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Leagues for 2008/09 Season

Ben Robinson	7
Luke Roberts	6
George Finlay	3
Matty Douch	1
Jordan Davies	1

6th December – Marford and Gresford – Away   Marford and Gresford –  Llay

29nd November – Garden Village – Home   Llay –  Garden Village

22nd November – Brickfield – Away - League Cup Round 2   Brickfield 2 – 3 Llay   Again back to winning ways in the League cup with a 3-2 win over brickfield. Again in the first half we were losing the midfield battle with most of the chances falling to Brickfield who could have scored 4 or 5. Eventually they did score with again Charlie making a good 1 on 1 save but being able to do nothing about the rebound. We did manage to bring the scores level just before half time through a perfect pass from Ben, with Luke running half the pitch to slot the ball into the bottom corner to make it 1-1. In the second half we made a few changes to strengthen midfield, which paid off after about 15 minutes of the second half gone when the ball fell to Jordan who hit it from about 25 yards out passed the keeper to give us a 2-1 lead. Most of the second half saw Llay pushing forward with a number of chances being created. With about 10 minutes to go Jordan made way for Thomas Lewis, who with his first touch made an inch perfect pass to Luke who took it forward to score our his second and Llay’s third goal. Then in the last 5 minutes Brickfield who always looked dangerous going forward managed to pull a goal back to make it 3-2, to set up a tense last couple of minutes with Llay holding on to go in to the hat for the next round. Well done both teams it was a cracking game of football to watch.

15th November – Penycae – Home - NEWFA Cup Round 2   Llay 0 – 6 Penycae   Despite having our full team back, we did not really perform to our best, with Penycae winning the midfield battle, our second half performance was much improved with a lot more use of the wings, but by pushing up in search of a goal we left or defence open, which resulted in so easy goals for Penycae, sending us out of the cup. Well done Penycae and good luck in the next round.   8th November – Whitegate – Away     Whitegate 3 – 2 Llay   We quickly conceded 2 very quick goals, which was always going to make it a hard match to win, but we managed to pull a goal back before half time through George to come off 2-1 down. The second half saw a much improved performance, with us having a lot more procession with Ben scoring the equaliser to bring the score back to 2-2. However as we were pushing for the winner we were hit on the counter attack with Charlie doing well to block the first shot but was not able to do anything about the follow up. As I said after the match we will most probably play worse this year and win.

1st November – Penycae – Away     Penycae 3 – 0 Llay   Well done to those who turned up, but with such a small squad on the day it was always going to be hard work, with a makeshift midfield the defence were put under a lot of pressure and Charlie and the defence did well to keep the score down to 3-0

25th October – Marford and Gresford – Home - League Cup   Llay 2 – 1 Marford and Gresford   Back to winning ways in our local derby, with our best team performance this season. It was as if we had an extra player in mid-field where we out battled Marford and Gresford. The weather conditions did not help the game but we managed to hold on in the first half, coming off 1-0 down at half time. The second half was all one way with the wind pegging M&G back into their own half. Resulting in 2 well taken goals by Ben and George. Everybody played well with a special mention to Charlie who's kicking was excellent.

18th October – Marchwiel– Home   Llay 0 – 6 Marchwiel   Today saw the visit of the league leaders, who showed why they are top of the league. We didnt get going in midfield, which put a lot of pressure on the back four.

11th October – Rhosddu – Home   Llay 1 – 3 Rhosddu   Today we came up against a very well organised team, who battled for everything and deserved their win. When it was 1 -1 it could have gone anyway with chances for both teams. We need to start to play together as a team and work hard in training for each other. Llay goal coming from Luke

27th September – Maelor Youth– Away   Maelor 2 – 3 Llay   Not the best we have played this season, but we did manage to grind out a win against a very good Maelor team whose current league position does not do them justice. Llay goals coming from Jack, George and Ben (pen)

20th September – Brymbo– Home   Llay 6 – 2 Brymbo   Another good game and another 6 goals, Great start to the match with a goal in the first two minutes, followed quickly by another 3 to lead 4-1 at half time. Again second half we looked tired but still kept on pluging away with a great 35 yard goal from Matty. The final goal can from a 70 yard kick from Charlie who had another good game in goal. Well done lads.

