MBi LLANDUDNO LADIES STATS 2015/16 UPDATED

Llandudno Ladies on the balcony after the 2016 Welsh Cup Final (pic: Chris Howells)

MBI Llandudno Ladies results 2015/16

Sep 13: Newcastle Emlyn (a - lge) 4-0 (Jemila Bukari, Stacey Tradewell, Rosie Hughes, Sofie Owen)

Sep 27: Cardiff City FC (h - lge) 3-6 (Tradewell, Owen, Kelsey Davies)

Oct 4: Cardiff Metropolitan (a - lge) 0-8

Oct 11: Swansea City (h - lge) 0-2

Oct 18: Rhyl and Prestatyn (h - WC R1) 4-0 (Katie Louise Bowe, Catrin Thomas, Hughes 2)

Oct 25: Aberystwyth Town (a - lge) 1-2 (Tradewell)

Nov 15: Llanfair United (h - WC R2) 7-1 (Bowe 3, Owen 2, Hughes 2)

Nov 22: Port Talbot Town (h - lge) 3-3 (Bowe 3)

Dec 6: Cardiff Metropolitan (a - LC) 2-9 (Thomas, Bowe)

Jan 10: PILCS (h - lge) 4-3 (Sofie Owen 3, Jordanne Greenough)

Jan 17: Newcastle Emlyn (h - lge) 11-0 (Stacey Tradewell 3, Sofie Owen 3, Rosie Hughes 2, Catrin Thomas 2, Katie Louise Bowe)

Jan 24: Cyncoed (h - lge) 0-1

Feb 14: Cwmbran Celtic (a - WC QF) 2-1 (Bowe, Davies)

Feb 21: Cardiff Metropolitan (h - lge) 1-8 (Rosie Hughes)

Feb 28: Swansea City (a - lge) 1-2 (Kelsey Davies)

Mar 6: Aberystwyth Town (h - lge) 4-0 (Bowe 3, Davies)

Mar 20: Denbigh Town (n - WCSF) 4-0 (Tradewell, own goal, Bukari, Hughes)

Apr 3: Port Talbot (a - lge) 1-1 (Bowe)

Apr 5: Rhyl and Prestatyn (a - lge) 1-0 (Davies)

Apr 10: Cyncoed (a - lge) 5-0 (Owen 3, Hughes, Bowe)

Apr 17: Cardiff City Women (n - WCF) 2-5 (Bowe, Thomas)

Apr 24: Cwmbran Celtic (h - lge) 3-10 (Bowe 3)

Apr 26: Rhyl and Prestatyn (h - lge) 8-2 (Hughes 4, Bowe 2, Samantha Jarvis-Evans 2)

May 1: PILCS (a-lge)

May 8: Cardiff City FC Women (a-lge)

May 15: Cwmbran Celtic (a-lge)

Goals (71):

21 - Katie Louise Bowe

14 - Rosie Hughes

13 - Sofie Owen

7 - Stacey Tradewell

5 - Kelsey Davies

5 - Catrin Thomas

2 - Jemila Bukari

2 - Samantha Jarvis-Evans

1 - Jordanne Greenough
1 - own goal

WHOLE LOTTA ROSIE AS LLANDUDNO RACK UP EIGHT AGAINST RHYL AND PRESTATYN

Samantha Jarvis-Evans (black and white) scored her first two goals for the club

MBi Llandudno 8 (Katie Louise Bowe 6 and 39; Samantha Jarvis-Evans 11 and 28, Rosie Hughes 26, 34, 36 and 60)

Rhyl and Prestatyn 2 (Rebecca Bannister 34, Amy Webster 88)

Welsh Premier Women's League - April 26, 2016

Juat two days after losing 10-3 at home MBi Llandudno Ladies bounced back with a stunning 8-2 thrashing of North Wales coast rivals Rhyl and Prestatyn at Maesdu Park.

Rosie Hughes led the way with four goals for the hosts, including a 10-minute hat-trick, top-scorer Katie Bowe added another two pearlers to her collection and the underrated Sammy Jarvis-Evans notched her first two net-finders for the club.

R and P could only manage two in reply and are now in desperate trouble in their bid to avoid the bottom two and potential relegation.

The game was decided in a first half which ended with Tudno 7-1 ahead.

With a strong wind behind them and heavy hail at one point, the home side made the very most of the conditions.

The second half was far more even, but by then the game was won and Llandudno completed a third win this season over their Denbighshire foes.

With key defender Jemila Bukari out injured, Llandudno drafted back Stephanie Walsh who had an awesome game at the back.

While Hughes had to rank as player of the match after scoring four goals, Walsh deserved at least half the award and Rosie would surely not begrudge it of her.

