JD Cymru South
Saturday, 24th September 2022. 4:30pm
Barry Town 5 Goytre United 0

A Kayne McLaggon hat-trick saw Barry comfortably take three points against the Port Talbot side, who Barry last met on promotion day in 2017.

Barry took a 20th minute lead when Josh Graham slotted the ball into the path of Kayne McLaggon. Jordan Cotterill scored the second five minutes later, with an individual goal that left the keeper
standing.

It was 3-0 at the break when Chris Hugh’s corner was headed in by Luke Cooper, one of the goalscorers in that 2017 promotion win.

In the second half, Cotterill turned provider for McLaggon’s second goal, while his hat-trick was confirmed from the penalty spot, when a penalty was given against the visitors for handball in the box.

The goals make McLaggon the top scorer in the current Barry squad, while Mike Lewis kept a clean sheet at the other end.

Saturday 3rd September 2022
Welsh Blood Service League Cup (Southern) Round One
Barry Town United 6 Cwmbran Celtic 2

Barry eased their way into the second round of the League Cup, taking a two goal lead within the first six minutes of the match against Cwmbran Celtic.

Kayne McLaggon scored the opener for Barry after three minutes, with Rhys Davies doubling the lead three minutes later.

However, the visitors were level by half-time, with Andrew Hewitt scoring after half an hour, and Thomas Meechan making it two apiece.

Barry drew clear against ten minutes into the second half when Drew Fahiya scored, and then Merv Bennett scored his first senior goal for the club, just before the hour mark.

In the last ten minutes, Drew Fahiya scored his second of the game, and Jordan Cotterill added his name to the scoresheet to make it 6-2 to Barry.

An early goal from Liam Warman earned Barry all three points at Richmond Park, with the visitors continuing their excellent away form in Carmarthen.

Callum Sainty burst through the Carmarthen midfield, feeding Warman on the right. His well-struck shot was too hot for the ‘keeper to hold, giving Barry a 4th minute lead.

Both Kayne McLaggon and Aiden Lewis saw chances flash by the Carmarthen goal, but it remained 1-0 at the break.

The home side pushed forward in the second half, in search of an equaliser, but Barry’s defence was strong, Mike Lewis securing the first clean sheet of the competitive season.

Carmarthen ended the game with ten men when Tom Dyson was shown an injury time red card after a mis-timed challenge on Mikey George, and Barry holding out for the three points.

Ian Johnson

Barry earned their first home points of the season with a 5-2 win over newly promoted Abergavenny Town, leading 4-0 at the break.

Josh Graham scored Barry’s opener after 15 minutes, with Kayne McLaggon extending the lead after 25 minutes, Chris Hugh providing the assist for both goals.

McLaggon scored a second, and Barry’s third, before Jordan Cotterill burst through to score Barry’s fourth, just before half-time. That left both players level on 82 goals each for the club.

Abergavenny started the second half better, with Ben Watkins pulling back a goal after the hour.

With ten minutes left, Barry substitute Liam Warman scored his first competitive goal for Barry, ensuring there would be no heroic comeback from the visitors. Nevertheless, Drew Heffernan scored a late consolation to make it 5-2 on the night.

Ian Johnson

Two second half headers from Kayne McLaggon earned Barry the three points away at newly promoted Pontardawe Town.

The home side took a tenth minute lead against the run of play when Gabriel Kircough took advantage of a lapse in the Barry defence on the half-way line and slotted the ball coolly past the ‘keeper.

Barry dominated possession throughout the game, but failed to turn that into clear-cut chances.

The equaliser came early in the second half, when a corner from the Barry right was headed in at the front post by Kayne McLaggon, celebrating the birth of his daughter Sienna the day before.

Barry’s match-winning second goal came with six minutes remaining, and was an almost carbon copy of the first. This time, though, McLaggon’s header was glanced across the goal into the far corner, securing three valuable points on the road.

Ian Johnson

A first half goal from the visitors was the only goal of the match in front of 827 fans at Jenner Park.

After half an hour of play, a free-kick from the right caused chaos in the Barry defence, leading to an attempted clearance rebounding off Ferry’s Cullen Kinsella into the net.

From then on, the visitors adopted a defensive formation, with Barry pushing forward for an equaliser.

Callum Sainty hit the post twice for Barry, while Kayne McLaggon was unable to take advantage of a gilt-edged chance in the box. A shot from Jordan Cotterill flashed by the far post, while goalscorer Kinsella clipped the bar for Ferry on a rare counter-attack.

As time ticked away, Barry’s final chance was a Curtis McDonald shot headed off the line by Chris Evans, with the goalkeeper beaten. But it wasn’t to be Barry’s night.

Ian Johnson

Barry travelled to Pembrokeshire to face JD Cymru Premier hosts in the shape of Bluebirds, Haverfordwest County.

The home side took the lead after half an hour, scoring from a corner through Lee Jenkins, but Barry equalised before the break when Josh Graham beat the defence and slid the ball round the keeper.

Barry faced a harder second half though. Haverfordwest again scored from a corner, Jack Wilson getting the vital header this time. Two more goals came through lapses at the back, former Barry player, Rhys Abbruzzese, scoring his first goal for his new club, and Wilson getting his second of the game.

Despite being 4-1 down, Barry continued to press and when substitute Mo Djalo was brought down in the box by goalkeeper Lewis Brass, Djalo stepped up to score the penalty – his first competitive first team goal for Barry.

Ian Johnson

The Port Talbot side took an early lead against Barry from the penalty spot, Liam McCreesh scoring, but were unable to defend against the Barry attack in a weather-affected game, with high winds coming off the sea.

Barry had already equalised when McLaggon scored after half an hour, but bossed the second half.

Intricate work by Fahiya and McLaggon outside the box set up Callum Sainty to fire home after 54 minutes, while Barry’s third came when a shot from outside the box was deflected into his own net by Lido defender, Jackson Hall.

Barry’s fourth goal came from a corner. Kayne McLaggon had failed to get the ball over the line in a goalmouth melee, but was on hand to score direct from the resulting corner.

Ian Johnson