SIX OF THE BEST - AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOUBLE!

RHYL 6 (M Williams 17, 80 pen & 81, Connolly 60, C Williams 66, Pearson 90+2)
ELEMENTS CEFN DRUIDS 0
WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE - MARCH 13, 2010
RHYL will never have a better chance to set a new club record victory in the Welsh Premier League than they had today.
As well as scoring six goals against bottom side Druids at Belle Vue, the Lilywhites also hit the woodwork four times - including once from a missed penalty.
But at the final whistle, that 7-0 win against Llanelli in the 2000/01 season still stands as the Lilies' biggest in the WPL.
Hat-trick hero Matthew Williams will also feel he should have posted a new record as the Rhyl player to score the most goals in a single WPL game. Williams struck the uprights three times, including from the second penalty he failed to convert.
As it is, Tim Steel's four goals against Briton Ferry Athletic on October 26, 1996, has yet to be equalled or surpassed.
But these are not criticisms - just the frustrations of a sad statto!
And player-manager Greg Strong could have no complaints after a total hammering of Druids left his team hot on the heels of third-placed Aberystwyth.
Port Talbot's failure to win at Airbus and Neath's last minute home loss to TNS also put daylight between the top four and the rest.
Going into today's game on the back of two defeats, Rhyl had to withstand some early Druids pressure with Josh Russell feeding the ball from midfield and Craig Whitfield's pace taking him clear in the box but he blasted hurriedly wide.
Rhyl somehow failed to take the lead on 16 minutes when following Tyrone Kirk's great cross from the right, a grounded Mark Connolly scooped the ball up, sent his overhead kick against the bar and from the rebound Gareth Owen's goalbound header hit Drew Wickens and Druids scrambled the ball away for a corner.
A minute later, however, Andrew Pearson looped the ball high across the six-yard box, Chris Williams hooked into the danger zone and Matthew Williams scored with a shot on the turn.
The champions were on top but a bit leisurely overall. They needed to step up the pace to put the Ancients to the sword but were unable to do so in the opening 45 minutes.
John Leah's rocket cleared the bar while Owen had a great chance 18 yards out but hit the shot with the outside of his foot and the ball went wide.
HALF-TIME: Rhyl 1 Druids 0
After the break a different home side emerged. Pearson's pinpoint cross from the right was met on the volley by Matthew Williams but the ball smacked the bar again.
Then came a possible turning point as Whitfield was put clean through for Druids, but as he so often does, Jack Cudworth made a crucial save, this time with his legs.
From here, the hosts went into another gear and on the hour a brilliant low cross from the left by the outstanding Chris Williams was put away by Connolly who celebrated his 27th goal of the season.
Chris Williams was irresistable and in the 66th minute he cut in from the left, worked his way into a central position and from 20 yards drilled a beauty into the bottom corner. The sort of goal he should score more often given his undoubted talent.
In the 80th minute a foul on Strong in the box from a corner led to the award of a penalty which Matthew Williams took and converted but the referee ordered a retake. Williams' second kick was even more convincing - 4-0.
A minute later a neat ball from Pearson found Matthew Williams whose thunderbolt went in off the bar to complete his hat-trick and register Rhyl's 100th goal in all competitions this term.
Soon after Phil Doran made a dynamic run into the box and centred to Connolly who was clipped by Wickens - another penalty.
This time Matthew Williams opted for pure power but only succeeded in rattling the crossbar.
Moments later Chris Williams' cross from the left picked out Matthew Williams but he struck the frame for the third time with a glancing header.
Cudworth denied Jon Rush as Druids sought a consolation, but two minutes into injury time the fabulous Pearson latched on to a ball over the defence from Owen and applied a lovely angled finish to make it 6-0.

RHYL: Cudworth, Pearson, Doran, Strong (Ojapah 85), Dowling, Leah, C Williams, Owen, Connolly, M Williams, Kirk (Heenan 76), Unused subs: Owens, Naylor.

MATCH FACTS
GOALS: Rhyl 6 Druids 0
ATTEMPTS: Rhyl 22 Druids 6
ON TARGET: Rhyl 14 Druids 4
CORNERS: Rhyl 7 Druids 3
YELLOW CARDS: Rhyl 2 Druids 1
RED CARDS: Rhyl 0 Druids 0
ATTENDANCE: 348
LO MAN OF THE MATCH
Chris Williams (Rhyl)
Best performance in a Rhyl shirt since his early weeks at the club.