One thing R and P must have been aware of before the start was the shooting ability of Bowe,yet on six minutes they left her free to tee up a shot from 25 yards and her blistering effort flew in off the bar for 1-0.

Five minutes later, with the weather at its very worst, Jarvis-Evans headed in her first goal for the team.

Bowe's left-footer was palmed away by keeper Megan Roberts who then held onto a firmly struck Stacey Tradewell effort.

The influential Bowe tested Roberts again, but on 26 minutes it was 3-0 when a KLB effort came back off the keeper and Hughes pounced to score from close range.

Two minutes later Kelsey Davies set up Jarvis-Evans to net with a beautiful low drive beyond the diving Roberts.

R and P pulled one back a minute later through Rebecca Bannister, but the visitors were soon under the cosh again.

Hughes forced a Bowe corner over the line for 5-1 and then completed a 10-minute hat-trick on 36 when she was found in acres of space to lob beyond the keeper.

Bowe made it 7-1 when yet another stunning free-kick went in off the underside of the bar and brought the sharp-shooter her 21st goal of the season.

The second half was a closer encounter, Bowe blasting over before on the hour a Davies cross was spilled by Roberts and Hughes pounced for her fourth of the night and 14th of the season.

Bowe had a couple more attempts saved before R and P had the last word with a fantastic strike into the roof of the net by Amy Webster.

Late on came an incident which typifies women's football.

Walsh took a nasty accidental boot in the face near the touchline when showing typical bravery, yet needed less than two minutes to recover without fuss and carry on with the game.

Had that happened in La Liga or even in some cases of men's football seen at local level, the injured player may well have produced Oscar-winning theatrics.

Walsh took a short time to get her bearings back and simply got on with her duties.

Rhyl's Rachael Nattrass was stretchered off late on after a strong tackle from Walsh. Both teams wish her a speedy recovery.

Llandudno strengthened their hold on sixth place in the WWPL and will finish no lower than that position.

Llandudno: Jess Hughes, Jordanne Greenough (Rebecca Elliott 51), Catrin Thomas, Claire Colville (Catherine Higgott 82), Stephanie Walsh, Rebecca Jarvis-Evans, Stacey Tradewell (Alys Marsh-Hughes 88), Kelsey Davies, Katie Bowe, Samantha Jarvis-Evans, Rosie Hughes.

Rhyl and Prestatyn: Megan Roberts, Alaw Davies-Smith, Kim Sands, Cassandra Thomas, Joy Jamieson (Amy Webster 70), Rebecca Bannister (Lucy Davies 64), Phoebe Davies, Laura Williams, Rachael Nattrass, Rachel Lloyd, Ashleigh Mills.

DENBIGH TOWN KEEPS TITLE HOPES ALIVE WITH CHELSEA DOUBLE

Denbigh Town Ladies

DENBIGH Town kept their slim hopes of retaining the North Wales Women’s League title alive with a 2-1 win at Bethel.

Town found themselves 1-0 down after just two minutes when Lisa Thomas headed home a right-wing cross.

Denbigh gradually began to get a foothold in the game and started to create chances with Lucy Morris going close on a couple of occasions only to be thwarted by the home keeper.

The away side’s pressure was beginning to tell and Chelsea Williams went close before on 40 minutes before Joanna McKinney was brought down in the box for a clear cut penalty. 

Up stepped Chelsea Williams to calmly slot the ball home with ease.

After a couple of near misses Denbigh took the lead on 65 minutes when McKinney, in the centre circle, met the keeper’s clearance to direct a header perfectly into the path of Chelsea Williams, who lobbed the advancing keeper from 12 yards.

Denbigh were on top but were indebted to keeper Netty Jones for two fine saves as Bethel applied late pressure. Williams also missed a good chance to complete her hat-trick.

Other scores: gap Northop Hall 2 (Annmarie Jones, Shannon Hobbs) Pwllheli 1 (Mari Hughes); Amlwch Town 0 Airbus 1 (Melanie Prince); Kinmel Bay 1 (Jessica Jones) Llanfair United 5 (Nora Davies 2, Mary Bailey, Sarah Ellis 2).

Fixtures - Sunday, May 1 (1pm): Airbus v Bethel, Amlwch Town v Kinmel Bay, Denbigh Town v gap Northop Hall, Llanfair United v Pwllheli.

Top three positions: Caernarfon Town - played 18 points 44 (GD+46), gap Northop Hall 13-37 (+50), Denbigh Town 14-37 (+32).

Welsh Premier Women's League

Despite a hat-trick from Katie Louise Bowe, MBi Llandudno suffered a shock 10-3 home defeat at the hands of Cwmbran Celtic in the Welsh Premier Women’s League.

