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The fixtures for this season’s FAW Genero Adran Premier League have been released, with Barry Town Women starting the season with a long trip to The New Saints on Sunday, 4th September, the opening day.
Amongst Luke’s ten goals for Barry is the Christmas derby matchwinner over Cardiff Met in our first season in the Cymru Premier, back in 2017-18, and five goals in his first season, including the opener in the 3-0 win over Goytre United that secured Cymru Premier promotion.
two Barry boys, Kayne McLaggon and Drew Fahiya scored the final two goals on the pitch. It was another Barry boy, James Dixon, who scored the first on that turf – one of his five goals in the 7-2 Welsh Cup win over DrewAberdare.Fahiyaand Troy Greening, both returning to Barry colours this season, played in both the first and final matches on that pitch.
CROESO Croeso cynnes i chwaraewyr, swyddogion a chefnogwyr Briton Ferry Llansawel ar gyfer ein gêm JD Cymru De heno ym Mharc Jenner. Heno yw’r gêm gyntaf gartref y tymor, felly croeso yn ôl i bawb at Barc Jenner. Cewch siwrnai diogel adref heno. Welwch chi eto cyn bo hir. A warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of Briton Ferry Llansawel to our JD Cymru South match tonight at Jenner TonightPark.isour first home game of the season, so welcome back to Jenner Park to Haveeverybody.asafejourney home tonight. See you again soon. WELCOME TO OUR NEW PITCH
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Congratulations to Luke Cooper, who recently celebrated two hundred appearances for Barry Town.
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Tonight is our first match on our newly laid pitch. Our pre-season friendly against Taff’s Well at the start of July was the final game on the old pitch, which was laid in Summer Fittingly,2015.
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A rock at the heart of defence, Coops has made 198 starts for the club and two substitute appearances since joining Barry from Caerau Ely in Summer 2016.
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Many of those players are new arrivals at Jenner Park. There are almost too many new faces to name, including a number who are retuning to us at Barry Town United, so there’s a refresher for fans included in today’s programme.
For those who’ve been able to get to the pre-season games, which included three matches in Leckwith at the Cardiff International Sport Complex, some of them will be familiar faces, but for many fans they’ll be new to you tonight. Good luck to all of them at Jenner Park!
Next Saturday, 20th August, we travel to newly promoted Pontardawe Town’s Parc Ynysderw for a 2:30pm kick-off in the JD Cymru South. Our next home game is in two weeks’ time, Friday, 26th August, when Abergavenny Town visit Jenner Park, kicking off at 7:30pm in the evening. We then travel to Carmarthen Town on Bank Holiday Monday, 29th August. The game at Richmond Park kicks off at See2:30pm.you soon Ian
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Similarly, best wishes to the players who departed Jenner Park in the Summer. Amongst others, they include Theo Wharton, who has gone to Newtown, Clayton Green at Pontypridd and Rhys Abbruzzese – who, of course, scored for Haverfordwest County against us in last week’s Nathaniel MG Cup match.
Afan Lido 1 Barry Town 4
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.
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 Barrysea.had already equalised when McLaggon scored after half an hour, but bossed the second half.
Barry’s first game in the Cymru South was on a warm Friday night in Carmarthenshire in front of more than 600 fans at Ammanford.
However, in the 90th minute, man of the match Trundle scored his second of the game, and Barry had no time to get back in the match.
The home team took the lead through former Rhyl and Swansea City striker, Lee Trundle, who beat his marker before firing a low shot past Mike Lewis in the Barry goal
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Barry were level before half-time when Kayne McLaggon equalised, controlling in the box before beating the keeper.
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.
Ammanford took the lead once again after 74 minutes, when Trundle set up Jordan Langley at the back post, but Barry equalised for a second time when McLaggon chased down a defender and the attempted clearance was diverted off McLaggon and into the goal past Ammanford ‘keeper, Joe Massaro.
MATCH REPORTS
Barry travelled to Pembrokeshire to face JD Cymru Premier hosts in the shape of Bluebirds, Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest 4 Barry Town 2
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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.
TheCounty.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.
