10.05.08 - Llanfair PG vs. Mynydd Isa - League (Drew 2 - 2)

Fitting our final game of the season should of been our first, the game was played in perfect sunshine (just as well) and we came away with a point but by all accounts it should of been all three.

Isa took the lead as early as the 9th minute through an own goal,and playing well the points looked safe until a double whammy inside the last 10mins saw the game turned on its head.But Isa scored a last minute penalty from Anthony Williams to ensure a point.

Well thats it another season done & dusted time to re charge the batteries and get ready to give the new campaign a real go.

I was away for the presentation night but i believe it was a very good night, hope to see most if not all of the players back next season and for those that decide to move on good luck for whoever you sign for.

Its the silly season for rumours so i don't believe a thing until the dotted line is signed.

Have a good summer all and see you next season......JB.

05.05.08 - Mynydd Isa vs. Guilsfield - League (Drew 1 - 1)

An improvement on fridays result as honours were even at 1-1 today at the Argoed. We didn't have it all our own way as Guilsfield are a very good side on their day and no mugs in this league.Our visitors had the better of the first half and went in 1-0 up thanks to a goal from Ben White, he fired in after Ryan Roberts had saved a free kick.H/T 0-1.

The second half Isa came out a different side and the chances started to come, but you thought it was going to be one of those days again.And it took until 80mins for the equaliser to arrive when a misplaced effort from Ben Powell fell to Chris Boulton and from a tight angle he lashed it home.F/T1-1

Isa: Roberts, B Jones, Wood, Murphy ,Connolly, Leonard, A Williams, Calder, Hardstaffe, Pugh & N Jones.
Subs: Hulse, Boulton & Powell (all used).

02.05.08 - Ruthin vs. Mynydd Isa - League (Lost 0 - 3)

A poor performance tonight at Ruthin, I wasn't present at the game but from what I can gather it was dire and 3-0 down at half time tells its own story, and Perry was not a happy bunny.

The players must quickly make amends for that display on Monday v Guilsfield as there are 6 points still to play for.

26.04.08 - Mynydd Isa vs. Buckley Town - League (Drew 0 - 0)

No goals,and Perry must wonder what we have to do to get one, we can't buy a goal at the moment,and i'll leave it at that for fear of repeating myself.Isa played well again after the tough midweek semi v Gap and Perry got the right response from his players,you learn a lot from defeat.

After a fairly even first half Isa turned the screw in the second and the game should of been over as a contest by a country mile but attack after attack saw the punch drunk Buckley defence hold out. So a point a piece it was.Still another 3 games remaining and it would be nice to go out with maximum points.

Isa:Walsh, McKean, Hopkins, Knight, Connolly, Murphy, N Jones, Hulse, Wood, A Williams & Pugh.
Subs: Powell, Hardstaffe, T Williams & B Jones.

23.04.08 - Gap Queens Park vs. Mynydd Isa - Cup Semi (Lost 1 - 2)

2 late goals from Graham Courtney (76) & Ricky Evans (87) the latter from a free kick denied Isa a place in the final at the Globe Way.

The tie almost went to extra time which would of been the least we deserved, when in the dying seconds Gap keeper Rowley pulled off a great save low to his left to deny Simon Hulse. And it was Simon Hulse who had earlier broken the deadlock to give Isa the lead on 38mins when he sprang the offside trap to slot home after rounding the keeper.

It was an evenly contested game with chances either end and we certainly give as good as we got.

Good luck to both Gap & Bala for both of their finals.

ISA: Walsh, B Jones, Wood, McKean, Knight, Murphy, A Williams, Leonard, Hulse, Pugh & N Jones.
Subs: Powell, T Williams, Hardstaffe (used) Boulton & R Roberts.

19.04.08 - Guilsfield vs. Mynydd Isa - League (Lost 0 - 1)

There was not much in the game and it was decided with a solitary strike from Tim Nunnerly on 38 mins. Isa played well throughout the game without really testing the home keeper, which has been our problem all season. At the other end Alan Tyrell in the Isa goal hasn't had a save to make second half.

Anyway the season is still alive with the League Cup to go for and all roads lead to the globe way home of our neighbours Buckley who host our semi final clash against Gap Queens Park on Wednesday night hope to see you all there.

Isa: Tyrell, Pugh, Hopkins, Connolly, Wood, Powell, A Williams, N Jones, Hulse, Boulton, Hardstaffe. Subs: C Williams, Murphy & T Williams.

