Flint Mountain
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Sat 24 Aug 2019  ·  Division 1
Flint Mountain Football Club
Flint Mountain
J Aitken (14'), S Williams (61' Pen)
2
1
Llangollen Town
First Points On The Board

First Points On The Board

Robert Moore27 Aug 2019 - 08:31
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Goals from Jack Aitken and Sean Williams (pen) secure a first league win of the season against Llangollen at Pant Newydd

After two successive defeats to start the season, Halkyn & Flint Mountain looked to put that right and secure their first points of the season with the visit of Llangollen Town to Pant Newydd. Manager Rob Marshall was forced to put Matty Howard into the Mountain goal, with no goalkeepers available this weekend. He also brought Keiran Farr and Aled Reece into the starting line up, whilst Adam Bailey was available again after missing the midweek clash with Hawarden due to suspension. There was also a first start for Dean Hughes, who reversed his decision to retire over the summer.

A quarter of an hour into the match, The Mountain opened the scoring through Jack Aitken. Aitken's first shot was cleared off the line by the Llangollen defence, but Aitken kept alert and smashed the rebound into the roof of the net. The lead looked unsecure when Adam Bailey give away a penalty just four minutes later. Bailey was indebted to stand in goalkeeper Matty Howard, however, as Howard made a fantastic save to deny the visitors.

In the second half, Halkyn & Flint Mountain were awarded their a penalty of their own on the hour mark when Sean Williams was brought to the ground. Despite missing a penalty in midweek, Williams picked himself up and stood over the spot kick. This time, he made no mistake and drilled the ball home to double the Mountain lead.

In the dying minutes, Llangollen pressed forward desperately, as they looked to get something from the game. A mistake from Pete Martin allowed Llangollen to grab a late goal to build the nerves. Unlike this week, they was to be no body blow, as the Mountain held on to pick up their first three points of the season and their first points in the Welsh National League.

Next up, Halkyn & Flint Mountain are on the road as they make the trip to Overton Recreational, hoping to build upon the weekend win with another three points.

Match details

Match date

Sat 24 Aug 2019

Kickoff

14:30

Competition

Division 1

League position

3
Llangollen Town
7
Halkyn Flint Mountain
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Further reading

Team Sponsors

Principal & home shirt sponsor - Double Time Distribution
Kit Supplier - Arrow Sportswear
Match Day Hospitality - Goody's at Flint Town United
Club Sponsor - Roberts Manufacturing Limited
Away shirt sponsor - Res-Tec Roofing Systems
Back of shirt sponsor - Polyroof
Club sponsor - Chester Headstones
Back of shirt sponsor - HR Go Recruitment
Club Sponsor - NFT Workx
Charity Partner - Giddo's Gift