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Steven Tames scores twice on his WPL debut to fire Bala Town to 2-1 win against Carmarthen … Missed penalty proves costly for Newtown at Cardiff Met … Declan Walker fires Aberystwyth past Llandudno. Aberystwyth Town 1 Declan Walker 15′ Llandudno FC 0 Aberystwyth Town 12. Leigh Jenkins (18. Nashawn Blake 54′), 2. Wes Baynes, […]

Steven Tames scores twice on his WPL debut to fire Bala Town to 2-1 win against Carmarthen … Missed penalty proves costly for Newtown at Cardiff Met … Declan Walker fires Aberystwyth past Llandudno.

Aberystwyth Town 1 Declan Walker 15′
Llandudno FC 0

Aberystwyth Town
12. Leigh Jenkins (18. Nashawn Blake 54′), 2. Wes Baynes, 3. Stefan Edwards, 5. Ryan Wollacott, 8. Paolo Mendes, 9. Porya Ahmadi, 10. Declan Walker, 14. Ryan Edwards, 15. Lee Jenkins, 17. Matthew Jones, 27. Joe Phillips (6. Jack Rimmer 90’+8)

Subs not used: 7. Geoff Kellaway, 11. Alec Williams, 16. Elliott Assi, 20. Harri Rowe

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: Mendes 45’+1 Ahmadi 90’+2

Llandudno FC
1. Shaun Pearson, 2. Ieuan Hewitt, 6. Kai Edwards, 2. Mike Pearson, 19. Zyacc Edwards, 14. Alun Webb (15. Alfons Fosu-
Mensah 86′), 7. Matthew Williams (3. Zebb Edwards 71′), 8. Danny Hughes, 21. Toby Jones, 10. John Owen, 18. Mark Connolly (10. George Harry 71′) Subs not used: 16. Cai Owen, 13. Ryan Roberts

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: Connolly 45’+1 Owen 59′

Attendance: 284 Referee: David Morgan

Bala Town 2 Steven Tames 36′ 65′
Carmarthen Town 1 Sean Hanbury 84′

Bala Town
1. Ashley Morris, 2. Andrew Burns, 4. Stuart Jones, 6. Anthony Miley, 17. Danny Gosset, 25. Chris Venables, 8. Nathan Burke, 77. Henry Jones, 3. Sean Smith, 11. Kieran Smith (10. Ian Sheridan 80′), 7. Steven Tames Subs not used: 9. Mike Hayes, 5. Stuart J Jones, 16. Ryan Valentine, 23. Vaughn Charles (GK), 19. Josh Jones, 21. Charlie Williams

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: Gosset 40′ S.Jones 55′

Carmarthen Town
1. Lee Idzi, 8. Greg Walters, 6. Lee Surman, 2. Luke Cummings, 11. Tyrrell Webbe, 7. Declan Carroll, 14. Ceri Morgan, 18. Liam Thomas, 20. Aidan O’Kelly, 12. Jordan Vickers (17. Sean Hanbury 72′), 9. Luke Bowen Subs not used: 4. Dave Vincent, 19. Jay Woodford, 5. Craig Hanford

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: Walters 7′

Attendance: 264 Referee: Kevin Parry

Cardiff Met University 2 Eliot Evans 8′ Dan Spencer 29′
Newtown AFC 1 Joe Kenton 71′

Cardiff Met University
25. Alex Lang, 26. Matt Swindlehurst, 5. Emlyn Lewis, 3. Kyle McCarthy, 2. Dylan Rees, 8. Chris Baker, 20. Matt Neale (21. Harry Owen 62′), 12. Dan Spencer (6. Ben Bowler 62′), 7. Eliot Evans (17. Gwion Howell 76′), 18. Will Evans, 24. Sam Snaith

Subs not used: 28. Guto Williams, 15. Rhys Thomas, 28. Esa Aalto

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: Snaith 55′ Baker 83′ McCarthy 85′

Newtown AFC
1. Dave Jones, 19. T.Craig Williams, 4. Ben Bailey, 20. Tom Goodwin, 3. Callum Roberts, 23. Alex Fletcher, 6. Jay Denny (24. Jake Cook 86′), 17. Sam Phillips, 8. Nick Rushton, 26. Ethan Jones (11. Joe Kenton 68′), 7. Neil Mitchell (9. Luke Boundford 79′) Subs not used: 12. Jolyon Harries, 13. Jack Perry (gk)

Red Cards: None
Yellow Cards: None

Attendance: 191 Referee: Huw Jones

Featured image courtesy of Matthew Lofthouse @MLofthousePJ.

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