LLANRHAEADR crashed to a heavy 7-0 defeat at home to Radnor Valley in the Ardal North East League on Saturday.
The hosts went into the game following an emotional work with the community and club still coming to terms with the death of long-serving secretary Huw Williams last week.
The Tanat Valley received a host of tributes from clubs across Wales and Shropshire as a lifelong football fan and devotee of Llanrhaeadr Football Club was fondly remembered before the game.
The points were in the bag by the break with Joey Price, Taylor Wozencraft and Tom Edwards netting doubles before Ieuan Price completed the drubbing in second-half injury-time.
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Llansantffraid fell to a 5-0 defeat at fellow pace-setters Penrhyncoch.
Goals from Jonny Evans, Dion Phillips and Daniel Owen gave the Roosters a commanding lead before Niall Coleridge and Jac Horwood goals settled the outcome as the Roosters maintained the pressure on Valley at the top op the table.
Jac Roberts starred with four goals and Owain Jones bagged a hat-trick as Dyffryn Banw thrashed 10 man Llanfyllin Town 9-0 in MMP Central Wales League North with Alwyn Jones and Gerallt Davies completing the scoring while Sean Jones saw red for the hosts.
The remainder of the Welsh border football programme was wiped out by the weekend weather as heavy midweek rain, coupled with freezing temperatures, ensured only a handful of fixtures survived.
It was a similar story on the other side of Offa's Dyke with the weather the real winner.
Ellesmere Rangers celebrated a welcome point in a 2-2 draw at Ludlow in the Salop Leisure Shropshire Premier League to boost their survival prospects.
Vince Green and Kristian Bate goals earned the Swans a point while Ryan Clarke and Kieran Dovey netted for the hosts.
Weston Rhyn's struggles continued after slipping to a 2-0 defeat at Ercall Revolution with Brenton Drew and Denzel Tavonga Makwara on target.
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