Match Preview: Flint Town vs Bala Town

The Lakesiders will be looking to bounce back from our 3-1 defeat to the New Saints in mid-week, which ultimately sent the Town out of the Nathaniel MG Cup at the Quarter Final stage.

It was victory against Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant which led the Town to the Third Round of the JD Welsh Cup, as a Lassana Mendes hat-trick would secure a 3-1 victory at Maes Tegid.

Flint made their way to Round Three of the JD Welsh Cup through a convincing 5-1 victory against Gresford Athletic, with all five of Flint’s goals coming in the second half. However, since their JD Welsh Cup victory, it has been a winless run of three games in the JD Cymru Premier, despite scoring in every game.

The Match

Flint Town vs Bala Town

JD Welsh Cup Round Three

Essity Stadium, Marsh Ln, Flint CH6 5PJ

Saturday 16th November, 2:00pm kick-off 

Insight into our opponents

Form:

(A) Penybont 3-1 - JD Cymru Premier MD16

(A) Haverfordwest County 4-1 - JD Cymru Premier MD15

(H) Barry Town 1-2 - JD Cymru Premier MD14

(H) Gresford Athletic 5-1 - JD Welsh Cup Round Two

(A) The New Saints 5-0 - JD Cymru Premier MD13

(H) Bala Town 2-2 - JD Cymru Premier MD12

Danger Man

Elliott Reeves: The 27 year old got off the mark in the JD Cymru Premier on Matchday Six, with the only two goals of the match in Flint's first victory of the season against Aberystwyth Town. Reeves has since added three more goals to his tally, with the Englishman now sitting on five goals after scoring against Briton Ferry Llansawel, Barry Town and Newtown in the JD Cymru Premier.

Previous Meetings  

The Lakesiders are unbeaten in our last 11 fixtures against Flint, with eight league victories, two draws draw and a JD Welsh Cup victory. Our last meeting would end in a 2-2 draw, as Flint equalised in the 96th minute through Ben Hughes after the Town fought back from 1-0 down, with Hussein Mehasseb and Osebi Abadaki scoring within two minutes of each other. Both sides met at the exact stage of this competition last season, and it would be the Lakesiders who came out on top in a 2-0 win at Maes Tegid.

Match Officials   

Referee - Thomas Owen

Assistant Referee 1 - Jake Smith

Assistant Referee 2 - Connor Eoin Fowler

Fourth Official - Aaron Wyn Jones

Referee Observer - Nathan James Brearley

Match Updates

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