13th September – Coedpoeth – Away   Coedpoeth 1 – 6 Llay   What a start to the new season and our first 11-a-side game, everyone should be proud of themselves for the effort that they put in on the pitch today. Every one of you gave 100% and that was the difference between the two teams at the end of the day. Some well taken goals from Ben, Luke and Jack, as well as some tight defending at the back and a very good display of goalkeeping from Charlie who’s kicking was brilliant.

Goal Scores Table

Jack Thomas	43	Robert Andrew	6
George Finlay	39	Jordan Davies	6
Ben Robinson	33	Matthew Douch	6
Ben Halsall	24	Joe Roberts	5
Thomas Adams	19	Matthew Lee	4
Daniel Howitt	12	Rhys Jackson	1
Luke Williams	11	Conner Story-Walker	1
Ben Atherton	10	Liam	1
Josh Evans	10	Andrew Taylor	1
Charlie Williams	8

Match Reports

12th April - Brickfield (Home) This saw our largest turn out this season, with all 19 players turning up. The results of the matches were shared with Llay and Brickfield both winning 2 matches each (4-0, 3-0, 1-2, 1-3). Goal scorers for Llay were Ben H 3, Ben R 2, Thomas 1, Jack 1, Josh 1 and a first goal for Rhys. Man of he match went to Rhys and Luke   5th April - Park Youth (Away) Well done to those who turned up today and everybody who took a turn on Park Youth Side, It was not about the score today but more about giving a team who have had to cancel a number of matches for not enough players a game of football, the scores for the record 4 Wins (10-0, 15-1,10-0,11-1) With Charlie and Josh scoring the 2 park youth goals. Goal scores for Llay. George 8, Ben R 6, Thomas 5, Robert 5, Ben A 4, Luke 4, Josh 4 (+1), Charlie 2, Jordan 2, Ben H 2, Joe 2, Matthew 1 and a first goal of the season for Andy. Man of the match went to Rhys and the Park youth goalkeeper for a number of first class saves in the first game.   29th March - Garden Village (Away) Well done tday one of the best team performances this year and a big improvement on the last game at GardenVillage, leading to 2 Wins (2-0, 2-1) 1 Draw (0-0) and 1 Loss (2-5). Goal scorers for Llay were Jack 3, Ben H 2, and Luke. Man of the match Jordan and Josh.   22nd March - Borras PA (Away) Match called off by Borras   16th March - Coedporth (Away) With a late change in venue to Llay School due to the Coedporth pitches being unplayable, we faced a Coedporth side who only turned up with 9 men. A big thank you to all of the players who took their turn on the Coedporth side. The result of the game was 1 loss and 3 wins ( 1-3, 8-0, 6-4, 6-3) The goal scores for Llay were Jack 9, Ben R 4, Tom 2, Luke 1, Matthew Lee 1 and a first goal for the club for Liam. Man of the match went to Jack and Ben R      8th March - Marford and Gresford (Away) Dispit some great battling we let in some soft goals which cost us dear loosing 3 and winning 1 match ( 0-3, 0-3, 1-3 and 4-0) Goal scorers were Ben R 2, George 1, Dan 1 and Ben A 1. Man of the match went to Ben R and Ben A.   1st March - Brymbo (Home) For a second week on the run we only managed 13 players against a Brymbo side who turned up with over 20. Dispite being out numbered we managed 2 wins (2-0, 3-1, 0-2, 3-6) Getting the goals for Llay were Jack 2, Tom 2, George 1, Ben R 1 and Joe 1. Man of th ematch went to Tom and Joe     23RD February - Whitegate (Away) For the second time this season we only managed 13 players, but those who turned up ran their socks off on very long pitches to secure two wins and a draw (4-0, 4-1, 1-1,1-2) Goal scorers Ben H 4, George 4, Jack 2. Man of the match George and Joe     17th February - Rhosddu (Home) The match was played on a very cold saturday morning with the pitch just being fit to play on. Once again an improved preformance saw Llay win three games and draw one (2-1, 2-2, 4-3 and 2-1) Goal scores Jack 3, Luke 2, Dan 2, Joe 1, Ben R 1 Jordan 1. Man of the match - Jordan and Joe   10th February- Brickfield (Away)   A much better display saw Llay come away with Three wins and one draw (8-0, 5-1, 4-3 and 2-2) Goal Scores Thomas x3, George x 4, Ben