15.04.08 - Flint Town vs. Mynydd Isa - League (Lost 2 - 4)

It was an entertaining game and a good advert for the CA but mistakes have cost us tonight and you can't give a team like Flint any incentive like that. Perry although pleased with the performance will be disappointed at the goals we conceded.We couldn't of got off to a better start as we went 1-0 up after 8mins good work down the right between Ant Williams & Chris Boulton ended with a crisp shot into the bottom corner from Ant Williams.Minutes later the game could of been oh so different if an identical move had of been finished off, you can ask Ant when you see him how he missed!! This let off spurred Flint into action and a mistake, mix up call it what you like & non existing marking at a corner saw our hosts turn it round to 2-1 at half time.

The second half carried on in the same fashion there were chances at either end as both teams wanted victory,the woodwork was rattled first by Flint then by Isa and the next goal was crucial.Alas it went to Flint, after a hesitant defensive error Paul Connolly was caught in possession on the edge of the box & Sean Beck fired home.We got back to 3-2 when Ben Mckean got his first for the club after a bit of ping pong following a corner.We pushed for the equaliser but Flint held firm and near the end our fate was sealed when Roberts in the Isa goal failed to hang on to a shot which left a tap in for the home forward.F/T 4-2.

Isa: Roberts, Mckean, T Williams, Connolly, Murphy, Leonard, Hulse, Powell, Boulton, A Williams & N Jones.
Subs: Hardstaffe, C Williams, B Jones (used) Pugh & Walsh.

12.04.08 - Mynydd Isa vs. Holyhead Hotspur - League (Won 4 - 0)

The manager was well pleased with this result as we all were,this sort of scoreline was waiting to happen we've been creating the chances but just not sticking them away, but today the shooting boots were on and even Holyhead couldn't complain at the result.
To be fair it took us 20 mins to get a foothold on the game the usual wind not helping matters and Holyhead had plenty of the ball in the early stages without really threatening.Isa keeper Roberts was called into action though to palm away a dangerous in swinging corner.
On 35 mins Simon Hulse scored the opener firing in from the edge of the box after good work from Steve Hopkins & Nathan Jones Isa never looked back after that.H/T 1-0.

Holyheads task was made even harder for them after the left back was dismissed 10 mins into the second half, and on the hour Anthony Williams scored a peach of a goal after beating a couple of men, he broke clear and found the top corner from 20yards....ish!!! The tails were up and everyone wanted a piece of the action.The visitors were soon on the backfoot again and a good run and cross from Ben Powell on the right found Nathan Jones who's shot was blocked by the keeper but Chris Boulton was on hand to curl his shot in the top corner.The icing on the cake was the fourth goal which was scored by Dean Hardstaffe in his first start for 7 months after his freak injury at LLandudno, he came on as sub and smashed one in from the right hand side of the box.On a sour note we lost Craig Knight to a nasty head injury,he was taken to Wrexham Hospital for treatment.Lets hope for a speedy recovery as he was playing well himself after a long lay off.3 good points today lets carry this form on to Flint on Tuesday night .

Isa: Roberts, Mckean, Hopkins, Connolly, Knight, Murphy, Hulse, A Williams, Powell, N Jones & Boulton.
Subs: Pugh, Leonard & Hardstaffe (all used).

09.04.08 - Lex XI vs. Mynydd Isa - League (Lost 2 - 3)

Our downturn in fortunes continued here tonight with a 3-2 defeat at relegation threatened Lex.Our cause wasn't helped again as we gifted our hosts a 2-0 lead with a Paul Connolly own goal and then a fumble from Keeper Roberts left a tap in for Pendleton.We then had a purple patch pulling the 2 goals back through the tireless Ben Powell & Nathan Jones and also struck the bar we didn't want the half to end.Both sides were reduced to 10 men before half time after Duckett for Lex decided to take the law into his own hands and launch what can only be described as an assualt on our player Barry Calder. How Barry got a red card god only knows.
H/T 2-2
The Lex winner came courtesy of another Paul Connolly own goal early in the second half and to be fair he couldn't of got out of the way of either, they were both low hard crosses that struck him, but it shows what can happen when you get that ball into the mix early. Again it wasn't pretty on the eye and you wouldn't think semi final places are up for grabs!!! We pushed for the leveller but it wasn't going to be our night when once again we struck the bar with a Chris Boulton header and lex hung on for their 3 vital points.

