Although there was a reduced fixture programme the remaining games provided the excitement usually reserved for the derby match between Arsenal and Tottenham that was to follow on Saturday.

In the U17 League Penrhyncoch remain top with 15 points from their first 6 games of the season even though Tregaron made them work hard despite fielding a weakened side due to missing players. In a game that some expected Penrhyncoch to dominate, Tregaron piled on the early pressure and were rewarded with an early breakthrough to go 1-0 up. Penrhyncoch remained composed and began to control the game more before pulling back to 1-1. Penrhyncoch add a further goals to run out 3-1 winners. Unfortunately Talybont couldn’t raise a side so forfeited giving 3 points to Padarn at the same time.

In the U15 League Talybont Teigars struck with deadly accuracy as they found the net regularly against Machynlleth eventually running out 9-1 winners. Tregaron and Padarn United play tomorrow.

In the U13 League Swans moved elegantly throughout their game against a potential dangerous Penparcau Devils side. Devils started well and everyone expected an even contest but once Swans scores they never looked back ending the game 10-0 winners.  Aber Aces kept up the pressure on the league leaders as they beat determined Talybont side 3-0. Bow Street Juniors beat Caron Lions 8-2 and Bow Street Magpies picked up their first points of the season with a 4-3 win over Penrhyncoch.

In the U11 Premier Division Machynlleth A and Celtiaid played out the only match of the day, and what an excellent game it was although perhaps not for the feint hearted! With the game evenly poised at half time at 1-1, there were further goals for both sides even with only a few minutes to go it it was close to call with Machynlleth looking odds on to pull back from being 3-2 down.  Celtiaid handled the pressure well and sealed the game scroing one last time to win 4-2.

In the U11 1^st Division Llewod Padarn added to last week’s win with another good performance to beat Talybont 6-1, Llanrhystud Dolphins beat Bow Street Juniors 8-0, and Penllwyn came through against Tregaron Pumas to win 2-1.

In the U11 2^nd Dvision Pont Teifi beat ser Aur 3-0, Waun Wanderers were in form as they beat Teirw Talybont 12-2 and Machynlleth B beat Bois Y Graig.

In the U11 3^rd Division Talybont Teriyrs beat Bow Street Piod 5-0, Aber Celts beat Machynlleth C 6-2 and Penrhyn Red Dragons were too strong for Llanrhystud Seals as they won 14-0.

The threat of heavy showers failed to materialise providing near perfect conditions for the weekend’s Junior League teams to enjoy their football fixtures.

In the U11 Premier Division the scores gave a false impression to what were closely contested games. Penrhyncoch built on a 2-1 half time lead with some good second half goals to win 6-2 against Celtiad. Celtiaid has plenty of chances but were unlikely to find the Penrhyn goalkeeper in fine form. Ystwyth Rovers scored regularly to beat Aber Stars 6-0, Bow Street Magpies overcame a determined Machynlleth A side 11-2 and Aber United were too strong for stablemates, Aber Strikers, as they ran out 16-1 winners.

In the U11 1^st Division Llewod Padarn returned to winning ways as they beat Tregaron Pumas 4-0, Talybont beat Bow Street Juniors 2-0, Penllwyn beat Ystwyth Juniors 6-2 and Ystwyth Devils bounced back from being 1-0 down to win 2-1 against Llanrhystud Dolphins.

In the U11 2^nd Division Aber Dynamos came back well in the second half against Waun Wanderers but the gap proved too big to bridge as the Waun team won 6-2. Machynlleth B also came out on top with a 5-2 win over Ser Aur.

In the U11 3^rd Division Tregaron Tigers and Aber Devils fought out a great game with Tigers coming out on top 4-3. Penrhyn Red Dragons maintained their recent form to beat Ystwyth Dragons 3-0, Machynlleth C beat Llanrhystud Seals 5-0 and Aber Celts proved too strong for Bow Street Piod as they won that game 11-2.

In the U13 League Swans put down a marker to the chasing pack as they beat Llanilar Pythons 12-0 to open up a 4 point lead. 2^nd placed Penparcau devils slipped up against Machynlleth when the Hurricanes swept them away winning 5-1. Caron Lions won again beating Bow Street Magpies 4-0, Talybont beat Penrhyncoch 4-1 and the Bow Street Juniors game against Llanilar Warriors ended 2-2.

In the U15 League Talybont Teigars maintained their 100% winning start to the season as they recorded their 5^th win beating Llanilar Juniors 4-0, Llanilar maintained their title challenge  with a 5-0 win over Bow Street Magpies and Machynlleth came through a strong test by Padarn United to win 1-0.

In the U17 League Penrhyncoch bounced back well from last week’s defeat by putting on an excellent performance to beat Padarn 11-2 and Llanilar beat Talybont 2-0, a reverse of the score in the last meeting between these two sides.  

It was not just the sun that shone brightly on Saturday as the football in the Aberystwyth & District Junior League was of the highest quality once again.

In the U17 League front runners Penrhyncoch and Penparcau Demons went head to head for the first time this season. With both sides playing good football there were plenty of opportunities and with some excellent finishing Demons ran out 4-2 winners. Talybont and Tregaron Turfs certainly put on a performance for those watching with an entertaining 5-5 draw, Talybont pulling back from ebing 4-1 down at one stage. Llanilar rounded things up in this division with a 4-1 win over Padarn.

In the U15 League Talybont maintained their status as league leaders after beating Padarn United 4-0, Bow Street Tornados swept past Tregaron with a 15-0 whilst stablemates Bow Street Magpies beat Talybont Taranau 5-0, and Llanilar beat Llanilar Juniors 6-1.

In the U13 League Swans beat Machynlleth 5-0 to go top and Aber Aces came through a tough game against Penparcau Devils with a 2-0 win to close the gap at the top of the table. Llanilar Pythons made it a hat-trick of victories with a 4-1 win over Bow Street Juniors, Llanilar Warriors beat Bow Street Magpies 2-1 and Caron Lions won their first match of the season beating Talybont 3-1.

In the U11 Premier League nine appeared to a lucky number for some as Ystwyth Rovers saw off Aber Strikers 9-0, Penrhyncoch beat Machynlleth A 9-1 and Aber Stars beat Celtiaid 9-2.

In the U11 1st Division Talybont bounced back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 after scoring 2 late goals. Other matches saw Llanrhystud Dolphins beat Ystwyth Juniors 5-1, Tregaron Pumas beat Bow Street Juniors 5-2 and Penllwyn beat Llewod Padarn 3-1.

In the U11 2^nd Division Ser Aur came through a thriller winning 5-3 against Teirw Talybont and Pont Teifi  were made to work hard for their 4-0 win by a younger Aber Dynamos side.

In the U11 3^rd Division Aber Celts pipped Machynlleth C in a 3-2 win, Talybont Teriyrs beat Aber Devils 1-0, Penrhyn Red Dragons beat Bow Street Piod 7-0 and Ystwyth Dragons proved too strong for newcomers Llanrhystud Seals winning 9-1 as did Tregaron Tigers who beat Ystwyth Select.

On Sunday a number of players represented North Ceredigion in the U11 WSFA Tom Yeoman matches against Pembrokeshire. In the first set of games North Ceredigion lost 2-1 to Pembrokeshire A and the game against the B team ended all square 0-0. In the second set of games North Ceredigion pulled off a great win against the A team with 2 goals in the last 3 minutes to overturn a deficit to win 3-2, while they went down 4-0 in the other game. Next up is Swansea in November.  

 

     

 

Once again local players served up a feast of football for watching parents in the Aberystwyth and District Junior League.

 

In the U11 Premier League Ystwyth Rovers fought back well against Aber United despite going 3-0 down inside 10 minutes. Rather than let their heads drop the Rovers team stepped up their game and pulled a goal back just before half time. The second half was keenly contested but with no further goals the game ended 3-1 in Aber United’s favour.

 

Bow Street Magpies and Penrhyncoch exchanged goals in a 3-3 cracker and Celtiaid were denied a win when they twice hit the post in a last minute attempt on goal as their game with Aber Strikers ended 2-2. Aber Stars found the net more easily though as they ran out 7-1 winners against Machynlleth A.

 

In the U11 1^st Division Llanrhystud Dolphins matched that score with a 7-1 win over Penllwyn, Tregaron Pumas beat Ystwyth Devils 6-2, Talybont beat Ystwyth Juniors 4-2 and Bow Street Juniors edged their game with Llewod Padarn 3-2.