Bowe boosted her goals tally for the season to 19, but she was overshadowed by Cwmbran’s Welsh international striker and North Wales girl Lois Regan, who scored six, Chloe Chivers adding three and Lauren Boyd a single.

Other scores: Cardiff City FC Women 11 Newcastle Emlyn 0; Port Talbot Town 0 Swansea City 1.

Fixtures - Sunday, May 1 (2pm): Aberystwyth Town v Port Talbot Town, Cyncoed v Swansea City, Newcastle Emlyn v Cwmbran Celtic, PILCS v MBi Llandudno, Rhyl and Prestatyn v Cardiff City FC.

Brickfield Rangers Ladies play first-ever game

Brickfield Rangers ladies made history last week when they played their first match.

The Wrexham team took on North Wales League side Point in a friendly.

The more experienced Point won 9-0 thanks to goals from Hollie Groves (4), Libby McClelland (2), Kerry Roberts, Niomi Taylor and Caitlin Latham, but there were plenty of positives for Brickfield, who will only improve with the more games they play.

North Wales Girls Football League

Under-12 Cup: gap Northop Hall Hotspur 3 Rhyl 2; gap Northop Hall United 3 Caernarfon 2; Llangefni 1 Bangor 0; Denbigh 4 Brickfield 0.

Under-16 Cup: Caernarfon 0 Rhyl 3.

Under-14 Cup: gap Northop Hall 2 Caernarfon 8 (Katie Houghton 2, Catrin Evans 2, Anest Roberts, Nel Jones 2, Erin Maloney).

Under-12 League: Prestatyn 3 (Tegan Crockett, Georgina Owen 2) Llandudno 2

CAERNARFON TOWN 10 POINTS CLEAR AT TOP

Caernarfon Town celebrate another goal

Caernarfon Town completed their North Wales Women's League fixtures in style with an 8-0 drubbing of Kinmel Bay.

Lexi Musgrave and Danielle Barnfield netted two apiece, Ffion Owen, Kim Parry, Nel Huws and Rebecca Brown one each.

Caernarfon are 10 points clear at the summit, but they can still be caught by second-placed Denbigh Town, who have five games remaining, and gap Northop Hall in third, who have seven matches left.

Denbigh whipped Airbus 6-1, Lexi Smith (2), Chelsea Williams (2), Joanna McKinney and an own goal making up the half-dozen, Emily Jones responding.

gap Northop Hall saw off Bethel 5-2 in a really hard-fought tussle, Shannon Hobbs (2), Laura Eagles, Emily Hughes and Barbara Nadworna for the winners, Ffion Williams and Alaw Huws netting for the losing side.

Sara Williams bagged the winner for Amlwch Town in a 1-0 verdict at Llanfair United.

North Wales Women's League top three:

Caernarfon Town: Played 18 Points 44 (Goal Difference +46 - fixtures complete)

Denbigh Town: Played 13 Points 34 (GD +31)

gap Northop Hall: Played 11 Points 31 (GD +47)

Fixtures - Sunday, April 24 (1pm)

Amlwch Town v Airbus, Bethel v Denbigh Town, gap Northop Hall v Pwllheli, Kinmel Bay v Llanfair United.

Welsh Premier Women's League

Cardiff Metropolitan are on the verge of the title after a 5-0 victory at Rhyl and Prestatyn.

Emily Allen, Anne-Laure Davy, Chloe O'Connor and Erin Murray shared the goals for the Archers.

Fixtures - Sunday, April 24 (2pm)

Cardiff City FC Women v Newcastle Emlyn, MBi Llandudno v Cwmbran Celtic, Port Talbot Town v Swansea City.

Tuesday, April 26

MBi Llandudno v Rhyl and Prestatyn.

NO SHAME IN WELSH CUP FINAL DEFEAT FOR LLANDUDNO

Cardiff City FC Women 5 (Nolan, Evans 3, Cochrane pen)

MBi Llandudno 2 (Bowe, Thomas)

FAW Women's Welsh Cup Final 2016

TWO key factors ensured Llandudno’s dream FAW Women’s Welsh Cup Final date with Cardiff City ended in a 5-2 defeat.

The first was the performance of City striker Shannon Evans, whose dazzling hat-trick earned her a fully deserved player of the match award.

And the second was an injury just past the half hour to Tudno’s best defender Jemila Bukari, which left the North Wales side struggling at the back for the rest of the game.

Bukari’s value to Llandudno was shown in just the second minute when she dispossessed he rapid Evans with a superb tackle.

Then in the fifth minute Tudno were in dreamland.

Claire Colville, Sofie Owen, Catrin Thomas and Rosie Hughes combined well down the left before Samantha Jarvis-Evans did well to win a tackle and find top-scorer Katie Bowe, whose 25-yarder flew into the net over keeper Ceryn Chamberlain. It was Bowe’s 16th goal of the season.