Isa: Roberts, Mckean, Hopkins, Connolly, Knight, Murphy, Powell, A Williams, Calder, N Jones & Pugh.
Subs: Boulton, C Williams & T Williams (all used).

05.04.08 - Mynydd Isa vs. Penrhyncoch - League (Drew 1 - 1)

This was a hard earned point today against a fiesty Penrhyncoch side who are fighting for every point to steer themselves clear from the relegation zone.It ended a mini dip in results rather than form for Isa as we deserved to get something out of the last 2 games.There were four changes from the previous week and it is nice to see Craig knight back in the fold after a long abscence. The first half was evenly contested affair with both sides having chances but it took until the 75th minute for the deadlock to be broken when neat work saw Anthony Hartnell break clear to lob over Roberts in the Isa goal.But the lead only lasted 5 mins when Isa were awarded a penalty after Ben Powell was impeded in the six yard box and Stuart Wood made no mistake from the spot.F/T 1-1.

Isa: Roberts, McKean, Hopkins, Connolly, Knight, Murphy, Hulse, A Williams, C Williams, Boulton & Calder .
Subs: Powell, Wood & Thomas.(all used).

29.03.08 - Llandyrnog vs. Mynydd Isa - League (Lost 2 - 3)

Well done to all concerned for getting this game played today, after another downpour prior to kick off there was some doubt whether to proceed,but after a long hard look by the officials and with both clubs input everyone decided to give it a go.
The first half was pretty much end to end stuff with chances at a premium but credit to both sides they were trying to play football in somewhat difficult conditions.The first 45 mins was heading for stalemate then the unimaginable happened, Llandyrnog struck 3 times in what seemed as many minutes to send in a shellshocked Isa 3-0 down at the break.

Neal Hughes escaped his marker on the left flank & rounded keeper Ryan Roberts to slot home the first,(36) Mark Roberts found himself unmarked in the box so much so he thought he was offside before nodding in a free kick for the second,(39) and when the ball fell to Adam Lloyd in the box he had time to bake a cake before slotting home the third (40).

Don't know what was said at half time but it was working, the sun was out by now and are play was getting brighter as well.After 10 mins perry made a triple change and it was 2 of the trio who combined to grab a goal back on the hour mark.Craig Williams latched on to a ball in the box and managed to get a shot in but as it was slowing down in the mud Ben Powell followed in to make sure it crossed the line(60).Isa kept pushing forward and were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box which saw Steve Hopkins execute a slide rule finish into the top corner with keeper Arwel Thomas rooted to the spot.And if it wasn't for Thomas who kept us at bay with a couple of fine saves the result could of been much different.We gave ourselves a mountain to climb with some catastrophic defending in a bizzare 4 min spell you can't give anyone in this league a 3 goal start but to be fair we only just fell short.

ISA: Roberts, McKean, Murphy, Hopkins, T Williams, Wood, N Jones, AWilliams, Calder, Pugh & Boulton.
Subs: Hulse, Powell, C Williams (all used) & K Davies.

24.03.08 - Mynydd Isa vs. Llanfair PG - League (Lost 0 - 2)

What a difference 48 hours make!! this was a disappointing display & result on the back of the Prestatyn game, our visitors Llanfair PG certainly have the indian sign over us.Perry was forced to shuffle the pack with 3 notable absentees in key positions, their stand in's did well enough but again it was missed chances that has cost us dear. Llanfair took the points with goals either side of half time the first one being a penalty and the second straight from the re start the Llanfair striker miscued his shot which wrong footed Roberts in the Isa goal and found the net.

Time to regroup and focus on our remaining 7 fixtures, still plenty of points to play for plus a semi final to look forward to.The season isn't over yet.

Isa:Roberts,T Williams,Wood,McKean,Pugh,Horne,Hulse,Calder,A Williams,Boulton & Powell.
Subs: N Jones (used) A Morris & D Nolan.

22.03.08 - Prestatyn Town vs. Mynydd Isa - League (Drew 0 - 0)

It was honours even at Bastion Road where the champagne is still on ice for at least another week.The draw was mainly down to the 2 keepers who both were in good form with the home keeper John Dunt slightly busier than Isa's Ryan Roberts but credit to both they kept thier goal intact.Before the game we'd have taken a point but on reflection we could of taken all 3.We played some good stuff today kept the ball well and dealt with everything Prestatyn had to offer, but it is at the other end of the pitch we are struggling the goal difference column doesn't lie.F/T 0-0.