 

In the U11 2^nd Division there were plenty of goals as Aber Dynamos beat Teirw Talybont 12-0, Pont Teifi beat Bois Y Graig 10-1 and Machynlleth B beat Ser Aur 8-3.

 

In the U11 3^rd Division the younger players turned on the style as Bow Street Piod won an entertaining game against Llanrhystud Seals 3-1, Talybont Teiryrs beat Ystwyth Select 6-1, Aber Celts beat stablemates Aber Devils 4-0, Penrhyn Red Dragons beat Tregaron Tigers 3-0 and Ystwyth Dragons wrapped things up with a 4-0 win against Machynlleth B.

 

In U13 League Penparcau Devils lead the table after their fourth win of the season beating Penrhyncoch 12-0 to maintain their 100% record this season. Swans are in second place after they bounced back from their draw with Aber Aces last week to beat Bow Street Juniors 10-1. Aber Aces were involved in another draw as their game with Machynlleth ended 3-3 and their were wins for both Llanilar teams as Pythons beat Bow Street Magpies 3-2 and Warriors beat Talybont 1-0.

 

In the U15 League Talybont Teigars and Llanilar Juniors lead the way. In form Talybont Teigars beat Llanilar 4-1 and Llanilar Juniors beat Talybont Taranau 2-0 whilst Bow Street Tornados, who sit in 3^rd place, kept up the pressure with a 7-0 win over Machynlleth.

 

In the U17’s Penrhyncoch currently top the table ahead of Penparcau Demons after their recent wins, but the focus was on Llanilar as they gained their first win of the season when beating Tregaron Turfs 6-0.    

Despite wet and windy conditions early Saturday morning the weather stayed dry for Junior League matches throughout the morning.

 

At Blaendolau Penparcau Devils leapt passed Aber Aces and Swans into the U13 League top spot as they beat Caron Lions 9-1. The match of the morning saw Aber Aces take on Swans. A close encounter was to follow and until a late penalty award the Aces looked to have bagged all 3 points. Swans kept their composure to fire home to level and end the game 2-2. Machynleeth continued their recent form with a 5-1 win over Penrhyncoch, Llanilar Pythons beat Talybont 3-1 and Bow Street Juniors beat Bow Street Magpies 8-2.

 

In the U15 League Llanilar teams lie first and second in the league, with both recording impressive wins. Llanilar beat Talybont Taranau 10-0 whilst Llanilar Juniors beat Tregaron 7-0. Bow Street Tornados equaled Llanilar’s score with a 10-0 win over Padarn Utd and Machynlleth wrapped up things in this league with a 6-1 win over Bow Street Magpies.

 

In the U17 League, whilst leagues points so far suggest an even contest, Saturday’s scores did not as Penparcau Demons beat Talybont 11-1 and Penrhyncoch beat Llanilar 6-0.

 

In the U11 Premier Division there were plenty of goals as Ystwyth Rovers and Bow Street Magpies fought out an entertaining 4-4 draw. Aber Strikers beat Machynlleth A 8-3, Penrhyncoch beat Aber Stars 1-0 and Aber United beat a young Celtiaid side 12-0.

 

In the U11 1^st Division Penllwyn beat Bow Street Juniors 7-1, Llanrhystud Dolphins beat Talybont 2-0 and Llewod Padarn’s game with Ystwyth Devils ended 0-0.

 

In the U11 2^nd Division Aber Dynamos played well to beat Ser Sur 2-1, Teirw Talybont beat Bois Y Graig 5-4, Machynlleth B beat Pont Teifi 2-0 and Waun Wanderers beat Ystwyth Dragons 4-0 who were standing in for Penuwch.

 

In the 3^rd Division Machynlleth C drew 2-2 with Tregaron Tigers, Aber Celts beat Bow Street Piod 7-1 and Llanrhystud Seals beat Ystwyth Select 8-0.

With 60 teams competing in this year’s Aberystwyth & District Junior Football League there will be plenty of action in the area this coming season.

In the U13 League Penparcau Devils, Aber Aces and Swans have got off to a flying start each winning their 2 opening matches. Penparcau Devils proved too slippery for Llanilar Pythons last week, before seeing off another Llanilar side, Llanilar Warriors 5-1 this week. Aber Aces trumped Caron Lions last week, before seeing off Penrhyncoch this week with a 7-0 win. Swans however have set the bar having scored 22 goals in 2 outings, this week seeing off Bow Street Magpies 9-0 after beating Penrhyncoch last week. Aber Aces go head to head though with Swans next weekend.

On Saturday there were also fine wins for Machynlleth who beat Caron Lions 6-1 and Bow Street Juniors came out on top in a close encounter with Talybont.

In the U15 LeagueTalybont Teigars have started well with 2 wins, their latest against stablemates Taranau 7-0. Bow Street Magpies showed composure in front of goal slotting home well to beat Padarn United 4-0 and Machynlleth Hurricanes came through a tough test against Llanilar Juniors winning 3-2.

After a 2 year absence there is again an U17 League, with 6 teams competing for honours. From early games and results it looks likely to provide both spectators and players a testing time, as games have all been even and closely contested. Last week Penrhyncoch beat Padarn 1-0 and Talybont ran out 2-0 winners against Llanilar. This weekend it was Padarn’s turn to win beating Talybont 3-1 and Penparcau Demons got their season going with a 1-0 win over Llanilar.

Saturday saw the U11 section return to superb playing conditions at Penweddig, providing a great environment for young players to test and develop their skills.

In the U11 Premier Division Aber United opened their account with a comfortable 11-0 win over Machynlleth A, Penrhyncoch beat Aber Strikers 8-2, Ystwyth Rovers beat Celtiaid 4-0 and Aber Strikers ran out 3-1 winners against Bow Street Magpies.

In the U11 1^st Division Llewod Padarn came out on top against Machynlleth B 2-1, Llanrhystud Dolphins beat Tregaron Pumas 3-1, Ystwyth Devils beat Bow Street Juniors 6-0 and Ystwyth Juniors drew with Talybont 2-2.

In the U11 2^nd Division it was mixed fortunes as some sides put away their chances and the others didn’t. Penllwyn too showed signs that they may need to move up a league, scoring regularly to beat Teirw Talybont 14-0, Waun Wanderers beat Ser Aur 10-0 (in a more even game than the scoreline suggests) and it was full marks to Pont Teifi as they beat a weakened Penuwch Owls 10-0 too. Bois Y Graig and Machynlleth C fought out a closer game with the Borth team coming out on top 4-2.

In the U11 3^rd and 4^th Divisions many players were starting their first season in the Junior League. Most teams settled in well although one came up against a side that is likely to move up a division. Ystwyth Dragons saw off Talybont Teriyrs 6-0, Penrhyn Red Dragons beat Tregaron Tigers 4-2, Aber Celts beat Llanrhystud Seals 6-1, Aber Devils beat Bow Street Piod 4-2 and Aber Dynamos were far too strong as they scored regularly to beat Penuwch Snipes.

Thanks to Aberystwyth Town FC, Park Avenue provided the ideal setting for the Junior League’s Cup Finals Day on May 2nd. For most it was the first time they will have played at the ground but hopefully not the last as the Junior League provides an increasingly important pathway to senior football in the area with a number of recent ‘graduates’ of the Junior League having represented Aberystwyth Town and other senior clubs this season.

 

On the day the immaculate Park Avenue turf hosted six finals, all closely contested and enjoyed by a large crowd of around 1000 people that turned up throughout the day.

 

The first final saw Teriyrs Talybont go head to head with Ystwyth Dragons in the U11 3^rd Division Final. Despite both teams enjoying the space to play attractive football neither could score in normal time. Extra time followed, but with chances missed at each end the game went to penalties. Teriyrs held their nerve better to win 3-1.

 

Next up saw Penllwyn meet Penrhyncoch in the U11 2^nd Division Final. Penrhyncoch came out of the blocks faster than an Olympic sprinter and their pace soon paid off as they scored quickly to go 2-0 up by half time. Penllwyn fought back well in the second half but Penrhyncoch remained in control winning 2-0.