Cardiff were on terms just four minutes later when the ball broke kindly off team-mate Evans for Kylie Nolan, who applied a cool finish.

It was so nearly 2-1 when Tudno keeper Jess Hughes’ attempted clearance cannoned off Evans towards goal, but Colville cleared the danger.

However, in the 18th minute a cross into the box was only helped by Jarvis-Evans into the path of Shannon Evans, who volleyed home powerfully.

At this point it looked like City might run away with it, Hughes denying Evans twice, once from close range and then from a free kick.

Llandudno responded with a brilliant free kick into the box from Bowe which Chamberlain fluffed, but Rosie Hughes headed wide.

Then came a major turning point. Evans rounded Hughes but was forced wide. In her attempt to close down the striker, Bukari went down awkwardly, Evans squared to Alicia Davies but again keeper Hughes came to the rescue.

Bukari could hardly walk let alone run for the remaining time she was on the pitch, but nonetheless Tudno finished the first half strongly.

Bowe tested Chamberlain with a fierce left-footer before Owen lashed a brilliant shot inches wide.

Early in the second period Evans hammered a right-footer onto the roof of the net before at the other end Stacey Tradewell who blasted over wildly.

Bukari eventually had to leave the pitch in the 64th minute and from here the blues took control.

Nolan’s dink over the defence released Evans, who  made t 3-1.

Hughes foiled Nolan with a great stop, but in the 72nd minute Colville brought down Evans in the area and substitute Chelsea Cochrane scored from the spot.

Llandudno never let their heads drop and on 76 minutes their player of the match Catrin Thomas connected with a Bowe free kick which Chamberlain fumbled over the line.

And it should have been 4-3 when Hughes was one-on-one with Chamberlain but shot straight at the keeper.

It was all over in the 82nd minute when Evans raced clear into the box and thundered home for her hat-trick.

So defeat in the end for Llandudno, but nonetheless a magnificent run to their first Welsh Cup Final.

Llandudno: Jess Hughes, Jemila Bukari (Catherine Higgott 64), Claire Colville (c), Jordanne Greenough, Catrin Thomas, Stacey Tradewell (Rebecca Jarvis-Evans 88), Katie Bowe, Sofie Owen, Samantha Jarvis-Evans (Alys Marsh-Hughes 90), Rosie Hughes, Kelsey Davies.

MBi LLANDUDNO LADIES STATS UPDATED

Katie Louise Bowe is top scorer with 15 goals

Llandudno are unbeaten in five matches and in that time they have scored 15 goals and conceded just one.

MBI Llandudno Ladies results 2015/16

Sep 13: Newcastle Emlyn (a - lge) 4-0 (Jemila Bukari, Stacey Tradewell, Rosie Hughes, Sofie Owen)

Sep 27: Cardiff City FC (h - lge) 3-6 (Tradewell, Owen, Kelsey Davies)

Oct 4: Cardiff Metropolitan (a - lge) 0-8

Oct 11: Swansea City (h - lge) 0-2

Oct 18: Rhyl and Prestatyn (h - WC R1) 4-0 (Katie Louise Bowe, Catrin Thomas, Hughes 2)

Oct 25: Aberystwyth Town (a - lge) 1-2 (Tradewell)

Nov 15: Llanfair United (h - WC R2) 7-1 (Bowe 3, Owen 2, Hughes 2)

Nov 22: Port Talbot Town (h - lge) 3-3 (Bowe 3)

Dec 6: Cardiff Metropolitan (a - LC) 2-9 (Thomas, Bowe)

Jan 10: PILCS (h - lge) 4-3 (Sofie Owen 3, Jordanne Greenough)

Jan 17: Newcastle Emlyn (h - lge) 11-0 (Stacey Tradewell 3, Sofie Owen 3, Rosie Hughes 2, Catrin Thomas 2, Katie Louise Bowe)

Jan 24: Cyncoed (h - lge) 0-1

Feb 14: Cwmbran Celtic (a - WC QF) 2-1 (Bowe, Davies)

Feb 21: Cardiff Metropolitan (h - lge) 1-8 (Rosie Hughes)

Feb 28: Swansea City (a - lge) 1-2 (Kelsey Davies)

Mar 6: Aberystwyth Town (h - lge) 4-0 (Bowe 3, Davies)

Mar 20: Denbigh Town (n - WCSF) 4-0 (Tradewell, own goal, Bukari, Hughes)

Apr 3: Port Talbot (a - lge) 1-1 (Bowe)

Apr 5: Rhyl and Prestatyn (a - lge) 1-0 (Davies)

Apr 10: Cyncoed (a - lge) 5-0 (Owen 3, Hughes, Bowe)

