WHAT A THRILLER
LAST night's Rhyl v Bala Town game produced certainly one of the best halves of football I have ever seen in my years of watching the Welsh Premier League.
It got me thinking about some of the other great matches to grace the league over the seasons and here are five gems I came up with.
Can you think of any others?
RHYL 5 ABERYSTWYTH TOWN 3 (Jan 17, 2004)
What a match at Belle Vue watched by Rhyl's then record WPL crowd of 644. Four goals in eight minutes before half time made it 2-2. Lee Hunt put the Lilywhites in front, but Ricky Evans levelled. Andy Moran then completed his first hat-trick for Rhyl and Marc Limbert's wonder goal on the volley from near the halfway line clinched a stunning win.
PORTHMADOG 6 GAP CONNAH'S QUAY 5 (Dec 27, 2008)
A remarkable game at the Traeth saw Porthmadog recover from 5-1 down to win 6-5 thanks to a 95th minute winner from the ever-lethal Marc Lloyd Williams.
The score was 5-1 to Quay with less than 20 minutes remaining.
BANGOR CITY 9 HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY 0 (May 14, 1994)
Going into their penultimate game Bangor needed a massive victory at Farrar Road to overhaul leaders Inter Cardiff's impressive goal difference - and they got it.
Jimmy Carberry's stunning 25-yarder completed a 9-0 win. This left City needing just a point from their final match at Porthmadog to win the title and they did the job in style with a 2-0 win.
RHYL 3 CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS 4 (Sep 1, 2000)
Rhyl again but this time they lost on an emotion-charged Friday evening. The Lilies trailed 2-1 at half time, but goals from Lee Trundle (pen) and Martin Doherty edged the hosts in front. Steve Futcher equalised and with 11 minutes to go Jon Kenworthy won it for Nomads with an absolute screamer.
BANGOR CITY 6 BALA TOWN 3 (Dec 15, 2009)
Will there be a more exciting, incident-packed game this season? Bangor took the lead, but by half time Bala were 3-1 up. After the break came a remarkable City comeback, Ashley Stott and Dave Morley on target to make it 3-3, then three goals in the last four minutes, one from Chris Sharp and two from Jamie Reed, rounded off a thriller. Bala also had three players sent off.
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