 

The U11 1^st Division Final saw Llanrhystud Dolphins play Ystwyth Juniors. Both competed well and with some good keeping the game remained 0-0 at full time and despite further chances the game ended 0-0 after extra time. Llanrhystud Dolphins faired better in the penalty shoot out that followed to go on to lift the cup winning 3-1.

 

The eagerly awaited U11 Premier Division Final followed where Aber United took on Penparcau Devils. Both teams lived up to their reputation of playing attractive football and fought hard throughout. Aber United scored first before Penparcau Devils drew level. Further chances were created at both ends but again some great saves prevented more goals as the game ended 1-1. After a goal less period of extra time once again penalties were needed to find a winner and the Aber United took their chances well to win the shoot out 2-0.

 

At the presentations that followed in addition to medals for the winners and runners up Dafydd Carruthers of Ystwyth Rovers was awarded the Urien Williams Memorial Trophy for the U11 Player of the Season.

 

The U13 League Cup Final kicked off the afternoon games. With game being played on the full length of the Town pitch this allowed for a fast flowing game between finalists Llanilar Juniors and Bow Street Magpies. Bow Street Magpies took their chances well and were 2-0 up at half time. Llanilar Juniors did pull one back but the Magpies went on to win 4-1. Rhydian Davies with 2 goals was named Man of the Match and with it was awarded the Paul Truckle Cup.

 

At the U13 presentations Bow Street Magpies collected the League trophy and the League Shield in addition to the Cup, Aber Aces collected the League Plate in their first season, and Shaun Dryburgh of Bow Street Juniors was named U13 Player of the Season.

 

The day was wrapped up by the U15 League Final between Penparcau Demons and Teigars Talybont and what a game it was. Both played some great football and it was thanks to some good defensive play and the goal keepers that the game remained goal less for much of the game. The deadlock was broken though with a neat Teigars move which was brilliantly finished off to take a 1-0 lead with about 10 minutes to go. Penparcau Demons turned up the heat but looked to have run out of time but with the timing of Iniesta’s goal for Barcelona against Chelsea, they levelled deep into stoppage time. Penalties followed extra time and Teigars again looked likely winners but missed the last kick. More clinical finishing in the sudden death penalty stage saw Demons through as 4-3 winners. Adam Hopley, the Talybont keeper, however gained some consolation being named Man of the Match and was awarded the Mark ‘Smiley’ Evans Memorial Cup.

 

At the U15 presentations Penparcau Demons also collected the League trophy in addition to the Cup. 2 players were jointly presented with U15 Player of the Season award, Coner Berner (Bow Street Tornados) and Morgan Roberts-Young (Llanilar).

After 15 hard fought games Penparcau Demons finally clinched the U15 League title with a good 3-1 win over Llanilar Juniors. Demons, who remain undefeated since the start of the season, looked to be easing to the title when they struck 3 times in the first half but a defiant Llanilar Juniors side weren’t so accommodating. 10 minutes into the second half the Juniors pulled a goal back and threatened on several other occasions but the Demons remained strong and in the end were worthy winners of this game and the league title.

 

Talybont Teigars who had pushed the Demons hard throughout the season had earlier succumbed to another excellent Padarn performance who came out on top 1- 0 in another close game. The win for Padarn guarantees them 3^rd place in the league behind the Teigars.

 

In other games played Bow Street Tornados came back from being 1-0 down at half time against Llanilar to draw 1-1 whilst Bow Street Magpies put in a great performance to beat Talybont Taranau 7-0. There was some consolation for the boys from Talybont as they represented the league as ball boys and flag bearers at the Wales v Finland international on Saturday afternoon.

 

At U13 level, the season ended with 1^st playing 2^nd in both the Shield and Plate competitions for title honours.

 

In the Shield Bow Street Magpies took on the younger Swans team, who had also pushed them hard for the league title. With both sides competing well he game ended in a 0-0 stalemate leaving Bow Street Magpies to pick up another trophy on goal difference.

 

In the Plate Competition Aber Aces and Llanilar Warriors fought it out but with some great finishing Aber Aces went on to lift the trophy with a 3-0 win.

 

At the U11 level a number of games were played during the week as many local players went down to Cardiff to watch their senior idols but nevertheless the games were a fitting end to the main part of the season.

 

In the 1^st Division Dolphins pulled off a 1-0 win over Bow Street Juniors, Penuwch Owls beat Machynlleth B 3-1, Aber Stars beat Talybont 5-1 and Celtiaid finished their season with a 2-1 win over Aber Strikers.

 

In the 2^nd Division Penllwyn beat Ystwyth Devils 2-1 whilst Teirw Talybont and Waun Wanderers ended their game 2-2. Llewod Padarn finished off their season with another win this time against Bow Street Piod.

 

In the 3^rd Division Ser Aur beat Penrhyn Red Dragons 5-1 and Pont Teifi also finished off things with a victory over a younger Aber Celts side.

 

Other than a final round of U15 League games the Junior League season has now come to an end for most teams other than those who reached respective league finals which are to be held at Park Avenue , home of Aberystwyth FC, on the 2^nd May. Once again its been a triumph for the efforts of all local managers and the on going improvement and participation of local players from across the north of the County.

 

      

 

Bow St Magpies 1 Machynlleth A 0

Bow St Magpies 0 Ystwyth Rovers 1

Ystwyth Rovers 1 Machynlleth A 1

Making Ystwyth Rovers winners (unofficial)

1^{st Division}

Ystwyth Juniors 1 Dolphins 2

Aber Stars 6 Tregaron Lions 2

Aber Strikers 2 Bow Street Juniors 2

Machynlleth B 2 Celtiaid 3

Penuwch Owls 5 Talybont 3

2nd Division

Bois Y Graig 0 Ystwyth Devils 5

Penrhyncoch 6 Teirw Talybont 0

Penllwyn 6 Bow Street Piod 1

Machynlleth C 2 Waun Wanderers 2

Llewod Padarn 2 Tregaron Tigers 0

3rd Division

Penrhyn Red Dragons 3 Aber Dynamos 2

Penuwch Snipes 2 Ystwyth Select 0

Ystwyth Dragons 2 Ser Aur 3

Aber Celts 0 Talybont Teriyrs 5

Pont Teifi 13 Bow Street Ieuenctid 0

In the U15 League Penparcau Demons maintained their title challenge with a 3-0 win over 3^rd placed Padarn to stay ahead of Talybont Teigars by 3 points with 3 games to play. Teigars remain in the hunt after their win over Tregaron Turfs, and Bow Street Magpies came out on top with a 1-0 win against Llanilar Juniors.

 

The U13 Shield will go down to the wire when 1^st placed Bow Street Magpies play 2^nd placed Swans next week for the title. On Saturday Bow Street Magpies were held to a 1-1 draw by Llanilar Juniors in a closely contested match. Swans will be confident after a good display when beating Talybont 4-0. Machynlleth rounded up games with a 3-0 win over Caron Devils.

 

The U13 Plate will likewise be decided in the final set of games next week. League leaders Aber Aces beat Bow Street Juniors 3-0, and second placed Llanilar Warriors kept up the heat after beating Padarn 1-0.

 

In the U11 Premier Division Ystwyth Rovers put in a good performance to outplay Penparcau Devils running out 4-1 winners, Bow Street Magpies beat Machynlleth 1-0 securing the win with a neatly taken first half goal, and Dinas beat Peithoniaid 2-0.

 

In the U11 1^st Division Penuwch Owls were too wise for Celtiaid as they won a tight game 3-2, Machynlleth B did the same beating Bow Street Juniors 3-2, Talybont held on after a Ystwyth Juniors fightback to win 4-3 and Dolphins once again recorded a 0-0 final score this time drawing with Tregaron Lions.

 

In the U11 2^nd Division Llewod Padarn beat Waun Wanderers 2-0 and in the 3^rd Division Penuwch Snipes shot down Bow Street Ieuenctid 9-0, Aber Dynamos beat Aber Celts 4-1 and Penrhyn Red Dragons continued their rich vein of form with a 5-1 win against Ystwyth Select.      

Penparcau Demons took their chances well to win 4-0 against Tregaron Turfs to go 3 points clear of Talybont Teigars at the top of the U15 Aberystwyth and District Junior League. Padarn remain 3^rd after coming through a tough match against Bow Street Magpies with a 3-2 win, and Bow Street Tornados are hot on their heels in 4^th after a 6-0 win against Talybont Taranau.