ISA:Roberts,McKean,Wood,Hopkins,Connolly,N Jones,Leonard,Calder,Powell,Hulse & Boulton.
Subs: A Williams,Pugh,Horne (all used) Murphy.

15.03.08 - Mynydd Isa vs. Llandudno - League (Won 3 - 2)

Mynydd Isa seemed to be on the ropes when visitors Llandudno went into a 2-0 lead with efforts from Neil Cloverly (pen) and Gwyn Peters. Funny though we didn't hear any complaints about the difficult pitch conditions at this stage.

It didn't look as if it was going to be Isa's day when Chris Boulton fluffed a 44th minute penalty chance. But Boulton did atone when he pegged a goal back, heading home a Stuart Wood corner.

Wood also had a hand in Isa's 62nd minute equaliser when his free kick wasn't properly cleared and Paul Connolly fired home from close range.

Isa upped the tempo and bagged a deserved winner in the 74th minute through Nathan Jones after good work by Simon Hulse. The 2nd half was totally dominated by Isa and Llandudno's frustration finally boiled over when they had a player dismissed 10 mins from time.
When we looked at our run in we felt we had a say were the title would end up and after that result i don't think it is going to LLandudno.Another good result against top flight opposition it seems to be the teams at the other end of the table we struggle against.F/T 3-2.

Isa:Roberts,Mckean,Wood,Hopkins,Connolly,Horne,Leonard,Calder,C Williams,Boulton & N Jones.
Subs: Hulse,Powell & T Williams (all used).

23.02.08 - Mynydd Isa vs. Prestatyn - League (Won 2 - 1)

Normal service was resumed at the Argoed Sports Ground today at the expense of runaway league leaders Prestatyn Town.The game was contested in blustery conditions and against the wind Isa had the better of the early exchanges with Chris Boulton twice going close.But Prestatyn are not top for nothing and soon got into their stride and danger man Hoult was causing problems down the left flank for the visitors.Centre back Dave Hayes had flashed a couple of headers wide from corners but on 19mins he made no mistake from his third effort following a free kick after Isa keeper Roberts had fouled outside of his box.Isa stuck to the task with Connolly & Hopkins marshalling the defence superbly.On 44 mins we were rewarded with the leveller when Dunt in the visitors goal failed to hang on to Anthony Williams shot but then parried well from Calders follow up effort only for Chris Boulton to react quickest to nod over the line.H/T 1-1.

The second half saw Isa turn up the pressure and Prestatyn were finding it hard to clear their lines against the wind and this was spurring Isa on.Perry decided to change things and on came Nathan Jones & Sam Pugh and it was the latter who put us in front.A free kick from the left was only half cleared by Prestatyn, the ball fell to Pugh who drilled into the bottom corner from 12 yards. A well deserved victory in the end and a welcome 3 pts, once again the team have shown the manager what they are capable of but it needs to be on a more consistent level.

Isa:Roberts,Mckean,Connolly,Hopkins,Wood,A Williams,Leonard,Horne,Calder,C Williams & Boulton.
Subs:S Pugh,N Jones & T Williams (all used).

16.02.08 - Mynydd Isa vs. Glantraeth - League (Lost 0 - 1)

This was an evenly fought contest and in all honesty although our visitors snatched victory with three minutes remaining it was what their 2nd half performance deserved.Isa just shaded the first half and had the two clearest chances of the half when both Chris Boulton & Craig Williams were sent clear, but with only the goalkeeper to beat both skied their shots.We've said it before that if you don't take your chances at this level you get punished and this has happened today.There seems to be a little lack of confidence throughout the side at the moment and it is reflecting in the play but nothing a couple of good wins can't put right.Glantraeth's winner came in the 87th minute when Gareth wyn Roberts headed home a free kick from Paul Rowlands which was well delivered.

Isa: Roberts, Pugh, Mckean, Connolly, Hopkins, Horne, Calder, Leonard, A Williams, C Williams & Boulton.
Subs: N Jones, S Hulse, B Powell & T Williams.