Apr 17: Cardiff City Women (n - WCF)

Goals (58):

15 - Katie Louise Bowe

13 - Sofie Owen

10 - Rosie Hughes

7 - Stacey Tradewell

5 - Kelsey Davies

4 - Catrin Thomas

2 - Jemila Bukari

1 - Jordanne Greenough
1 - own goal

NORTH WALES WOMEN'S FOOTBALL ROUND UP

Katie Williams (No4 - yellow) scores for Caernarfon

NORTH WALES WOMEN'S LEAGUE

Caernarfon Town 4 Denbigh Town 2

Caernarfon Town stormed into the semi-finals of the North Wales Women’s Football League’s Betty Pickering Cup with a 4-2 win over Denbigh Town at The Oval.

It was a second win of the season over Denbigh for the Canaries following last month’s 4-1 success at Central Park.

Town were up for the task from the start when they took on the current league champions last Sunday.

Caernarfon worked well as a team, constantly pressing hard to close the opposition down and stop them from playing.

And when they attacked, the Cofis made the most of their chances.

Denbigh took the lead when Chelsea Williams netted with a well-placed volley.

However, the hosts were level soon after when a good run and cross from Ffion Owen led to Heledd Evans half-volleying into the bottom corner.

Caernarfon went 2-1 up when a Sioned Bohana corner was finished off from close range by former Wales international Katie Williams.

The lead was stretched when Gwawr Williams inadvertently headed a Kim Broadbent corner into her own net.

And victory was sealed when Lexi Musgrave continued her fine start on returning as a Caernarfon player when she lobbed home following a Heledd Evans free kick.

Chelsea Williams responded with a second for Denbigh before the end but the home side finished up worthy winners.

Caernarfon are due to host Pwllheli in a league game tomorrow (Wednesday) and then entertain Kinmel Bay in another league fixture this Sunday (1pm).

There were mixed fortunes for other Gwynedd sides in the Betty Pickering Cup.

Pwllheli breezed into the semis with a 6-0 verdict at Point.

Stacey Roberts and Mari Hughes netted two goals apiece, Holly Beddal and Holly Williams also on target.

It was not such a good day for Bethel, who were trounced 4-1 at Airbus.

Alaw Huws was the sole markswoman for the visitors, Becky Lees (3) and Laura Borley seeing the Wingmakers through.

In the other last-eight tie, Amlwch Town pipped Llanfair United 1-0, Anna Roberts with the only goal.

There was just one North Wales League game played, Gap Northop Hall romping to a 7-0 triumph at Kinmel Bay.

Annmarie Jones was the main destroyer for the visitors with four goals, while debutant Shannon Hobbs knocked in a brace.

Barbara Agnieszka Nadworna brought up the magnificent seven for the Flintshire outfit.

Fixtures - Wednesday, April 13: Caernarfon Town v Pwllheli. Sunday, April 17 (1pm): Caernarfon Town v Kinmel Bay, Denbigh Town v Airbus, gap Northop Hall v Bethel, Llanfair United v Amlwch.

Rosie (red) scored against Cyncoed

WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE

MBi Llandudno tuned up for this Sunday’s Welsh Cup Final in style with a 5-1 away hammering of Cyncoed.

The result was sweet revenge for Tudno, who were unlucky to be ‘mugged’ 1-0 at home by the Cardiff students earlier this season.

Llandudno made a positive start, Sofie Owen opening the scoring directly from a corner.

Rosie Hughes made it two with a great strike from the edge of the box, before Owen and Katie Louise Bowe added further goals to make it 4-0 at half time.

On the hour Owen completed her third hat-trick of the season and Llandudno could even afford the luxury of a missed penalty from Claire Colville.

Kelsey Davies was player of the match for the visitors, who replaced Jemila Bukari and Stacey Tradewell in the second half as a precaution ahead of next weekend’s final at Newtown.

Rhyl and Prestatyn remain deep in relegation trouble after going down 3-1 at home to Cwmbran Celtic.

North Walian Wales international Lois Regan bagged a brace and Lauren Boyd a single for the visitors, Laura Williams with a late reply for the hosts.

Other scores: Cardiff City 6 (Kylie Nolan 10, Shannon Evans 28, 56 and 79, Alicia Davies 66 and 71) Aberystwyth Toiwn 2 (Tania Wylde 52 pen, Emily Thomas 66); PILCS 9 (Alana Murphy 15, 37 and 50, Kate Jeremiah 20 and 75, Lyndsey Davies 23, 40 and 60, Caitlin Tew 85) Newcastle Emlyn 0; Port Talbot Town 0 Cardiff Metropolitan 3 (Erin Murray 45 and 65, Ellie Sargent 49).