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Name Starts Substitute Total Goals Lewis Baldwin 2 0 2 0 Gavin Beddard 8 10 18 9 Merv Bennett 0 3 3 0 Cameron Clarke 1 0 1 0 Luke Cooper 198 2 200 10 Jordan Cotterill 196 25 221 81 Rhys Davies 0 1 1 0 Mo Djalo 0 2 2 1 Drew Fahiya 102 39 141 31 Michael George 25 23 48 0 Josh Graham 1 7 8 2 Troy Greening 168 20 188 16 Chris Hugh 168 7 175 9 Aiden Lewis 2 1 3 0 Michael Lewis 179 0 179 0 Curtis McDonald 55 1 56 2 Kayne McLaggon 146 9 155 78 Evan Press 70 24 94 6 Callum Sainty 101 41 142 6 Liam Warman 1 2 3 0 Liam Walsh 2 0 2 0 Sam Johnson 0 0 0 0 PLAYER STATS Up to date as of 10/08/2022
After finishing league runners-up in the Welsh League National Division in 1991-92, Ferry were founder members of the new League of Wales in 1992/93. Ferry were relegated in the league’s second season, 1993/94, replaced by Barry Town. They quickly bounced back, winning the Welsh League Division One in 1994/95. However, they again struggled to make their mark at the national level and were relegated once again in 1996/97.
were formed in 1985/86 by parents of children playing for Giant’s Grave FC. Over the years, they gained promotion through the local Neath leagues, the highlight being a six-trophy haul in 2005/06 that also secured promotion to the Welsh League.
After three seasons, and Llansawel finishing close to the Welsh League relegation zone on each occasion, the two clubs merged at the end of the 2008/09 season, joining forces for the benefit of local football in the town. Results were quickly seen. The Reds were promoted in 2011/12 from the bottom division of the Welsh League and, two seasons later, they finished second, behind Cardiff Met, to gain promotion to the top flight in 2013/14.
In 2019-20, Briton Ferry Llansawel finished third in the Corona-affected season, with Mark Jones the league’s top scorer with 32 Theregoals. was no league football played in 2020-21, but in the first full season back after the pandemic, Briton Ferry again finished in third place in 2021-22.
BRITON FERRY LLANSAWEL
Since then, Briton Ferry Llansawel have been ever present in the Welsh League top division, now the Cymru South.
Off the pitch, the club has worked hard to achieve the Tier One License that will allow them to play in the Cymru Premier, with ground improvements to floodlights, spectator seating and new dugouts.
For the next decade, Ferry retained their Welsh League status, but, by 2008/09, they had dropped to the Welsh League Third LlansawelDivision.
Briton Ferry Llansawel owe their existence to a 2009 merger of two local clubs, both of whom are proud of their respective histories. Briton Ferry Ex-schoolboys were formed in 1925/26, later becoming known as Briton Ferry AFC. They were promoted from the Swansea League to the Welsh League, where they spent many decades.
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It was then left to comeback king Nagi to settle matters in the Town’s favour; slotting home to become the club’s all-time second highest Welsh Cup goalscorer in the Welsh Cup and put the Barry name into the hat for the Second Round.
Having fallen behind in the first half of this compelling First Round tie at the Old Road, Gavin Chesterfield’s side stared elimination in the face when the home side were awarded a However,penalty.
The return of striker TJ Nagi helped inspire Barry Town to a thrilling Welsh Cup win at Briton Ferry Llansawel on Saturday, the striker netting twice in a 3-2 comeback triumph.
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Briton Ferry’s Steve Davey would fire the spot kick over Dan Bradley’s crossbar and Nagi’s equaliser minutes later ensured the visitors were back on terms at the interval.
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The second half saw the hosts regain their slender advantage, when a Josh Pike free kick missed everyone and found its way into the back of Bradley’s net. Nevertheless, Barry would bounce back once more, this time courtesy of a long-range strike of exceptional quality from defender Bobby Briers.
Thomas Walters Another member of Llantwit Major’s title winning team of last season, Walters is arguably the signing of the summer in the Cymru South.
Cullen Kinsella Experienced midfielder Kinsella joined the Ferry this summer after helping Llantwit Major achieve title success last season.
The 25 year old scored 27 goals in 32 appearances for the Major, making him top goal scorer in the league and helping to push the club to title success. So far this season Walters has scored two goals in the Nathaniel MG Cup but it won’t be long before he gets his first in the league based on last season!
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The 27 year old has won the Cymru South twice in his career for both Llantwit Major and Penybont proving beyond doubt that he has the ability to propel a side out of this Cullendivision.hasa cultures passing ability and with 10 goals across the season last year don’t be surprised if you see him on the score sheet a few times this year!