09.02.08 - Llay Welfare vs. Mynydd Isa - NEWFA Cup (Lost 1 - 3)

Cup football always creates shock results and this weekend was no exception when minnows Llay Welfare claiming the prize scalp in the shape of Cymru Alliance side Mynydd Isa 3-1 who looked in control when Nathan Jones provided them with an interval lead. A spectacular overhead kick from Matt Williams squared the tie and then moments later in a whirlwind patch Robbie Nevitt doubled their tally and Isa lost further ground when sub Matt Davies sealed the tie. This was the WNL websites take on proceedings i could of tried to dress it up a bit but it won't detract from the fact that we are out of the competition yet again to lower league opposition. We know it was a double defensive mix up which saw Llay score twice in a minute to go 2-1 up, but its the first time we saw it visibly shake us and the heads went down, and its how you react to results like this which matters..The games are going to come thick & fast now towards the end of the season and we can start to make amends with 3pts at home to Glantraeth on Saturday.

26.01.08 - Holyhead Hotspur vs. Mynydd Isa - Cup (Won 1 - 0)

Holyhead must of had a smile as wide as the Brittania Bridge on their faces when they saw our team sheet, after the late withdrawal of Isa keeper Dave Walsh saw the manager putting himself between the sticks. Everyone was a bit unsure of this move but he was having none of it and he turned out to be a very able deputy. There was a strong wind blowing right down the pitch and the hosts chose to kick with it which told its own story, but Isa had not read the script and started the brighter with some neat crisp passing moves and keeping Holyhead at arms length, whether what was standing in the 18 yard box behind them had anything to do with it we were not quite sure but it was working. Isa deseredly took the lead on 18 mins when Joey Ouslem crashed a header against the post from a corner, John Leonard latched on to the rebound to fire home. This visibly unsettled Holyhead and give us more of a footing in the game which we never relinquished.

This was a good away performance and erased the memory of the previous week as this is what we are capable of and more.

And if we hear that phrase "clean sheet" again!!!!!!!!!!!!

We deserved our semi final berth and Holyhead can have no complaints they were well beaten on the day. Well done all.

Isa: Thomas, Mckeen, Ouslem, Murphy, T Williams, Hulse, Leonard, Calder, A Williams, N Jones & Boulton. Subs: B Jones, Pugh & Powell

19.01.08 - Gresford Ath vs. Mynydd Isa - League (Lost 1 - 2)

This was a bad day at the office by anyones standards and probably one of the worst displays under Perry's stewardship, but once they've crossed that white line its down to the players on the park. However taking nothing away from Gresford they deserved their win on the day but Isa missed 3 good chances, and denied a blatant penalty before Rob Rondel opened the scoring, Isa keeper Walsh kicked from his hands staight to Rondel who had the prescence of mind to send his shot from distance straight back over the back pedalling Walsh for 1-0.
Im afraid to say it went from bad to worse after that. H/T 1-0

Isa keeper Walsh did not appear for the 2nd half and it didn't take long for his deputy Ryan Roberts to make an impact on the game. He was sent off for a 2nd yellow which left us down to 10 men yet again but he did manage to atone for his 1st yellow by saving the resulting penalty. Nathan Jones donned the keepers gloves when he eventually managed to get them on and his first action was to pick the ball out of the net from the free kick which was headed in by Mike Pugh. Our new signing Craig Williams an ex Gresford player came on and made it a tense last 10 mins for the hosts when he pulled one back from a corner, but it was too little too late. F/T 2-1.

Isa:Walsh, B Jones, Ouslem, Connolly, Hopkins. Hulse, Murphy, A Williams, N Jones, Pugh & Boulton.
Subs: Roberts, Wood, C Williams, McKeen & T Williams.

12.01.08 - Mynydd Isa vs. Denbigh Town - League (Drew 1 -1)

This was another tough encounter which we expected against a well organised Denbigh outfit,to be fair if any of the sides had lost this game they would of been well miffed and a draw seemed a fair outcome on reflection.There were scares at both ends as early as the 2nd minute and it quite easily could of been 1-1 at that stage.Isa had the better of the first half and took the game to Denbigh and with a bit more luck in front of goal we could of gone in at half time ahead.H/T 0-0.