Fixtures - Sunday, April 17: FAW Women’s Welsh Cup Final (2pm at Latham Park, Newtown): MBi Llandudno v Cardiff City. Welsh Premier Women’s League (2pm): Rhyl and Prestatyn v Cardiff Metropolitan.

THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO.....THIS HAPPENED

The team that scored 26 goals in 2012. Most of them now work as Marks and Spencer models

LLANDUDNO Junction, whose team contained many of the current MBi Llandudno side, as well as manager Sarah Colville, set a record when they beat Caerphilly Castle 26-0.
However, the result was later expunged from the archives when troubled Caerphilly resigned from the league.
Here is how the Daily Post reported the result.......

A WOMEN’S football team has entered the record books after racking up an incredible 26 goals in one game.

Llandudno Junction Ladies FC steamrollered Caerphilly Castle 26-0 on Sunday claiming the biggest win in top flight women’s football – or for that matter men’s – in Wales.

As well as claiming the biggest win, the Junction side probably scored the fastest brace in history, knocking in two goals in the opening 90 seconds – the first was scored in just 23 seconds at their home at the Old Hotpoint Club on Victoria Drive.

The Football Association of Wales (FAW) confirmed the scoreline is the highest recorded in the country.

Eight of the home side got in on the goalscoring act with Sarah Lawson bagging seven, including the first and last. Sofie Owen, who scored six, also scored within a minute of the restart in the Women’s Welsh Premier League match.

The other scorers were Simone Drummond (4), Steph Short, Gail Naylor (2) Stacey Tradewell (2) and Jenn Davies and Katie Lewtas with one apiece.

Sunday’s result was a stunning bounce back for the side which itself was hammered 11-1 last week by Cardiff City.

That is why assistant manager Anne Jones refused to get carried away by the scoreline. Her deadpan response to the Daily Post was refreshingly grounded: “It wasn’t a bad result.”

She praised the players for a “spectacular performance” but in true football manager speak she was happier that the team “kept a clean sheet and defended well” and disappointed they didn’t score more.

“They couldn’t cope with us on the day and it should have been more, well over 30 if we took our chances. But they only had nine players and they battled very, very hard throughout the game. We were beaten 11-1 by Cardiff City so we know how the Caerphilly team will be feeling.”

Anne added: “The quality of the football in this league (which is in its debut year) and the standard of the opposition is far higher.”

That’s why there was no celebration after the game and why she won’t be “easing up” on the players during tonight’s training session. “We have a tough game coming against Swansea to get ready for,” she said.

Manager Sarah Colville also offered words of encouragement to the South Wales side: “Fair play to Caerphilly, they showed the commitment to make the long journey here and stuck at it for 90 minutes. They were a great bunch of girls and I hope things get better for them.

“I felt the same sympathy for them as I did for us last week. There are long journeys and some very difficult games in this league, but you've got to keep at it.”

MBI LLANDUDNO - UPDATED STATS

MBI Llandudno Ladies results 2015/16

Sep 13: Newcastle Emlyn (a - lge) 4-0 (Jemila Bukari, Stacey Tradewell, Rosie Hughes, Sofie Owen)

Sep 27: Cardiff City FC (h - lge) 3-6 (Tradewell, Owen, Kelsey Davies)

Oct 4: Cardiff Metropolitan (a - lge) 0-8

Oct 11: Swansea City (h - lge) 0-2

Oct 18: Rhyl and Prestatyn (h - WC R1) 4-0 (Katie Louise Bowe, Catrin Thomas, Hughes 2)

Oct 25: Aberystwyth Town (a - lge) 1-2 (Tradewell)

Nov 15: Llanfair United (h - WC R2) 7-1 (Bowe 3, Owen 2, Hughes 2)

Nov 22: Port Talbot Town (h - lge) 3-3 (Bowe 3)

Dec 6: Cardiff Metropolitan (a - LC) 2-9 (Thomas, Bowe)

Jan 10: PILCS (h - lge) 4-3 (Sofie Owen 3, Jordanne Greenough)

Jan 17: Newcastle Emlyn (h - lge) 11-0 (Stacey Tradewell 3, Sofie Owen 3, Rosie Hughes 2, Catrin Thomas 2, Katie Louise Bowe)

Jan 24: Cyncoed (h - lge) 0-1

Feb 14: Cwmbran Celtic (a - WC QF) 2-1 (Bowe, Davies)

Feb 21: Cardiff Metropolitan (h - lge) 1-8 (Rosie Hughes)

Feb 28: Swansea City (a - lge) 1-2 (Kelsey Davies)

Mar 6: Aberystwyth Town (h - lge) 4-0 (Bowe 3, Davies)

Mar 20: Denbigh Town (n - WCSF) 4-0 (Tradewell, own goal, Bukari, Hughes)