FACT FILE NICKNAME? Coops DEBUT VERSUS? UNDY ATHLETIC I THINK TOUGHEST OPPONENT? MIKE WILDE/CHRIS VENABLES FAVOURITE STADIUM YOU’VE PLAYED IN? CARDIFF CITY STADIUM SUPPORTER OF? LIVERPOOL BEST GOAL YOU’VE SCORED? GOYTRE UNITED AT HOME TO SEND US UP FAVOURITE MUSICIAN? LIAM GALLAGHER FAVOURITE FILM? THE BUSINESS/MAN ON FIRE HOLIDAY DESTINATION? GREECE/CYPRUS FAVOURITE BARRY CHANT? UNBELIEVABLE BARRY TOWN NAME: LUKE COOPER pOSITION: cENTRE bACK AGE: 29
ACADEMY SPONSORS This season has seen our local community become ever more closer to the club, especially our very own academy! Many local business and charities have pledged a significant amount of sponsorship towards our academy teams, allowing us to not just main tain our quality provision, but also grow and enhance the experience for the children as well as proudly allow us to continue to do our very best to develop each and everyone! A huge thank you to all sponsors for your contribution this season!
Mae rhaid i fi gyfaddef, nid yw Qatar fy newis gyntaf ar gyfer lleoliad Cwpan y
WAKA WAKA. DYN NI’N Felly, erbyn hyn, mae’n swyddogol. ‘Dyn ni’n mynd i Qatar. Am y tro cyntaf yn fy mywyd, mae Cymru ar ein ffordd i’r Cwpan y Byd. Ar ôl cymhwyso i’r gemau ailgyfle trwy ddod yn ail yn y grŵp, pwynt uwchben Y Weriniaeth Tsiec, chwaraeodd Cymru gartref yn erbyn Awstria ar ddiwedd mis Mawrth. Cicrhydd arbennig gan Gareth Bale oedd yr unig wahaniaeth rhwng y ddwy Ondwlad.wrth gwrs, doedd dim modd chwarae’r gêm derfynol dyddiau wedyn oherwydd sefyllfa’r rhyfel yn Wcrain. Felly gêm gyfeillgar yn erbyn y Weriniaeth Tsiec i lenwi’r bwlch ac i godi arian ar gyfer dioddefwyr y Chwaraeoddrhyfel. Wcrain ei gêm gynderfynol yn erbyn yr Alban ar ddechrau mis Mehefin, tra roedd Cymru yn chwarae Gwlad Pwyl yn y gêm gyntaf o’r grŵp Cynghrair EnilloddCenhedloedd.Wcrain, felly ymlaen at y penwythnos a’r gêm dyngedfennol yn Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd. Does dim rhaid i fi ail-adrodd nerfusrwydd y noson, pawb yn y grownd yn gwybod bod unrhyw wall neu ddewiniaeth yn gallu newid y Efallaicanlyniad.llais Dafydd Iwan a’r gân Yma o Hyd oedd yn helpu, ond gôl Gareth Bale, gyda chyfwrdd gan Andrij Yarmolenko oedd y moment holl bwysig o’r gêm, gyda Chymru wedyn yn amddiffyn yn galed i gadw’r Iwcraniaid allan. Felly, Cymru oedd un o’r gwledydd olaf i gyrraedd Cwpan y Byd, ac am y tro gyntaf ers 1958.
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Byd, am nifer o resymau moesol ac ar sail Byddseilwaith.Cymruyn chwarae ar ddiwrnod gyntaf y twrnamaInt, yn erbyn yr Unol Daleithiau yn hwyr y nos ar nos Lun, amser Qatar. Mae’r gêm yn dechrau am 7yh amser Cymru, ond deg y nos yn y Dwyrain Canol. Yr ail gêm fydd ar bnawn dydd Gwener, gyda Gweriniaeth Islamaidd Iran fel gwrth-wynebwyr. Bydd y gêm yn dechrau am un o’r gloch y pnawn amser Qatar, felly 10yb yma yng Nghymru. Efallai yn fanteisiol i’r wlad sydd arfer gyda’r gwres yr ardal. Er hynny, chwaraeodd Cymru yn dda iawn yn Baku llynedd yn yr Ewros mewn amgylchiadau tebyg. Gêm olaf y grŵp yw’r un yn erbyn Lloegr. Mae’n bosib bydd e’n gêm dyngedfennol, gyda’r ddwy wlad efallai yn angen canlyniad ar gyfer mynd ymlaen allan o’r grŵp. Mae’r gêm yn dechrau yn hwyr y nos yn Qatar, 10yh, felly 7yh yng Nghymru.