The second half saw Denbigh come into the game more and it became more end to end stuff and a good game to watch,it was getting competitive not dirty as the official seemed to think as he started waving silly yellow cards about.Both sides could sense victory and they were going for it.It was Denbigh who broke the deadlock on the hour mark when Luke O'Mahoney found himself in space on the left and he had time to measure a curler past home keeper Walsh. We were up against it now and even more so when Barry Calder got his marching orders for his 2nd silly yellow.We got our deserved leveller 10mins from time when Chris Boulton met a Simon Hulse cross which left his brother Jamie rooted to the spot in the Denbigh goal.F/T 1-1

Isa:Walsh,McKeen,Connolly,Ouslem,Calder,Hulse,Murphy,Leonard,A Williams,Pugh & Boulton. Subs:(all used) B Jones,N Jones, S Hopkins.

05.01.08 - Mynydd Isa vs. Lex XI - NEWFA Cup (Won 3 - 2)

Mynydd Isa booked a place in the next round of the NEWFA Cup with a narrow 3-2 win over LEX XI. Sam Pugh with a long range effort and Simon Hulse from the penalty spot had Isa in charge but a clever lob from Gary Penlington had given the visitors an earlier lead against the run of play.

At the start of the second half, Pugh doubled his personal account getting on the end of a Ben Powell cross.after good work from Paul Connolly. Penlington set up a grandstand finish following a Craig Thomas free-kick but there was then no way back for LEX after they had Simon Richards dismissed after he received a 2nd yellow card very late in the game.

In a match played in terrible conditions we played some decent stuff today, but Bala seem to have the indian sign over us lately no matter how we play and with a strong wind behind them they struck after only 5 mins through Warren Duckett.Craig Papirnyk added a 2nd on 42mins but in between we had a stone wall penalty waved away when Ant Williams was brought down and Paul Connolly & Simon Hulse missed good chances when easier to score.Bala had Neil Fisher sent off (straight red) for a horror tackle on Isa keeper Ryan Roberts on 35mins.H/T 0-2.

The 2nd half and with the driving rain & wind behind us saw us pen Bala back into thier own half and the pressure finally paid off when we got both our goals towards the end of the game through & Paul Connolly 75mins & Ant Williams 80mins for a deserved share of the spoils.

Isa: Roberts,McKean,Calder,Ouslem,Connolly,Murphy,Hulse,A Williams,N Jones,Pugh & Leonard.
Subs: Powell,Tyrer,T Williams & Lewis.

One thing money can't buy is team spirit and we had that in abundance today, another fine display from the lads saw us take all 3pts from the Queensway Stadium and fully deserved they were to. We got off to a flyer on 4 mins when Anthony Williams broke free and managed to get his shot away just in time with the keeper closing him down and a defender breathing down his neck. The lead was doubled on 10 mins when Chris Boulton beat the offside trap and ran clear ,he skipped round the keeper to fire home. Gap had plenty of the ball and you let them spray it round at your peril. The midfield & defence on the whole had them well shackled but a lapse of concentration from a free kick saw the Gap equaliser.It was taken quickly and knocked into the area, it was only half cleared to the waiting Wyn Roberts who fired home.H/T 2-1:

The second half was similar to the first really, Gap having plenty of the ball but not doing a great deal with it, and we always looked dangerous on the break.Isa were creating the more clear cut chances with Sam Pugh (twice) & Chris Boulton both going close to extending the lead.The frustation was creeping into Gap's play and that boiled over on 80mins when Kevin Leach was shown a straight red for an off the ball incident.The whistle finally blew after about 6mins injury time and the job was done.F/T 2-1.

Another cracking away win against one of the fancied sides to go up and also wipes out the upset of last weeks result.It keeps us moving in the right direction in the league and confidence at a high
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ISA: Roberts, Jones, Connolly ,Ouslem, McKean, A Williams, Leonard, Murphy, Hulse, Pugh & Boulton.
Subs: Walsh, T Williams, Powell, N Jones & Lewis.

This game was a good advert for the CA, keenly contested & well officiated. But you could tell it was one of those games that was going to have a sting in the tail and which way it was going to go was anyones guess.Holyhead started the brighter and scored as early as the 7th minute when Mark Evans was left unattended at the far post to nod home.That was cancelled out on 10mins when from a fine through ball from Anthony Williams, Chris Boulton  cut inside from the right edge of the box to curl his shot past the keeper and in via the post.H/T 1-1

The 2nd half was end to end with the hosts just edging us on the chances created but make no mistake we were always in this game and played some neat stuff ourselves.But with the final whistle loomimg we had a corner which fell to the feet of Paul Connolly but the ball bobbled away before he could get his shot away and from that Holyhead broke and a good cross field ball found Mark Evans free and he ran on to slot past Ryan Roberts .In added time our fate was sealed when similarly Mike Edwards broke free to slot past the Isa keeper F/T 3-1.