 

In the U13 Shield Bow Street Magpies strengthened their position at the top with a 6-1 win over Caron Devils, whilst 2^nd and 3^rd placed Llanilar Juniors and Swans fought each other hard but settled for a 1-1 draw. Machynlleth are now 4^th after beating Talybont 3-1.

 

In the U13 Plate Aber Aces moved into pole position with a good 3-2 win against Padarn. Llanilar Warrior slip a place to second, while Bow Street Juniors move into 3^rd place after beating Cewri 4-1.

 

With a number of players away in Tom Yeoman action in Porthmadog there were only two games in the U11 Premier Division both of which goals feasts. In the first Ystwyth Rovers ran out 8-1 winners against Bow Street Magpies whilst it was a magnificent 7 for Machynlleth A as they beat Peithoniaid 7-0 in the other game.

 

In the U11 1^st Division,  Bow Street Juniors beat Celitaid 4-2, Dolphins saw off Penuwch Owls 2-1, Talybont saw off Tregaron Lions with a 1-0 win with the last kick of the match and Aber Strikers beat Ystwyth Juniors 2-0.

 

In the U11 2^nd Division, Penrhyncoch and Penllwyn played out a dress rehearsal of the forthcoming final and it will be Penrhyncoch who go into that match with a little bit confidence as they won 1-0. Tregaron Tigers were also 1-0 winners as they beat Ystwyth Devils, Teirw Talybont beat Bois Y Graig 2-0 and Llewod Padarn beat Machynlleth C 6-1.

 

In the U11 3^rd Division, Pont Teifi found the net regularly to beat Ystwyth Select 8-2  but other matches in the division were much closer. Penrhyn Red Dragons came through their game against Aber Celts with a 2-1 win, Talybont Teigars also won 2-1 against Bow Street Ieuenctid, Ystwyth Dragons beat Penuwch Snipes 3-2 and Aber Dynamos and Ser Aur rounded off the day with a 1-1 draw.  

Whilst some may have had their eyes on Welsh Cup and Carling Cup action at Park Avenue or Wembley, local players had theirs firmly fixed on their own cup competitions in last weekend’s preliminary cup rounds at Blaendolau and Penweddig.

 

In the U15 Cup league leaders Penparcau Demons will go head to head with second placed Talybont Teigars. Demons reached the final after convincing displays with a 4-0 win against Talybont Taranau in the quarter-finals and a 3-0 semi-final win over Tregaron Turfs. Talybont Teigars faced a sterner test after beating Bow Sreet Magpies to reach the semi-finals where they faced Padarn. Padarn were more than a match in normal and then extra time, but it was the Tiegars who held their nerve better in a penalty shoot out to reach the final.

 

In the U13 Cup there were good wins for Bow Street Juniors, Padarn and Llanilar Warriors to reach the quarter-finals but none were to progress further. In the quarter-finals Llanilar Warriors fell to Aber Aces 1-0, Bow Street Magpies knocked out Padarn, Llanilar Juniors beat Bow Street Juniors and Swans eased past Machynlleth 2-0. Two good semi-final matches saw Bow Street Magpies reach the final with a 2-0 win over Aber Aces, where they will meet Llanilar Juniors who beat Swans 1-0 in the other semi-final.

 

In the U11 Premier Cup Aber Utd, Peithoniaid, Penparcau Devils and Bow Street Magpies got through the group stages to reach the semi finals. In the first semi final Penparcau Devils went 2 up within 6 mins against Peithoniaid. Peithoniaid fought back to 2-1 but with 2 further goals in the last 2 minutes the Penparcau ran out 4-1 winners. In the final they will play Aber Utd who were pushed all the way by Bow Street, but 2 goals in extra time gave the win to Aber Utd.

 

In the U11 1^st Division Cup Dolphins faced Celtiaid in one semi final whilst Aber Stars took on Ystwyth Juniors in the other. Dolphins broke the deadlock after 8 minutes and added another after 12 mins to beat Celtiaid 2-0, but it took a penalty shoot out to settle the other game. The penalty shoot out saw some great saves before Ystwyth Juniors won through to the final 2-1.

 

In the U11 2^nd Division Cup in form Penrhyncoch got off to a flyer with a goal after 27 seconds in their semi final against Llewod Padarn. Padarn showed some great spirit thereafter before Penrhyn secured their final place with a second goal with 3 minutes to play. Penllwyn joined them in the final after a tough match against Tregaron Tigers, coming through in extra time 2-1.

 

In the U11 3^rd Division Cup Talybont Teriyrs, Penrhyn Red Dragons, Ystwyth Dragons and Pont Teifi put in a great effort to reach the semi finals. Once their there was little between the teams as it needed extra time in the game between Teriyrs and Penrhyn Red Dragons to find a winner and penalties in the other game. Teriyrs in the end beat Penrhyn 1-0 and Ystwyth Dragons beat Pont Teifi 5-4 in the penalty shoot out.

 

Congratulations to all teams that played on the day, all of whom played the game in the right spirit, and well done to those who now move on the Finals to be held at AberystwythTown’s Park Avenue pitch in April.   

The U15 League looks set to go down to the wire as the Leagues top sides, Penparcau Demons and Talybont Teigars, remain level on points after locking horns on Saturday. In glorious conditions both sides played some great football but neither could find the necessary edge as the game ended in a 1-1 draw. An equally interesting contest sees 3 teams fighting it out for 3^rd place. Padarn, who beat Llanilar 7-3, are ahead on goal difference from Tregaron Turfs, who beat Talybont Taranau 10-0, and Bow Street Tornados 4-1 winners over Llanilar Juniors.

 

In the U13 Shield Bow Street Magpies remain top after an 8-0 win over Machynlleth. Level on points though are Llanilar Juniors 4-0 winners over Talybont and Swans 5-0 winners over Tregaron Caron Devils.

 

In the U13 Plate Llanilar Warriors went top with a 3-2 win against Cewri and Padarn notched up their first win in the competition with a 4-2 game against Bow Street Juniors.

 

In the U11 Premier Division there were two fine games. The first saw Penparcau Demons shine against Machynlleth A. Despite Mach pushing the Demons all the way, the Demons attack was on fire in the second half, cracking home some great goals to win 6-1. In the only other Premier game played, Peithoniaid held onto an early first half lead to beat Bow Street Magpies 1-0 in an otherwise even contest.

 

Aber Stars of the 1^st Division played Premier team Dinas, instead of the absent Aber United, and put in a fine display, but in the end the stronger Dinas won through 5-0.

 

In the U11 1^st Division Tregaron Lions turned on the form to win 4-1 against Ystwyth Juniors, Celtiaid came out on top in a game with more twists than a turkey twizzler as they beat Machynlleth B 5-3, Penuwch Owls were too wise for Bow Street Juniors winning 4-0 and Dolphins and Talybont attacked each others goal to no avail as the game ended 0-0.

 

In the U11 2^nd Division Ystwyth Devils nearly let slip a 3-0 lead as Bois Y Graig fought back to 3-2 before a late Ystwyth goal settled things as they won 4-2. Machynlleth B beat Waun Wanderers 5-1, Penllwyn beat Bow Street Piod 2-1, Penrhyncoch were too strong as they beat Teirw Talybont and Llewod Padarn and Tregaron Tigers fought out a 2-2 draw.

 

In the U11 3^rd Division Penrhyn Red Dragons shone brighter in their game against Aber Dynamos as they won a close encounter 3-2. Talybont Teriyrs beat Aber Celts 4-1, Ystwyth Select beat Penuwch Snipes 4-3 and Pont Teifi won easily against a younger Bow Street Ieuenctid side.     

Penparcau Demons made it a perfect 10 when they notched up their 10^th win of the season with a 4-1 win over Bow Street Magpies. Demons, with good touches and great finishes, remain unbeaten this season and look well placed at the top of the U15 League table with 6 games to play. Talybont Teigars look set to push them all the way though, as they are level on points after a 2-1 win against Llanilar, but have played one game than the league leaders. 

 

Padarn, another team in form, beat Talybont Taranau 8-0 to go 3^rd and Bow Street Tornados beat Tregaron Turfs 3-2 to end the weekend in 4^th place.