Aaron Ramsey at OSG Nice, yn sgorio dydd Sul diwethaf yn ei gêm gyntaf dros ei glwb newydd. Joe Rodon hefyd wedi symud at glwb Ligue 1 Ffrainc, yn mynd ar fenthyg o Spurs at Stade Rennais yn Llydaw. Yn ogystal â hynny, mae dyrchafiad AFC Bournemouth i’r Uwchgynghrair yn Lloegr yn helpu Kieffer Moore, a’r symudiad Kasper Schmeichel, hefyd at OSG Nice, yn gadael Danny Ward fel dewis cyntaf gôlgeidwad Leicester eleni (gobeithio!). Mae dwy gêm Cymru yng
Mae nifer o chwaraewyr carfan Cymru wedi elwa o symudiadau yn ystod yr haf. Ar ôl dim ond llond llaw o gemau yn yr Unol Daleithiau, mae’n amlwg bod Gareth Bale yn mwynhau ei bêldroed gyda Los Angeles yn fwy nag oedd e gyda Real Madrid, yn cynnwys gôl arbennig, unigol, penwythnos Symudodddiwethaf.
Nghynghrair y Cenhedloedd cyn i’r Cwpan y Byd, yn erbyn Gwlad Belg oddi cartref a Gwlad Pwyl yng Nghaerdydd. Cyfle i Rob Page ystyried yn well ei garfan ar gyfer y twrnamaint a hefyd penderfynu ar y tactegau i sicrhau digon o bwyntiau ar gyfer llwyddiant yn y grŵp. Rydyn ni’n arfer i ddigwyddiadau fel hyn yn yr haf, felly teimlad gwahanol bydd twrnamaint ym mis Tachwedd. Gawn weld os mae’r tywydd yn addas ar gyfer gwylio allan yn yr awyr agored, neu os bydd y tafarndai yn llawn dop gyda chefnogwyr yn gwylio’r gemau pwysig. Beth bynnag, rydyn ni ar y ffordd i’r Cwpan y Byd. Welwch chi yna. Waka So,waka!now, it’s official – we’re off to the World Cup. Waka waka! The delayed play-off final against Ukraine, because of the war, finally took place in June, with Bale’s shot deflected in by Yarmolenko to give Wales the win. Now, on to Qatar in November, and group stage matches with the USA, Iran and England. A lot of Robert Page’s squad have been on the move in the Summer, including Bale at Los Angeles and Ramsey to Nice. A November tournament will be different, but something to look forward to! Ian Johnson
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NEW ELEVEN Explosive CymruandWarmanwingerjoinsthetownafterseveralseasonsatCardiffMet.Atjust23,Warmanstillhasplentyofpotentialtofulfilwithover61premierleague appearances to his name, he also brings plenty of experience to the team. Right back Liam Walsh joins Barry Town Penybont.from The athletic 26 year old fullback has made over 40 Cymru hasappearancesPremierandplayedforboth Swindon and Wrexham at youth level. The AidenthatPontypriddpartbeendivisionfromgetwhatmidfielderculturedknowsittakestopromotedthishavinganintegraloftheteamdiditlastyear.hasafantastic passing ability and a keen eye from dead ball situations. Graham will be familiar to most Barry fans having played for the club previously in 2020. The dynamic winger has an impressive goal scoring record in the Cymru South, that he’ll be looking to add to this season for us! Central defender Davies, made over 40 appearances for TownAberystwythlastseasonplayingabigpartinkeepingtheclubinthePremierleague.Daviesstillhasloadsofpotentialatjust 21 but he’ll also provide proven quality to our defence. LIAM WALSH AIDEN LEWIS LIAM WARMAN GAVIN BEDDARD JOSH GRAHAM RHYS DAVIES Beddard brings a wealth experienceof and knowledge with him to Jenner Park. The target forward has been lethal in front of goal at this level for many years, his towering headers a staple of many promotion winning teams.
23-year-old centre back Baldwin joins the town after a few seasons in the USA. ofBaldwinandCarmarthenforpreviouslyHavingplayedMerthyrTown,Penybont.hasbagspotentialandwe’re looking forward to seeing him grow this season.
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Shot stopper Clarke joins the town from Cambrian & Clydach after a strong season as their first choice keeper. Clarke has City,playedpreviouslyforCardiffHereford,Bristol Rovers, Cinderford, Mangotsfield, Merthyr Town and Pontypridd.