Apr 3: Port Talbot (a - lge) 1-1 (Bowe)

Apr 5: Rhyl and Prestatyn (a - lge) 1-0 (Davies)

Apr 10: Cyncoed (a - lge)

Apr 17: Cardiff City Women (n - WCF)

Goals (53):

14 - Katie Louise Bowe

10 - Sofie Owen

9 - Rosie Hughes

7 - Stacey Tradewell

5 - Kelsey Davies

4 - Catrin Thomas

2 - Jemila Bukari

1 - Jordanne Greenough
1 - own goal

KELSEY'S LATE STRIKE SEALS IT FOR TUDNO

Kelsey Davies (RED) has scored four in her last seven games - including the match winner at Rhyl

Rhyl and Prestatyn 0 MBi Llandudno 1

Match-winner Kelsey Davies hauled herself away from her university studies to score the deciding goal in the 83rd minute of tonight's derby at the Corbett Sports Stadium.

Davies typified the spirit in the Llandudno camp, and indeed women's football in general, by racing against the clock from Liverpool to arrive in Rhyl 10 minutes before kick-off.

Her late goal settled a hard-fought encounter which ensured Tudno moved three points clear of their North Wales rivals in the Welsh Premier Women's League table.

Llandudno created the majority of chances in the opening half-hour, Rosie Hughes firing wide after great work from Stacey Tradewell in the 14th minute.

Tradewell then produced a remarkable turn and dummy which sold two defenders down the river before Sofie Owen lashed over the bar.

A run and shot from Tradewell saw home keeper Megan Roberts save comfortably, then Owen's dipping effort just cleared the goal frame.

R and P had a great opportunity from a Laura Williams corner but Ashleigh Mills headed wide.

Samantha Jarvis-Evans set up Tudno top scorer Katie Louise Bowe, whose 15-yard attempt was unusually off target.

Bowe's free kick was then well held by Roberts with Tradewell a fraction away from getting a decisive touch.

R and P's Cassandra Thomas delivered a lovely free kick into the six-yard box on 43 minutes but no-one in a white shirt was prepared to gamble and the ball drifted wide.

HALF-TIME: 0-0

The hosts began the second half well, a Phoebe Davies shot flying straight at visiting keeper Jess Hughes before Mills lashed over from 10 yards.

Some strong tackles were going in on both sides, the midfield battle between Tradewell and Davies a very interesting one.

Then in the 73rd minute Llandudno came so close when Bowe's free kick was cleared off the line, and from the rebound Jarvis-Evans rattled the post.

Tudno now piled on the pressure, Bowe and Tradewell playing a lovely one-two before the latter lost control and tried an innovative back-heel which did not come off.

Another Bowe free kick was grasped at the second attempt by Roberts, but the hosts gradually rode the storm and started to threaten themselves.

Tudno keeper Hughes was at full stretch to keep out a Laura Williams curler and Tonicha Dickens lashed the loose ball over the top.

A cross from R and P substitute Lucy Davies was cleared in desperation, but then came the crucial breakthrough.

Llandudno countered and Bowe hit a majestic left-foot pass into the path of Davies who lobbed outcoming keeper Roberts to make it 1-0.

R and P tried to rally but were now vulnerable on the break, player of the match Tradewell blasting a free kick just over before Hughes missed by inches from a Davies cross.

TEAMS

Rhyl and Prestatyn: Megan Roberts, Jess Lowrie, Cassandra Thomas, Rachael Nattrass, Tonicha Dickens, Joy Jamieson (Lucy Davies 79), Rebekah Hansen (Rebecca Bannister 51), Phoebe Davies, Laura Williams, Caroline Gardner, Ashleigh Mills. Other sub: Alaw Davies-Smith.

MBi Llandudno: Jess Hughes, Jemila Bukari, Claire Colville, Catrin Thomas, Rebecca Elliott (Jordanne Greenough 51), Stacey Tradewell, Samantha Jarvis-Evans, Katie Bowe, Kelsey Davies, Sofie Owen, Rosie Hughes.

MBI LLANDUDNO STATS 2015/16 SEASON

MBI Llandudno Ladies results 2015/16

Sep 13: Newcastle Emlyn (a - lge) 4-0 (Jemila Bukari, Stacey Tradewell, Rosie Hughes, Sofie Owen)

Sep 27: Cardiff City FC (h - lge) 3-6 (Tradewell, Owen, Kelsey Davies)

Oct 4: Cardiff Metropolitan (a - lge) 0-8

Oct 11: Swansea City (h - lge) 0-2

Oct 18: Rhyl and Prestatyn (h - WC R1) 4-0 (Katie Louise Bowe, Catrin Thomas, Hughes 2)

Oct 25: Aberystwyth Town (a - lge) 1-2 (Tradewell)