Isa:Roberts, McKean, Connolly, Murphy, Calder, Jones, Leonard, A Williams, Hulse, Pugh & Boulton.

After 2 weeks of in activity this is one of the last places you'd want to go to to kick start your campaign. But from the off the team were up for it and from 1 to 15 they gave their all and were not going to be denied the win. Isa with a strong wind against settled the quicker and had the ball in the net as early as the 2nd minute only to be denied by the linesmans flag. But we didn't have to wait long for the opening salvo when Sam Pugh duly obliged following a corner on 10 mins. We looked dangerous everytime we went forward and with the defence coping with everything Glantraeth tried it was no surprise when after a good run and cross from Chris Boulton, Sam Pugh got his 2nd with a fine header. Glantraeth were restricted to long range efforts in the main but the Isa keeper Roberts was called into action when a free kick was heading for the top corner and he produced a fine tip over H/T 2-0.

Glantraeth came at us at the start of the 2nd half which you would expect but again the defence stood firm.On 65 mins the game was virtually made safe when a long clearance caused a mix up between keeper & defender leaving Chris Boulton to slot home. At this point with a heavy pitch and a three goal lead Isa made the mandatory 3 substitutions and it was one of those subs Tom Williams who could of made it 4 but for a good stop from the home keeper.Glantraeth did get their late consolation through a deflected Paul Rowlands strike but all in all we looked comfortable all afternoon and deservedly took the points back to FLINTSHIRE.

ISA: Roberts,McKean,Ouslem,Connelly,Calder,Jones,Leonard (c),Murphy,A Williams,Pugh,Boulton. Subs (all used) Powell,Lewis,T Williams.

No one deserved a goal more than Barry Calder on the day, as he must of covered every blade of grass and it was fitting his 85th minute header settled matters after earlier having a strike ruled out for offside???? This was a determined performance by Isa and it wasn't made any easier by the fact we played the whole of the 2nd half with 10 men after Stuart Wood (recently back from an anger management course) was dismissed on 44 mins.

Chris Boulton also saw his effort ruled out for offside??? early in the 2nd half as well.The 10 men dug in and were not going to be denied the 3pts.Its important to beat the teams around you which we did today and that win keeps us moving in the right direction in the league, especially as now we have an enforced 2 week break due to International games & the postponement of the Bodedern game.

Our next fixture sees us on the road to the Island to take on Glantraeth Dec 1st.

Isa: Roberts, McKean, Ouslem, Connelly, Wood, B Jonnes, Leonard, Murphy, Calder, Boulton, A Williams. Subs Pugh, McGowan & Dermott. (All used).

All Perry's best laid plans were in tatters after just 2 mins when Dylan Owen's 25 yard free kick flew into the top corner via the underside of the crossbar, just the start we didn't want. From then on we are chasing the game against a well organised Welsh Prem side buoyed by the early goal.But things might have been different when the unlucky Sam Pugh was put through on goal with only jackson to beat the latter saving well though.The lead then doubled on the half hour when a mistimed overhead kick managed to loop over keeper Tyrer. H/T 2-0

The 2nd half began with 2 substitutions for Isa and the new shape made an immediate impact, Steve McGowan found himself unmarked in the area and from a tight angle found the side netting.Llangefni should of made the game safe moments later when a miskick let in Chris Jones who fired wide when it looked easier to score. Isa piled forward in search of a goal and a couple of efforts were well saved by Jackson. Our fate was sealed on 80 mins when a cleared ball found its way into the area and keeper Tyrer missed his kick which let in Glyn Roberts to slot home into the unguarded net. F/T 3-0.

The score to be fair flattered the hosts who knew they were in a game today.The finishing & mistakes proved to be decisive on the day, but the manager could not fault the effort put in.

Isa: Tyrer, McKean, Murphy, McGowan, Wood, Farrell, Leonard, Dermott, Williams, Boulton & Pugh.
Subs Jones Calder Powell.