 

At U13 level Bow Street Magpies, who secured the league title last week, set out their intent to win the U13 Shield, when they beat Talybont 11-0 in a new competition featuring the top 6 teams in the League. Both Llanilar Juniors and Swans also made a good starts with 6-0 and 5-2 wins over Tregaron Caron Devils and Machynlleth respectively.

 

In the U13 Plate Aber Aces beat Cewri 6-2 whilst Llanilar Warriors and Bow Street Juniors settled for a 2-2 draw.

 

In the U11 Premier League Aber United built on a 1-0 half time lead with 3 well taken second half goals to run out 4-0 winners against Machynlleth A. Ystwyth Rovers came out on top in a cracking game between them and Dinas winning 3-2 and Bow Street Magpies and Penparcau Devils drew 1-1.

 

In the U11 1^st Division Machynlleth B and Tregaron Lions played out an 8 goal thriller. Lions who found themselves 4-0 down at half time fought back to 4-3 but a late Mach goal sealed it for them 5-3. Penuwch Owls beat Bow Street Juniors 4-2, Talybont matched that with a 4-2 win over Celtiaid, whilst Aber Stars beat Ystwyth Juniors 8-0 and Dolphins hit home in the last couple of minutes to beat Aber Strikers 1-0.

 

In the U11 2^nd Division Machynlleth C became the first team to beat Penrhyncoch this season after slotting home a second goal with 5 minutes to play, to win 2-1. Ystwyth Devils beat Bow Street Piod 7-0, Tregaron Tigers beat Bois Y Graig 12-2 and Penllwyn and Waun Wanderers were an equal match for each other as they drew 1-1.

 

In the U11 3^rd Division Penrhyn Red Dragons drew 1-1 with Penuwch Snipes and Ser Aur proved too strong for Bow Street Ieuenctid winning 10-0.

 

  

 

All bar 3 games went ahead as planned on Saturday after a week when the weather conditions suggested skiing and bobsleighing were most likely weekend pursuits.

 

In the U15 League Penparcau Demons and Talybont Teigars both won to maintain their positions at the top of the table as they beat Llanilar 6-2 and Bow Street Tornados 2-0 respectively. In the other match played Padarn and Llanilar Juniors fought out a 3-3 draw.

 

In the U13 League Caron Devils were unable to travel so League leaders Bow Street Magpies were left without a game but it was all action otherwise. Talybont beat Cewri 5-3, Llanilar Warriors beat Machynlleth 2-1 and Aber Aces beat Padarn 6-0.

 

In the U11 Premier League Dinas stood in for Aber United who were unable to raise a side against Penparcau Devils. After a tight first half the Devils scored some excellent second half goals to win 5-1. Ystwyth Rovers and Bow Street Magpies were evenly matched and it took a second half Rovers goal to give the Llanilar side a win 1-0. Machynlleth A and Peithoniaid too had a close encounter with the Mach side winning 2-1.

 

In the U11 1^st Division Ystwyth Juniors scored twice late on to beat Celtiaid 4-2, Machynlleth B beat Dolphins 3-0, Talybont beat Bow Street Juniors 2-1 and Aber Stars levelled in the dying seconds to secure a 2-2 draw with club mates Aber Strikers.

 

In the U11 2^nd Division there were plenty of goals as Penllwyn beat Teirw Talybont 6-1, Waun Wanderers beat Bois Y Graig 5-1, Penrhyncoch beat Llewod Padarn 3-2, Tregaron Tigers beat Bow Street Piod and Machynlleth C made it a clean sweep for their U11 teams beating Ystwyth Devils 2-1.

 

In the U11 3^rd Division Ystwyth Dragons ran out 3-1 winners in their local derby against Ystwyth Select, Penrhyn Red Dragons beat Bow Street Ieuenctid 6-1, Ser Aur beat Talybont Teiryrs 4-0 and Pont Teifi were too strong for a young Aber Dynamos side as they ran out comfortable winners.

With a strong, cold wind to contend with, teams again competed well in this weekends Junior League matches.

 

In the U15 League Penparcau Demons hit six past Tregaron Turfs to go to the top of the table, whilst Bow Street Tornados came through a tough match against Talybont Taranau with a 2-0 win.

 

In the U13 League Bow Street Magpies tightened their grip on league honours despite a fielding a weakened side due to players away on representative duties. In a close encounter they fought off a well organized Talybont side to win 1-0. Swans had an easier ride as they sailed into second place with an 11-1 win over Caron Devils. Machynlleth finished off this weeks games with a 6-1 win over Cewri.

 

In the U11 Premier League Bow Street Magpies also won, and like their U13 counterparts had to work hard throughout. In an even contest the game between the Magpies and Machynlleth A looked like ending in a 1-1 draw until Magpies headed home a late corner to run out 2-1 winners. In a friendly Celtiaid put in a good performance against Ystwyth Rovers but in the end the stronger side won 6-1.

 

In the U11 1^st Division 2-1 appeared to be the score of the day as 3 games finished with that scoreline as Aber Strikers beat Machynlleth B 2-1, Aber Stars beat Ystwyth Juniors 2-1 and Tregaron Lions beat Talybont 2-1. Dolphins and Penuwch Owls however settled for a 0-0 draw.

 

In the U11 2^nd Division Bois Y Graig recorded their first win of the season beating Teirw Talybont 2-0. Llewod Padarn came out on top winning 4-3 against Machynlleth B, Tregaron Tigers beat Ystwyth Devils 6-0, Penrhyn beat Penllwyn 4-1 and Waun Wanderers beat Bow Street Piod 7-2.

 

In the U11 3^rd Division Penrhyn Red Dragons beat Aber Celts 2-0, Talybont Teriyrs beat Bow Street Ieuenctid 6-3 and Ser Aur beat Aber Dynamos 5-1.   

Despite the drama last weekend, there was no less excitement to follow when teams met again in the Junior League on Saturday.

 

In the U15 League Penparcau Demons and Talybont Teigars hit a magnificant 7 as they saw off Bow Street Tornados and Talybont Taranau respectively to remain this seasons front runners for league honours. In a closer affair Tregaron Turfs just had the edge to beat Llanilar Juniors 4-3.

 

In the U13 League Bow Street Magpies took a further step to this years title when they saw off second placed Llanilar Juniors 4-2. Third placed Swans drew 0-0 with Machynlleth, allowing Talybont to close in after their 4-3 win over Bow Street Juniors. Caron Devils finished off games with a good 3-1 win over Aber Aces.

 

The U11 season resumed after an extended break in excellent conditions at Penweddig.

 

In the U11 Premier Division Bow Street Magpies extended a 1-0 half time lead over Peithoniaid to win 4-0, whilst Ystwyth Rovers returned to action with a 2-2 draw against Machynlleth A.

 

In the U11 1^st Division Ystwyth Juniors beat Bow Street Juniors 3-1, Tregaron Lions beat Celtiaid 4-1, Talybont beat Dolphins 4-1, Machynlleth B beat Aber Strikers 3-0 and Aber Stars drew 1-1 with Penuwch Owls.

 

In the U11 2^nd Division Penrhyn were too strong for Bois Y Graig in the second half as they won 7-0, Bow Street Piod beat Teirw Talybont 5-2, Llewod Padarn beat Ystwyth Devils 2-0 and Penllwyn pipped Machynlleth C to a 2-1 win.

 

In the U11 3^rd Division Aber Celts beat Bow Street Ieuenctid 6-0 despite a very even first half, Ystwyth Dragons beat Penrhyn Red Dragons 4-1, Pont Teifi beat Penuwch Snipes 5-2 and Talybont Teiryrs beat Aber Dynamos 2-1.

 

Although the U13 and U15 Junior League resumed after a longer Christmas break than anticipated the standard of play suggested the players soon found their form.

 

In the U15 League Penparcau Demons showed why they are favourites to lift this year’s title with a good win over current league leaders Talybont Teigars. Demons, who still have 100% record have played fewer games than their title rivals, struck twice midway through the first half and looked like cruising to victory. Teigars responded well to their predicament, fought back and levelled the score to 2-2 just before the half time break. A tense second half saw chances come and go, with both sides denied by the post and cross bar and opposing keepers but with 10 minutes to go the Demons broke through to go 3-2 up. Within a minute they made it 4-2 to win comfortably in the end.

 

In the other U15 League games Padarn continued their recent run of success with a 3-1 win over Llanilar, and 3^rd and 4^th placed Bow Street Tornados and Tregaron Turfs had to settle for 1-1 draws against Llanilar Juniors and Bow Street Magpies respectively.