RHYL FC RESULTS 2009/10
Aug 15 - Carmarthen Town (WPL - home) 2-1 (Strong, M Williams)
Aug 21 - Airbus UK Broughton (WPL - away) 2-2 (Hunt 2)
Aug 25 - Airbus UK Broughton (LC - a) 2-1 (Hunt, Owen)
Aug 29 - Port Talbot (WPL - h) 2-0 (M Williams, Hunt)
Sep 1 - Prestatyn Town (LC - h) 2-1 (Naylor, Connolly)
Sep 5 - Gap Connah's Quay (WPL - a) 2-0 (M Williams, Connolly)
Sep 11 - Bangor City (WPL - h) 5-1 (Hunt 2, M Williams pen, C Williams, Connolly)
Sep 19 - Newtown (WPL - a) 4-2 (M Williams 2, Strong, Connolly)
Sep 22 - Airbus (LC - h) 4-0 (Connolly 2, Kirk, Doran)
Sep 26 - Porthmadog (WPL - h) 4-0 (Connolly 3, Kirk)
Oct 3 - Llanfairpwll (WC-a) 3-1 (Connolly 2, Smith)
Oct 6 - Prestatyn Town (LC-a) 3-0 (Connolly, Hunt, C Williams)
Oct 9 - Bala Town (WPL-a) 4-0 (Smith, Doran, Horan, Hunt)
Oct 17 - Neath (WPL-a) 0-2
Oct 23 - Elements Cefn Druids (WPL-a) 1-1 (M Williams)
Oct 27 - Porthmadog (LCQF-a) 4-1 (Connolly 2, M Williams 2)
Oct 31 - Bridgend Town (WC-h) 4-2 (Connolly, M Williams, Strong, C Williams)
Nov 7 - Llanelli (WPL-h) 0-0
Nov 10 - Gap Connah's Quay (a-LCSF 1st leg) 1-2 (Connolly)
Nov 14 - Caersws (WPL-h) 3-1 (Connolly, Hunt 2)
Nov 17 - Gap Connah's Quay (h-LCSF 2nd leg) 4-0 (Connolly, Hunt, Smith 2)
Nov 22 - The New Saints (a-WPL) 0-4
Nov 29 - Haverfordwest County (h-WPL) 1-2 (Strong)
Dec 5 - Aberystwyth Town (a-WPL) 2-2 (Leah, Hunt)
Dec 12 - Technogroup Welshpool (h-WPL) 4-1 (Leah, C Williams, Hunt, Owen)
Dec 16 - Colwyn Bay (a-NWCC) 1-0 (Stones)
Dec 26 - Prestatyn Town (a-WPL) 0-0
Jan 2 - Prestatyn Town (h-WPL) 1-1 (Leah)
Jan 16 - Port Talbot (a-WPL) 1-2 (Turner)
Jan 23 - Gap Connah's Quay (h-WPL) 4-1 (Connolly, Horan, M Williams 2)
Jan 26 - Airbus UK Broughton (h-WPL) 2-1 (M Williams pen, Turner)
Jan 30 - Pontardawe Town (h-WCR4) 7-0 (Leah 3, Connolly 2, Turner, Kirk)
Feb 7 - Bangor City (a-WPL) 1-3 (M Williams pen)
Feb 14 - Newtown (h-WPL) 4-2 (Strong, M Williams, Owens, Kirk)
Feb 20 - Porthmadog (a-WPL) 2-0 (Strong, Connolly)
Feb 24 - Bala Town (h-WPL) 5-2 (Pearson, C Williams, Connolly 2, Turner)
Feb 27 - Prestatyn Town (a-WC) 4-4 (Connolly 2, M Williams, Turner) - Lost 5-4 pens
Mar 6 - Neath (h-WPL) 0-1
Mar 13 - Elements Cefn Druids (h-WPL) 6-0 (M Williams 3, 1 pen, Connolly, C Williams, Pearson)

GOALS (101): 27 - Mark Connolly; 19 - Matthew Williams; 13 - Lee Hunt; 6 - Chris Williams, John Leah, Greg Strong; 5 - Rob Turner; 4 - Tyrone Kirk, Paul Smith; 2 - Andrew Pearson, George Horan, Phil Doran, Gareth Owen; 1 - Martyn Naylor, Greg Stones, Andy Owens.