A well earned victory today at the Argoed made even more impressive as we played out for an hour with 10 men after the controversial sending off of Simon Hulse.Without going into detail and to save embarrassment to the player involved ,everyone who was watching the game knows what happened and lets just say Simon was the victim of a player conning the officials.
But we were playing well and 2-0 up at this point and credit to the lads you wouldn't of thought we had a player less on the field.Stuart Wood had put us 1-0 up after only seven minutes from the penalty spot and that lead was doubled by Chris Boulton who rounded the keeper to slot home. We carried this determined display into the second half, and it was no surprise on the hour mark the points were made safe when the tireless Sam Pugh poked home from close range after a good run and cross by Stuart Wood.Lex did get a late consolation goal on 88 mins through Ashley Williams but it was all too little too late. To Isa the spoils & 3pts.
Next week we are in Welsh Cup action at Llangefni Town of the Welsh Premier League

A welcome 3pts today from a very indifferent display. John Farrell scored the only goal of the game after just 2 mins and thats the way it stayed. We played some excellent stuff for 15/20 mins which Gresford couldn't live with.But for whatever reason our play became very sloppy and to be fair to Gresford they came into the game more.It wasn't very pleasing on the eye but 3pts non the less that pushes us quietly up the table a couple of places.

Mynydd Isa are the first team through to the second round of the Roger Jones Builders league cup. Stuart Wood scoring the only goal of the game at Flint Town United direct from a free kick after eight minutes. Isa had the better of the opening half that saw Flint reduced to ten men when Gary Barton was dismissed for violent conduct.

Isa were also reduced to ten men ten minutes into the second half when Brett Jones was shown a second yellow card. Flint then played their best football of the game with substitute Adam Renshaw coming nearest to equalising when his shot came back off the inside of a post Resolute defending by Isa saw us reach the second round.

Bala Town entertained Mynydd Isa in midweek and after a very even opening forty minutes Warren Duckett gave the home side the lead scrambling in a corner. On the stroke of half time full back Iwan Roberts increased Bala's lead with great shot into the far corner.

Mynydd Isa almost reduced the arrears at the start of the second half when a powerful Sam Pugh header came back off the bar. Pugh then created a goal for Isa on seventy minutes, Anthony Williams converting at the far post. Four minutes later Neil Fisher restored Bala's lead and then converted the best move of the game to seal the points. Bala substitute Alec Stacey was then dismissed after a second yellow card.

Corwen put up a fine show at home to Mynydd Isa who won a plum tie against Llangefni in the next round after edging through 3-1. Sam Pugh with yet another headed goal gave Isa a 30th minute lead which was extended moments later through Richie Dermott who had just come on as a sub.

Elfyn Roberts pegged a goal back but after keeper Nathan Aldridge and James Davies were dismissed there was no way back for Corwen. Chris Boulton made the tie safe adding a third goal at the death.

Goalscorers : Chris Boulton, Sam Pugh & Simon Hulse

This was a good 3pts today against a very well organised Llandyrnog side. The home manager was pleased to see a few familiar faces back in his starting line up for the first time this season and it certainly steadied the ship as Isa dominated for the first 30mins.In that period Isa carved out a 2-0 lead, the first coming from Chris Boulton who finished off a crisp passing move through the middle of the park by lashing home from inside the box on 12mins. The 2nd goal came from a Simon Hulse cross which Sam Pugh converted brilliantly from 12 yards with his head 25mins.Llandyrnog dug in and on the stroke of half time were awarded a penalty which was scored by Mike Brian Jones H/T 2-1.

The second half was a bit more frustrating to watch, with the next goal being crucial to the out come of the game neither side really took control of the game, and chances were at a premium. Both sides made subtitutions and Llandyrnog became more of an arial threat & went close twice with headers wide of the mark.But it was Isa who finished the stronger and the tireless Chris Boulton was felled in the box on 85mins and the resulting penalty was coolly finished by Simon Hulse. F/T 3-1.

Some games you don't win playing pretty football you have to grind out a result and this was certainly one of those games.A similar performance will be required next weekend as we find ourselves on the road at Corwen in the Welsh Cup not an easy place to go to at the best of times, and i see they had a good win at Mold Alex yesterday so they are in a bit of good form.

Isa Team: Tyrer, McKean,Connelly,Murphy,T Williams,Calder,Leonard,Hulse,A Williams,S Pugh & Chris Boulton. Subs N Jones,R Dermott,B Jones & A Roberts.