 

In the U13 League Bow Street Magpies maintained their challenge for honours with a good all round performance against a determined Aber Aces side. Magpies though, were too strong for their younger opponents running out 11-0 winners to stay top of the League. However with teams in 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th places also winning there is much to play for in the coming weeks.

 

2^nd placed Llanilar Juniors beat Padarn 5-0 to keep up the pressure and set up a possible title decider next weekend when it’s their turn to play Magpies. Swans in the 3^rd place beat Bow Street Juniors 10-0 and 4^th placed Talybont fought though a tight game to win 2-1 against Llanilar Warriors. The final game of the day saw Tregaron Caron Devils play well to beat Cewri 9-2.

 

Unfortunately the U11 games were postponed due to waterlogged pitches.  

 

After defeating last years champions Wrexham Schools in their last set of fixtures. North Ceredigion travelled to Colwyn Bay full of confidence to face Conwy Schools in their next set of Welsh Schools Football Association Tom Yeoman U11 Tournament fixtures.
 
A small squad of the most talented players from the Aberystwyth Junior League in years 5 and 6 primary school where selected to represent the county in the prestigious tournament.

In wet, windy and awful playing conditions, in what can only be described as a "swimming pool" of a pitch, both teams performed miracles and played football to a very high standard. 

The younger North Ceredigion Seagulls showed much class in their set of of matches. In the 1st match North Ceredigion will feel it was points dropped as they dominated the match. The team peppered the Conwy goal with shot after shot. Joshua Abbott and Jack Rimmer going the closest in the 1st half. With the potential and reputation growing of Mathew Jones, Joshua Abbott, Jack Rimmer, and Mathew Baker, the quartet took the game to Conwy and Joshua Abbott produced a moment of brilliance when he beat 3 players to deliver a pin point cross for the deadly Mathew Jones to poke home. The game was crying out for a predator of a finisher but with moments left a lapse in the visiting defence let in Conwy to tie the match 1,1 . In the 2nd match again North Ceredigion dominated but the older and more physical Conwy side took to the awful conditions better when they defeated the young seagulls 2,0. Much praise must be given to Steffan Pryderth and Rhys Stevens who performed very well in defence. With top performances from Joshua Abbott, Mathew Jones and Mathew Baker
 
The older North Ceredigion Greens were unlucky to lose their matches but poor finishing and the failure to deal with the awful conditions cost them dear. In the 1st match, North Ceredigion started brightly and were full of confidence. Chances fell to Liam Jaques and Iwan Davies and Dafydd Carruthers was again in superb form in midfield but for all their hard work the hosts took to the poor conditions better to snatch a 3,0 victory. In the second match the fast improving Liam Lewis played very well in a tight match making good tackles and passes. Brandon Kent and Ethan Kent went close for the visitors but the conditions played a key factor as they again went down 3,0 
With better weather and playing conditions everyone said the scorelines would of been different as the hosts congratulated North Ceredigion on playing better quality passing football.
 
Head Coach Peter Griffiths said " The Squad is making giant strides in both their development and ability. The matches are benefiting all players massively and they are enjoying the opportunities on offer. We have now played all the top sides in our section and more than held our own. Even defeating last years Tom Yeoman U11 champions Wrexham Schools. With the squad mainly 9yrs old the future looks promising and bright. Special thanks must go to the parents and the special players for all there efforts. Lets hope for better playing conditions when we host Bangor Schools in Aberystwyth

After a couple of weeks out due to rain the Aberystwyth and District Junior League programme resumed last Saturday. In most cases teams siezed the opportunity to get a game in before the Christmas break and what a great day of football they all had.

In the U15 League Talybont Teigars made it a magnificant seven to be the Christmas Number 1 as they ended the first half of the season with a 100% record to top the U15 League table. The match was no easy run out for the boys though as Bow Street Magpies put in a great effort, but with better finishing it was Talybont Teigars who ended the game with a well earned 4-0 victory. Bow Street Tornados faired better with a 2-0 win over Padarn, and Llanilar Juniors beat Talybont Taranau 8-1. Penparcau Demons who sat out the weekend, are also unbeaten though, and look well placed to run Teigars hard for league honours in 2009.

In the U13 League Bow Street Magpies are league leaders, with a 100% record. Llanilar Juniors, who beat Talybont 3-0 on Saturday, are equal on points but have played one game more. Swans are third but unfortunately had to forfeit on Saturday and Talybont are fourth. In other games played,  Bow Street Juniors came out on top against Cewri with a 6-0 win and Aber Aces did well with a 2-0 win over Llanilar Warriors.  

In the U11 Leagues the main game of the day saw Aber United play Ystwyth Rovers. Despite some hard tackles the teams played with excellent spirit throughout and put on a display worthy of two top performing sides at this level. With chances at both ends it was difficult to call but after 2 well taken chances towards the end of the first half Aber United took control and went on to win 2-0. It will be comfort for many to know that one lad who had to be taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg was later diagnosed with a sprained ankle.

In the U11 1^st Division Talybont and Machynlleth B went into the Christmas break with an entertaining 2-2 draw, Penuwch Owls beat Ystwyth Juniors 3-0 and Aber Stars beat Bow Street Juniors 5-1.

In the U11 2^nd Division there were plenty of goals as teams erred on the side of attach than defence, sometime to their cost, but to the delight of those watching. Penrhyncoch beat Waun Wanderers 5-1, Ystwyth Devils did likewise with a 5-1 win over Teirw Talybont, Penllwyn beat an improving Bois Y Graig 6-2 and Llewod Padarn ran out 11-0 winners over Bow Street Piod.

In the U11 3^rd Division some tighter games saw Aber Dynamos pip Penuwch Snipes to a 3-2 win and Pont Teifi scored a late goal to ensure victory with a 2-0 win over Ystwyth Dragons. Penrhyn Red Dragons showed further imporvement with a good 5-1 over talybont Teriyrs and Ser Aur won 6-0 over Aber Celts.

With emphasis as usual on playing it was great to see every player enjoying their Saturday morning football and once again the future looks good for 2009. Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.

With the U13 and U15 league games postponed the focus was firmly back on the U11s who beat a frosty start to complete their games.

In the U11 Premier Peithoniaid started well against Aber Utd but due to some good saves by the United keeper couldnt turn early pressure into goals. They then paid the price as Aber Utd scored to take control of the game before going on to win 4-1. Machynlleth A came through a tough game against Dinas All Stars 2-1 and with good football played by both teams the game between Bow Street Magpies and Penparcau Devils ended in a 1-1 draw.

In the U11 1^st Division Tregaron Lions exchanged goals with Machynlleth B before the game finished 2-2. Penuwch Owls and Talybont both won 4-1 against Bow Street Juniors and Celtiaid respectively, and Dolphins and Aber Stars both won 3-1 in their games against Aber Strikers and Ystwyth Juniors.  

In the U11 2^nd Division match of the day saw Penllwyn fight back from being 2-0 down at half time to win a great game 3-2 against Waun Wanderers. Other games were more one sided though as Llewod Padarn beat Teirw Talybont 9-1, Tregaron Tigers beat Bois Y Graig 8-0, Ystwyth Devils beat Bow Street Piod 7-1 and Penrhyncoch remain in form beating Machynlleth C 4-1. Despite the scorelines all sides continued to battle until the final whistle and enjoyed the football.

In the U11 3^rd Division there were plenty of goals and it has been good to see these young teams improve during the first half of the season. The pick of the games saw Ystwyth Select just come out on top against a battling Aber Celts winning 5-3. Penuwch Snipes fought off Penrhyn Red Dragons winning 4-1, Pont Teifi beat Talybont Teriyrs 5-0, Ser Aur beat Bow Street Ieuenctid 8-2 and Ystwyth Dragons were on fire as they beat Aber Dynamos 8-0.

Penparcau Demons and Talybont Teigars remain the form teams in the U15 League as both won again to maintain their respective challenges for the League. Talybont Teigars came through a hard game against Bow Street Tornados with a 2-1 win to make it 6 wins out of 6 to top the table. Penparcau Demons though were on fire as they ran out 8-0 winners against Llanilar and also have an unblemished record having won 5 out of their 5 games. In the other game played Padarn put in a good performance to beat Llanilar 5-0.