R x2, Ben H x3, Charlie x1, Dan x2, Matthew D x1,Luke x1, Jake x1, Joe x1 Man of the Match George and Joe.   3rd February - Park Youth (Home)   Match called off due to Frozen pitch   26th January - Garden Village (Home)   Despite a better result than the first time the teams meet this season, we still lost three games and drew one. Man of the match Thomas and Josh   19th January - Borras PA (Home)   After a long break we Finally managed to get a game played, but the result of a long break and a number of key players missing meant that we lost all of the games. Mana of the match Jordan and Andy   12th January - Coedpoeth (Away)   Match called off due to Water Logged pitch   15th December - Marford and Gresford (Home)   Match called off by M&G as they did not have enough coaches   8th December - Brymbo (Away)   Match called off due to Water Logged pitch   2nd December - Whitegate (Home)   A better tempered match saw Llay win 2 games (1-0 and 2-0) and narrowly loose 2 games (1-2 and 3-4). Goal scores for Llay were George, Ben R, Thomas, Luke, Jake, Gabe and Conner scored his first goal for the club. Man of the Match George and Conner   24th November - Rhosddu (Away)   The second half of the season started away to Rhosddu on a very sticky pitch, with the mud an inch deep in places.The match went the same way as the home game, with Llay securing 3 Wins ( 3-1, 2-0, 3-0) and loss ( 0-1 ). Goal scores for Llay were George x 2, Ben H, Ben R, Dan, Luke, Jack and a full length goal from Charlie. Man of the match went to Luke and Charlie.   10th November - Brickfield (Home)   This was the last game of the first half of the season and it saw Llay recording 3 wins (1-0, 3-0, 2 -0) and 1 loss. The goal scorers were George 2, Gabe 3, Thomas 1, Ben Halsall 1 and Luke 1. Man of the match went to Gabe and Daniel.   3rd November – Park Youth (Away)   This game saw us travel to Park Youth who only had 9 Players, a big thank you to all of the Llay players who played for Park, with out you we would not have been able to get everybody an hours football. Also well done to everybody for not over celebrating our goals. Due to so many players switching sided there was no man of the match award.   27th October – Garden Village (Away)   The game saw us travel with only 13 players, to Garden village, the lack of players and very big pitches saw us loose all four match for the first time in three seasons. Despite one of the teams fighting back from 0-4 down to loose 3-4. Man of the match was Ben Robinson and Andrew    20th October – Borras Park Albion (Away)   Our next away trip saw us take on Borras Park Albion, who were without a number of key players, The games ended with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Man of the match was Charlie and Conner   13th October – Coedpoeth (Home)   We welcomed our friends from Coedpoeth and recorded two win, one draw and one loss. With man of the match going to Jack Thomas and Ben Robinson   6th October – Marford and Gresford (Away)   Our trip to our neighbours in Gresford found us playing contrasting teams, with M&G playing one very strong team. This showed in the results with both of our teams recording one win and one loss. Man of the match was George and Joe   29th September – Brymbo (Home)   This game saw us getting back to winning ways, with three wins and one draw, Man of the match was Matthew Douch and Josh   22nd September – Whitegate (Away)   Our first away trip of the season saw us travel to Whitegate, who due to pitch problems had to switch the game to St Giles School in Wrexham. The switch resulted in some of the narrowest pitches we have ever played on, which did not allow us to play our usual game this resulted in us Winning 1, Drawing 1 and Losing 2. Man of the match was Charlie and Robert. Well done to all of the lads who kept their cool under difficult circumstances.   15th September – Rhosddu United (Home)  The season started well with our teams recording three wins and one loss. Man of the match was Thomas and Matthew Douch.