HEROIC COMEBACK AT NEW BRIDGE MEADOW

HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY 2 RHYL 4
RHYL re-established themselves as the top goalscorers in the Welsh Premier with a dynamic second half performance at the New Bridge Meadow today.
It looked grim at half time with Haver holding a two-goal lead, but the Lilywhites turned things around after the break to give their bid to qualify for Europe fresh hope.
County took a sixth minute lead when Lee Hudgell linked well with Jack Christopher down the left and raced into the box before slipping the ball neatly past the keeper.
Matthew Williams should have equalised when Chris Williams' pass put him clear in the box, but Lee Idzi produced a good low save to deny the striker.
And in the 23rd minute Christopher was left unmarked to head home a Tom Ramasut corner and make it 2-0 to the Bluebirds.
Rhyl were a different proposition in the second stanza and on 57 minutes Mark Connolly played a nice one-two with Matthew Williams before drilling low past Idzi from the edge of the box.
A minute later Matthew Williams' deep cross from the left picked out substitute Tyrone Kirk who sold a lovely dummy before applying a deft left-foot finish.
John Leah's through ball looked to have put Connolly in for the third, but his chip over Idzi drifted wide.
Rhyl were now all over the opposition and only the heroics of Idzi kept out Chris Williams' diving header from Kirk's cross via the right.
In the 69th minute Andrew Pearson strode forward from midfield and slick inter-play with Chris Williams gave Connolly time to pick his spot and make it 3-2 with his 29th goal of the season.
Five minutes from time the comeback was complete when Matthew Williams reached Martyn Naylor's long ball first and headed over Idzi for his 22nd of the campaign.
Earlier this season Connolly set a modern-day club record by scoring in eight successive games.
Today Matthew Williams netted for the fourth match in a row. Just a thought......

RHYL: Cudworth, Naylor, Dowling, Strong, Ojapah, Leah, C Williams, Owen (Kirk 51), Connolly, M Williams, Pearson. Subs: Dixon, Heenan, Pritchard.

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)
Mar 27 - Caersws (a-WPL) 2-2 (M Williams, Owen)
Apr 2 - The New Saints (h-WPL) 1-2 (M Williams)
Apr 10 - Haverfordwest County (a-WPL) 4-2 (Connolly 2, Kirk, M Williams)

GOALS (108): 29 - Mark Connolly; 22 - Matthew Williams; 13 - Lee Hunt; 6 - Chris Williams, John Leah, Greg Strong; 5 - Rob Turner, Tyrone Kirk; 4 - Paul Smith; 3 - Gareth Owen; 2 - Andrew Pearson, George Horan, Phil Doran; 1 - Martyn Naylor, Greg Stones, Andy Owens.