In the U13 League Bow Street Magpies lead the way, maintaining their 100% record with a 2-0 win over Llanilar Warriors. Equal on points though are Llanilar Juniors who beat Bow Street Juniors 8-2. Close behind are Swans who did not play this weekend and Talybont who beat Caron Devils 3-2. Machynlleth after a slow start to the season seem to have found a rich vein of form as they won their third game of the season with a 2-0 win over Aber Aces.

In the U11 Premier League with several players involved in the Tom Yeoman matches against Wrexham Schools only one match survived and what a game it was too, as Peithoniaid and Ystwyth Rovers fought out a 1-1 draw.

In the U11 1^st Division all games were typically close as there is little to choose between the 10 sides that play at this level. Celtiaid struck twice to beat Ystwyth Juniors 2-1, Aber Stars beat Aber Strikers 3-2, Tregaron Lions beat Penuwch Owls 2-0, Dolphins beat Machynlleth B 2-0, and Talybont beat Bow Street Juniors 3-1.

In the U11 2^nd Division the clash of the day saw two previously unbeaten sides Penrhyncoch and Llewod Padarn go head to head. Both sides played attractive end to end football and worked hard throughout. With the game 1-1 at half time and still 1-1 with 10 minutes to go it looked like a draw before Penrhyncoch broke the Padarn defence down to score and secure a 2-1 win. In the other matches Penllwyn beat Teirw Talybont 3-1, Machynlleth C beat Ystwyth Devils 3-0, Tregaron Tigers beat Bow Street Piod 5-1 and Waun Wanderers went one better beating Bois Y Graig 6-1.

In the U11 3^rd Division Ystwyth Dragons met local rivals Ystwyth Select, and having gone 3-0 up in the first half must have thought an easy win was on the cards. Ystwyth Select however had different ideas and fought back and by the end of the game were unlucky not to have forced a draw as the game ended 4-3 to the Dragons. Elsewhere Ser Aur beat Talybont Teriyrs 3-1, Penrhyn Red Dragons beat Bow Street Ieuenctid 5-0, Penuwch Snipes beat Aber Celts 6-0 and Pont Teifi beat Aber Dynamos 8-0 in a game less one-sided than the scoreline suggests.  

 

   

 

On Saturday 8^th November North Ceredigion played their next set of Welsh Schools Football Association Tom Yeoman U11 fixtures, against Porthmadog (Gwynedd schools). Twenty of the most talented players from the Aberystwyth Junior League in Years 5 and 6 primary school were selected to represent the county in the prestigious tournament.

 

The younger North Ceredigion Seagulls side which had 9yr and 10yr old children participating beat a strong Porthmadog side 2-0 Mathew Jones opened the scoring volleying home from a corner in the 1^st half. In the second half Mathew then set up Kieran Jay who coolly beat a defender to slot home for an excellent victory. In their second match the young Aberystwyth side lost 6-4 with Jack Rimmer 3 and Joshua Abbott 1 scoring for the hosts. This was an excellent all round performance showing the talent the Aberystwyth Junior League boasts.

 

The older North Ceredigion Greens side lost their two matches. The matches were extremely tight with the first match finishing 3-1 to the visitors with Liam Jaques scoring for North Ceredigion. In the second match the unfortunate North Ceredigion lost 2-1 with the scores level for much of the second half after Liam had again scored, but the visitors grabbed a cruel winner.  However with better finishing, the matches could have finished in a draw. Nevertheless the team played admirably with Steffan Pryderth and debutant Liam Evans performing well.

Head Coach Peter Griffiths said “All the matches proved very beneficial and a good learning curve, some children played children nearly 2 yrs older than them showing the talent the area has. With many of the visitors players attached to Everton FC, Wrexham FC and Tranmere Rovers FC this really was an excellent performance.”

 

The squads now look forward to hosting Bangor schools next weekend.

Due to representative football commitments the Bow Street Magpies v Machynlleth was the star attraction as the only U11 Premier Division game to be played on Saturday. Although Magpies scored early on there was little between the two sides as both teams battled throughout. Despite chances at either end neither side was to add to that early goal as the game ended 1-0 in Magpies favour.

In the 1^st Division the match of the day pitched Celtiaid up against Tregaron Lions. Celtiaid displayed some good touches and were rewarded with two goals to lead 2-0 at half time. Celtiaid made it 3-0 before Lions roared back into the game bringing it back to 3-1. Celtiaid added another to go 4-1 up before Lions fought back to 4-2, then 4-3, and at the death anoter to end the game in a 4-4 draw. Ystwyth Juniors also managed 4 running out 4-1 winners against Bow Street Juniors, Aber Strikers beat Machynlleth B 2-0, Penuwch Owls beat Aber Stars 2-0 and Talybont drew 1-1 with Dolphins.

In the 2^nd Division Tregaron Tigers matched the Lions with 4 but went one better winning their game against Waun Wanderers 4-0. Llewod Padarn continued their form this season with a 3-0 win over Ystwyth Devils. Bow Street Piod beat Teirw Talybont 3-1, Machynlleth C beat Penllwyn 2-1 and Penrhyncoch put in a good perfomance to win against Bois Y Graig.

In the 3^rd Division Aber Celts recorded their first win of the season as they beat Bow Street Ieuenctid 7-0. Ser Aur also scored 7 as they beat Ystwyth Select 7-1. Talybont Teriyrs beat Aber Dynamos 4-2 whilst Pont Teifi drew 1-1 with Penuwch Snipes and Penrhyn Red Dragons did likewise with a 1-1 draw against Ystwyth Dragons.

In the U13 League Bow Street Magpies beat clubmates Bow Street Juniors 13-0 to remain league leaders on goal difference from Llanilar Juniors and Swans. Llanilar Juniors joined the Magpies after their 2-1 win over Machynlleth as did the Swans who ran out 8-0 winners against Padarn.  Aber Aces drew 2-2 with Cewri.

In the U15 League Penparcau Demons also stayed on top of the league after winning a difficult game against Bow Street Tornados 2-1. Talybont Teigars, remain second, level on points after their 5-0 win over Talybont Taranau and there were good wins for Llanilar who beat Bow Street Magpies 3-2 and TregaronTurfs who beat Llanilar Juniors 3-1.  

Well done to all teams who competed in this seasons Waun Shield and to Peithoniaid and Aber United who reached the finals. Congratulations to Aber United who won this years trophy. The winning team are pictured below.

Due to the Waun Shield there were no U11 Junior League games this weekend. Well done to all teams that competed in this tournament and to Peithoniaid and Aber United who reached the final. Congratulations to Aber United who won the competition.

In the U13 League Swans kept up their recent form with a 4-0 win over Talybont, as did Bow Street Magpies who beat Machynlleth 9-1 and Llanilar Juniors who beat Cewri 17-1. The Llanilar Junior scoreline giving them the edge at the top as the head the league on goal difference from the Magpies, Swans and Talybont. Caron Devils meanwhile recorded their first win of the season beating Bow Street Juniors 5-3.

In the U15 League Penparcau Demons regained the top spot after another good win beating Talybont Taranau 10-1. In the Bow Street derby match Tornados beat Magpies 1-0.

Last Saturday it was all change as Talybont went top in both the U13 and U15 Leagues. In the U13 League Talybont capitalised on Llanilar Juniors defeat to Swans (0-1) by beating Aber Aces 4-0 to go top and Talybont Teigars made it 3 out of 3 when they beat Bow Street Magpies 2-1 to go ahead of Penparcau Demons, who werent playing, in the U15 League.

In the U13 League there were also good wins for Padarn 5-2 winners over Caron Devils, Machynlleth 3-0 winners against Bow Street Juniors and Llanilar Warriors 6-0 winners over Cewri.

In the U15 League Llanilar beat Tregaron Turfs 8-0, Llanilar Juniors beat Talybont Taranau 4-2 and Padarn notched up a 2-0 win against Bow Street Tornados.

In the U11 section there were wins for Penparcau Devils (9-1 against Tregaron Lions), Aber United (10-0 against Machynlleth A), Ystwyth Rovers (4-1 against Dinas) and Peithoniad (3-2 against Bow Street Magpies) in the Premier Division. In the 1^st Division Celtiaid got a deserved 2-0 win against Penuwch Owls, Bow Street Juniors beat Talybont 7-5, Ystwyth Juniors beat Machynlleth B 2-1 and Aber Stars drew 0-0 with Dolphins. Elsewhere Waun Wanderers beat Penrhyn Red Dragons 9-1, Ystwyth Dragons beat Bow Street Ieuenctid 10-3, Ystwyth Select beat Aber Dynamos 5-1 and Penuwch Snipes beat Talybont Teriyrs 5-0.  