Nov 15: Llanfair United (h - WC R2) 7-1 (Bowe 3, Owen 2, Hughes 2)

Nov 22: Port Talbot Town (h - lge) 3-3 (Bowe 3)

Dec 6: Cardiff Metropolitan (a - LC) 2-9 (Thomas, Bowe)

Jan 10: PILCS (h - lge) 4-3 (Sofie Owen 3, Jordanne Greenough)

Jan 17: Newcastle Emlyn (h - lge) 11-0 (Stacey Tradewell 3, Sofie Owen 3, Rosie Hughes 2, Catrin Thomas 2, Katie Louise Bowe)

Jan 24: Cyncoed (h - lge) 0-1

Feb 14: Cwmbran Celtic (a - WC QF) 2-1 (Bowe, Davies)

Feb 21: Cardiff Metropolitan (h - lge) 1-8 (Rosie Hughes)

Feb 28: Swansea City (a - lge) 1-2 (Kelsey Davies)

Mar 6: Aberystwyth Town (h - lge) 4-0 (Bowe 3, Davies)

Mar 20: Denbigh Town (n - WCSF) 4-0 (Tradewell, own goal, Bukari, Hughes)

Apr 3: Port Talbot (a - lge) 1-1 (Bowe)

Apr 5: Rhyl and Prestatyn (a - lge)

Apr 10: Cyncoed (a - lge)

Apr 17: Cardiff City Women (n - WCF)

Goals (52):

14 - Katie Louise Bowe

10 - Sofie Owen

9 - Rosie Hughes

7 - Stacey Tradewell

4 - Catrin Thomas, Kelsey Davies

2 - Jemila Bukari

1 - Jordanne Greenough, 1 own goal

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL ROUND-UP

Sofie Owen (stripes) puts in a strong challenge for Llandudno at Port Talbot.  PICTURE: ROB WILKINS

Rhyl and Prestatyn host MBi Llandudno tonight (Tuesday) in a genuine Welsh Premier Women's League six-pointer at the Corbetts Sports Stadium (7.30pm kick-off).

Both teams are on 14 points, although Tudno are two places above Rhyl in seventh as they have a considerably better goal difference.

The sides have met just once previous this season and that was in the Welsh Cup at Maesdu Park when Llandudno won 4-0.

Their return league encounter takes place at Maesdu on Sunday, April 24.

Following the demise of Wrexham, this is now the league's only North Wales derby.

Last Sunday saw both teams gain 1-1 away draws - Rhyl and Prestatyn at Newcastle Emlyn and Tudno at Port Talbot.

Bottom side Emlyn secured only their second point of the season.

Rebecca Bannister put the visitors in the lead in the 16th minute and Rhyl and Prestatyn looked to be taking all three points home until Jess Hammett scored for Emlyn late into added time to earn the home side a well needed point.

In the other game, Port Talbot took the lead through a goal from Jesci Hare in the 25th minute. Katie Louise Bowe equalised for Llandudno in the 55th minute with a trademark free kick, giving both sides a point apiece.

It was top-scorer Bowe's 14th goal of the season.

Other scores: Cwmbran Celtic 3 Cyncoed 2, PILCS 1 Cardiff City 3, Swansea City 2 Aberystwyth Town 0.

Fixtures

Tuesday, April 5: Rhyl and Prestatyn v MBi Llandudno, Swansea City v Port Talbot Town.

Sunday, April 10 (2pm): Cardiff City v Aberystwyth Town, Cyncoed v MBi Llandudno, PILCS v Newcastle Emlyn, Port Talbot Town v Cardiff Metropolitan, Rhyl and Prestatyn v Cwmbran Celtic.

NORTH WALES WOMEN'S LEAGUE

Caernarfon Town remain seven points clear at the summit after a hard-fought 2-0 win at bottom side Point.

Ffion Owen and Lexi Musgrave netted for the Cofis, but they were made to battle all the way by a much-improved home team.

Denbigh Town returned to winning ways with a 3-1 success at Pwllheli.

Goalscorers for the champions were Lexi Smith with two, a great strike from outside the box and the second a finish from inside the area, then Chelsea Williams made it three direct from a corner.

Pwllheli got a late consolation through Nia Jones.

Bethel overcame Llanfair United 3-1 to move up to fourth. Alaw Huws, Mari Gibbard and Ffion Williams netted for the hosts, Nia Ellis responding.

Amlwch Town v gap Northop Hall was postponed.

Fixtures

Sunday, April 10 (1pm): League - Kinmel Bay v gap Northop Hall. Betty Pickering Cup: Airbus v Bethel, Amlwch Town v Llanfair United, Caernarfon Town v Denbigh Town, Point v Pwllheli.