CPD ABERFFRAW (Cae Cynlas)

FAW WELSH CUP 1st ROUND, CPD ABERFFRAW 0-5 PENRHYNCOCH, ATTENDANCE: 65 (h/c)

A collectors item as
Aberffraw produced
their first ever
programme

After spending last Saturday at the foot of the Erzgebirge Mountains, this Saturday I headed to the Isle of Angelsey. That is the joys of this hobby!














I was visiting the island to watch CPD Aberffraw in action as they took on Penrhyncoch in the 1st round proper of the Welsh Cup. I was actually in the village of Ty Croes, where the clubs home ground of Cae Cynlas is located. This is about 3 miles up the road from Aberffraw.


Aberffraw's journey to this point began in 2008 when they joined the North Gwynedd & Angelsey Sunday league before switching to Saturday football in 2010 and joining the Angelsey League. The club reached the league cup final in it's debut season, losing to Treaddur Bay United. The club took promotion to the Gwynedd League in 2014 and this season the club have decided to enter into the national cup competitions, the Welsh Cup and Welsh Trophy, for the first time, hence my presence here today.

Aberffraw beat Welsh Alliance Division 2 strugglers Gaerwen 4-1 in the extra preliminary round and caused a shock by beating Welsh Alliance Division 1 side Llanrwst United 2-1 in the preliminary round. Today they were facing another Welsh step 3 team in Penrhyncoch. The Roosters are unbeaten this season and are top of the Mid Wales League, so today would be a tough test for Berffro. So it proved.


Berffro were in the game for most of the first half and had chances to take the lead but after 41 minutes a free kick into the box was headed home by Owain James to give the visitors the lead. The tie was effectively decided in first half stoppage time when Jonathan Evans was played through to score, and double the Roosters advantage.


In the second period Penrhyncoch were in control of the game as the home side tried to get back into the game but on 69 minutes a cross from Dylan James sailed over the goalkeepers head to make it 3-0.


Further goals from Nathan Warren (78) and Arron Lemon (87) ensured a comfortable passage through to the next round for Penrhyncoch. Credit to Aberffraw who tried their best but in the end this was just a step too far.