Despite wet and gloomy conditions there were plenty of bright moments on the pitch as Junior League teams completed another weekend of fixtures.

In the U11 Premier Machynlleth A fought back from a 4-1 half time deficit against Ystwyth Rovers to level the score mid way through the second half. This only prompted Ystwyth Rovers to rediscover there earlier pace and to take control again, finally running out comfortable 7-4 winners. Bow Street Magpies scored 3 to beat Dinas All Stars 3-1. Form team Penparcau Devils were too hot for Peithoniaid winning 7-1 and Aber United were too strong for Tregaron Lions as they score regularly to win that match.

In the U11 First Division Dolphins had the edge over Celtiaid as they an early lead but Celtiaid played some nice football to keep it tight as the first half ended 1-0. Dolphins added a second shortly after half time before Celtiaid pulled one back but Dolphins held on to win 2-1. Aber Stars fought off a Talybont comeback to win 3-1, Bow Street Juniors drew 1-1 with Ystwyth Juniors and Penuwch Owls and Machynlleth B played an entertaining 0-0 draw.

In the U11 Second Division the match of the day saw Ystwyth Devils and Teirw Talybont attacking throughout but good defences kept the scoreline to a 1-1 draw.  This game was closely matched by another attacking game between Tregaron Tigers and Machynlleth C. Tigers though pipped Mach C as they ran out 3-2 winners. Llewod Padarn started to find the net in the second half to beat Bow Street Piod 4-0 and Penllwyn and Penrhyncoch had good wins over Bois Y Graig and Ser Aur respectively.

In the U11 Third Division there were wins for Waun Wanderers 13-0 Aber Celts, Penuwch Snipes 7-0 against Aber Dynamos, Pont teifi 5-1 against Ystwyth Dragons and Penrhyn Red Dragons 2-1 against Talybont Teriyrs and Ystwyth Select beat Bow Street Ieuenctid 11-0.

In the U13 League Llanilar Juniors went to the top of the table with a 10-0 win over Aber Aces.  Up there with them are Swans who beat Llanilar Warriors 1-0 and Talybont beat Padarn 3-1. Bow Street Magpies started their season well with a 13-0 win over Cewri and Machynlleth bounced back from defeat in their last match to beat Caron Devils 6-1.

In the U15 League Penparcau Demons remain in strong spirits, and form, as they made it two wins out of two with a comfortable 9-0 win against Llanilar Juniors. Talybont Teigars beat Padarn 4-1, and both Bow Street U15 sides, Tornados and Magpies won with 4-3 and 4-0 scorelines against Llanilar and Talybont Taranau.

North Ceredigion kicked off the Welsh Schools Football Association Tom Yeoman U11 fixtures by recently playing against Flintshire in Aberystwyth.

Twenty of the most talented players from the Aberystwyth Junior League in Years 5 and 6 primary school have been selected to represented the county in this years Tom Yeoman Shield

 

The Tom Yeoman Shield for Under 11’s was established in 1955. The aims of the Welsh Schools Football Association are to develop footballers and provide international football at U15 Under 16 and Under 18 ages. But also to work with the FAW and the Welsh Football Trust in the identification and development of players for national squads

 

Peter Griffiths has been given the responsibility in arranging coordinating and coaching the Tom Yeoman teams for the area.

 

Peter Griffiths said “The players will be given an opportunity to play matches throughout the season against a number of other counties to help their development. With the talent we have in this area we all hope that these players can develop and progress into the Welsh National Squads. I was lucky enough to achieve this and represent Wales at U15 U16 level and captaining the U18 side in which there is no greater honour”

 

Each team played 2 matches with each child given plenty of game time to develop and enjoy. The younger North Ceredigion Seagulls side which had 9yr and 10yr old children participating lost there 2 matches with Joshua Abbott being the outstanding performer for the team. Injuries to Jack Rimmer, Mathew Baker and Kieran Jay did not help there cause. But the matches proved very beneficial and a good learning curve as they played children nearly 2 yrs older than them. This will hold the children in good stead for future seasons

 

The older North Ceredigion Greens side also lost there two matches However with better finishing the matches could of finished in a draw. Nevertheless the team played admirably with Dafydd Carruthers, Jake Jones and Brandon Kent being the outstanding performers.  
 

Peter added “The level of performances today was very high these matches together with the matches that some players have on offer against professional clubs with Wrexham FC Development Centre are so beneficial and will help protect and nurture each player’s special talents and ensure that talented players are given the very best opportunities and support to reach their full potential. We look forward to the 2008/2009 season with much excitement.”

The 2008-9 Aberystwyth and District Junior League season got off to a cracking start on Saturday with over 750 players turning out for 58 sides this year.

The U11 section, turned out once again at their immaculate Penweddig playing fields, with 36 teams competing in 4 divisions.

In the U11 Premier Division Penparcau Devils showed great pace and accurate finishing to take an early lead against Dinas All Stars. Dinas reacted well, competing throughout but with two further goals Penparcau Devils proved too strong running out 3-0 winners. Bow Street Magpies also came out of the blocks firing on all cylinders and netted within the first minute in their game against an under strength Aber United side. Magpies made it two nil before both sides exchanged further goals finishing with a 3-1 scoreline in Magpies favour. Machynlleth A also got off to a good start winning a difficult game against Tregaron Lions 4-2 and Ystwyth Rovers returned from a half team talk to pull back a deficit against Peithoniad to draw 2-2.

In the U11 First Division games Llanrhystud Dolphins held a 1-0 lead at half time and battled well to fend off a determined come back by Machynlleth B to 3-1 win. Penuwch Owls also held off a late Aber Stars charge to win 2-1. Talybont won their battle with Ystwyth Juniors 3-0 and Bow Street Juniors proved too strong for a young Celtiaid side, who despite making most of the running in the second half found it difficult to score, with Bow Street Juniors eventually winning 5-1.

In the U11 Second Division Penrhyncoch and Machynlleth C appeared to be teams in fine form as they beat Ystwyth Devils 4-1 and Teirw Talybont 6-2 respectively. Tregaron Tigers also started well with a 3-1 win over Penllwyn. Bow Street Piod fought their way to a hard earned 2-1 win over Bois Y Graig, and a great effort by the Ser Aur goalkeeper and his defence denied Llewod Padarn on many occasion but couldn't deny them the win as Llewod Padarn won 3-0.

In the U11 Third Division most players were turning out for the first time in the Junior League. Nevertheless all teams played some excellent football and the games were a joy to watch. Aber Dynamos held on to win 3-2 against club mates Aber Celts and Pont Teifi beat Waun Wanderers 2-0 in the first games of the day. Ystwyth Dragons and Talybont Teriyrs went in 1-1 at half time before the Dragons fired home 2 further goals to win 3-1. Ystwyth Select and Penrhyn Red Dragons put on a goal fest. The sides were locked at 3-3 at half time, then Penrhyn went 5-3 up, before Ystwyth Select came back to win 6-5!

In the U13 League game were played on the immaculate Blaendolau playing fields. The game of the day saw Llanilar Warriors fight out a 2-2 draw with Bow Street Juniors. Bow Street Juniors led 2-1 at half time before Warriors fought back to 2-2 and could have gone on to win but missed a penalty. The two other U13 games being played on Saturday were less balanced as Talybont beat Machynlleth 9-1 and Llanilar Juniors went two better winning 11-1 against Caron Devils.

In the U15 League Penparcau Demons got their league campaign off to a good start, adding to their 3-0 half time lead, to win 7-1 against Padarn. Talybont Teigars also scored 7 to win 7-2 against Tregaron Turfs despite the teams going into time even at 1-1.  A stalemate looked likely at Taranau Talybont locked horns with Llanilar as the game remained 0-0 with 15 minutes to play, but a well taken long range free kick and penalty saw Llanilar win 2-0. Finally Bow Street Magpies, who led 2-1 at half time, completed the fixture programme with an impressive 5-2 win over Llanilar Juniors.