SPORT | Football – Hall’s six-goal haul for Airport Vets:
The temperature has dropped but the Vale league is heating up.
Premier Division leaders Holton Road came out on top of a nine-goal thriller away to Vale Utd as the leaders came out 5-4 winners. Paul Morgan was the star with a hat-trick for Holton. The victory puts Holton Road on cloud nine as they make nine wins from nine at the top of the league.
Island Marine sit second and only three points off the top after their 2-1 victory over Cogan Coronation. Marine left it late but Scott Townsend came off the bench to hit the winner three minutes from time.
Penarth Town saw off Barry Athletic 4-2 at Bryn Y Don to stay third, Paul Beedell hitting a brace while Rhys Knight ran the show with three assists.
Sully Sports went fourth after a 3-1 win over St Athan, a long range thunderbolt from Ed Halls the pick of the goals that gave Sully their fourth consecutive victory.
Cardiff Airport sit sixth after they came from two goals down against Cwm Talwg in dramatic sttyle to win 3-2, Casey Thompson starring and hitting the winner. That makes it six wins on the bounce in all competitions for the Barry Cup semi-finalists.
In the Championship, BV made it a perfect 10 as they steamroller their way toward promotion, this time defeating Island Marine Reserves 3-0 and they sit seven points clear with a game in hand.
Cardiff Airport Vets turned on the style to go back second as they thumped St Athan Thirds 8-3, Michael Hall hitting an incredible six goals in the big win.
Rhoose Social came away from Peterston super Ely with a 2-0 victory, Chris and Ryan Morgan notching for the Social to keep them third.
Tynewydd fought off a St Athan Reserves fight back to end up easing to a 6-3 triumph, Gareth Griffiths turning on the style with a goal and two assists for the Tynny.
Ryan Warden struck twice as Vale Athletic dispatched Holton Road Reserves 4-1 to move sixth in the league.
Vale Madrid beat Barry Athletic Reserves 2-0 to leap frog then in the league into eighth place, Kieron Ferriday and Steve Williams with the goals that give VM the three points.
And finally, the final Vale league representation in the SWFA Cup was ended as AFC Rhoose succumbed to Caerau All Whites of the Bridgend League.
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