well what a weekend that was!

As we all know Wales secured an impressive and important win out in Israel on Saturday night and everyone I have

seen since the final whistle has had a visible spring in their step. Huge congratulations to everyone involved and

thanks for bringing my personal lifelong dream a step closer to reality.

However it wasn’t all about the National Team over the weekend as I was fortunate enough to experience a

domestic final and two crucial Corbett Sports WPL matches.

The GenQuip Stadium in Port Talbot hosted the second ever Welsh Premier Women’s League Cup Final on Friday.

PILCS came from behind to beat Swansea City in an enthralling encounter which was witnessed by a crowd of 335.

The standard of football and the volume of fans was really pleasing and a definite sign that the women’s game in

Wales is going in the right direction.

Gap Connah’s Quay took a huge step towards securing their WPL status by winning 2-1 at Rhyl on Saturday

afternoon. I really enjoy visiting the Corbett Sports Stadium as the fans are very passionate and even more vocal! It

was a fairly contested match but Gap took their chances and that was that.

On Sunday at a blustery Park Avenue I witnessed an Airbus masterclass as they beat Aberystwyth and closed the

gap on Bala to 3 points in the race to secure Europa League qualification. The final three weeks of the season are

certainly going to exciting and tense affairs at both ends of the table.

The best of luck to Airbus, The New Saints, Newtown and Rhyl in the Welsh Cup Semi Finals over the weekend.

I’m sure that both victorious teams will certainly have a spring in their step next Monday morning.

By the way you weren’t dreaming – Wales did beat Israel 3-0..

.

Y GAIR OLAF gan Gwyn Derfel Wel am benwythnos !

Fel y gwyddom i gyd wrth gwrs, hawliwyd buddugoliaeth fythgofiadwy gan Gymru yn Israel dros y Sul ac mae

pawb yr wyf wedi eu cyfarfod ers y chwiban olaf yn gwenu fel gatiau. Llongyfarchiadau mawr i bawb sy’n

ymwneud gyda’r garfan genedlaethol a diolch am sicrhau bod fy uchelgais o weld Cymru’n cystadlu mewn

pencampwriaeth gam yn agosach at gael ei wireddu.

Yn ogystal ậ gwylio gêm Cymru ar y teledu – cefais bleser mawr o dystio gemau domestig dros y penwythnos

hefyd.

‘Roeddwn yn ffodus iawn i fod yn Stadiwm GenQuip nos Wener yn tystio PILCS yn ennill Cwpan Uwch Gynghrair

Merched Cymru. ‘Roedd safon y gêm yn erbyn Abertawe a’r ffaith bod 335 o bobl yn y dorf yn arwydd clir bod

camp y merched yn tyfu yma yng Nghymru.

Cymrodd Gap Cei Connah gam pendant tuag at warchod eu lle yn yr Uwch Gynghrair y tymor nesaf drwy guro’r

Rhyl yn Stadiwm Corbett Sports brynhawn Sadwrn. ‘Rwy’n cael mwynhad mawr o weld angerdd cefnogwyr Y

Rhyl – ond faswn i ddim wedi mwynhau bod yn un o’u chwaraewyr ar y chwiban olaf – gan bo’r cefnogwyr yn

bendant yn ddi-flewyn ar dafod.

Gwynt o fath gwahanol brofais i yn Aberystwyth brynhawn Sul ond er gwaetha’r elfennau chwaraeodd Airbus yn

gampus i gau’r bwlch ar Y Bala i driphwynt. Ydi mae’r ras am yr ail safle ‘na a lle yng Nghynghrair Europa yn

hynod o ddifyr.

Pob lwc i Airbus, Y Seintiau, Y Drenewydd a’r Rhyl ym mhedwar olaf Cwpan Cymru dros y penwythnos. Mae’r

ddwy ornest yn bendant yn tynnu dŵr i’r dannedd.

Gyda llaw – ‘doeddech chi ddim yn breuddwydio. Fe enillodd Cymru o 3-0 yn Israel !

Compiled by Mel Thomas at Soccerfile Wales

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