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Home town boy Drew, will be a familiar face to most Barry town fans. Fahiya’s a jolly good fellow who played for the club between 2015/2020. He helped guide the club to Cymru promotionPremierandEuropa League football! We’re glad to have the pacey winger back at Jenner Park.
SigningPontypriddfrom just yesterday, striker Johnson brings a real pedgree to our forward line. The Barry boy scored 25 for Pontypridd last season helping to propel them to promotion from the Cymru South. We’d like to wish all of our new signings the best of luck this season. Who do you think our best signing was this summer? Tell us on Social Media!
Greening is another familiar face to the Barry Town faithful, having played for the club guidemidfielderThe2013/2021.betweentechnicalhelpedtheteamtofour promotions and Europa League football. It’s good to have him back!
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Joe Hunt scored a hat-trick for Ferry in the win over Pontardawe, with Luke Bowen scoring two more goals. Bowen also scored the two goals in the win over Taff’sYnyshir.Well have also got off to an unbeaten start to the season. They beat Cwmbran Celtic 4-3 on the opening day of the season and then won 4-2 at home against Trefelin a few days later. Taff’s also played Trefelin in the Nathaniel MG Cup, winning that tie too.
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After two rounds of matches, only three of the JD Cymru South’s sixteen clubs have maximum points. They include our opponents tonight, Briton Ferry Llansawel, as well as Taff’s Well and Llanelli. Ferry are top of the league on goal difference, having scored ten without reply so far. That includes a 2-0 opening weekend win over one of the newly promoted clubs, Ynyshir Albions, and last week’s 8-0 win over Pontardawe Town, promoted as last season’s Ardal South West Division.
Taff’s Well had been 4-1 up in the game against Cwmbran before the home side scored two injury time goals. David Lyon scored in both of their league matches so far, including twice in the league win over Trefelin. Substitute Sam Webber also scored two in that win, those two late goals securing the points after Trefelin had equalised in the 86th minute. Llanelli are the third club with maximum points from the first two games. They beat Afan Lido 3-1 at Stebonheath Park in the opening game. 1-1 at half-time, the home side scored twice in the second half to claim the three points. In their other game, at home to Cwmbran Celtic, a goal six minutes from the end from Tim Parker was enough for a 1-0 Therevictory.are three further clubs with 4
points each from their opening games, a win and a draw apiece.
In sixth place, Goytre United’s win was a 2-1 home victory over Swansea University on the opening weekend. Goytre had taken a 2-0 lead before a tense last ten minutes. At home to Cambrian a few days later, Goytre went 1-0 down after half an hour, but were back on level terms by half-time, earning a point in the 1-1 draw. Barry Town United are in seventh place in the league after two matches, one of five clubs who have won one match and lost the other. Kayne McLaggon scored twice in the 3-2 loss away at Ammanford and also twice in the 4-1 win away at Afan Lido. Callum Sainty and an own goal were the other goalscorers at Lido.
Cambrian and Clydach were 3-1 victors over Carmarthen Town at home in the opening game. Liam Eason scored twice for the Rhondda club in that game. They drew 1-1 away at Goytre United in the following midweek, Ryan Prosser giving them a shortlived first half lead.
Celtic might have been unlucky so far, losing both games by a single goal, 4-3 to Taff’s Well and 1-0 to Llanelli. Abergavenny Town have been similarly unlucky, losing 4-2 to Pontardawe and 3-2 to Swansea LlantwitUniversity.Major took an early lead at home to Trefelin but lost 2-1 and then lost 4-1 at Carmarthen Town, while Afan Lido are bottom of the league on goal difference after their 3-1 defeat away at Llanelli and 4-1 loss at home to Barry. Ian Johnson
Pontardawe are the final of the five clubs with three points so far. Last year’s Ardal South-West winners, they had an opening day 4-2 win at home to Abergavenny Town, last year’s Ardal South-east winners. However, there was no quarter shown when they travelled to Briton Ferry Llansawel a few days later, with Ferry winning 8-0.
Ynyshir Albions, the third promoted club, have a single point from their 2-2 draw at Ammanford. They were beaten 2-0 at Briton Ferry Llansawel in their opening game, but took a 2-1 lead in Carmarthenshire before being pegged back by a late goal, At the very bottom of the league are four clubs who are yet to earn a point this Cwmbranseason.
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Carmarthen Town lost 3-1 away at Cambrian and Clydach on the opening day, but were 4-1 winners over Llantwit Major, Kaid Mohammed scoring twice in that Swanseawin. University lost 2-1 away at Goytre United in their first game, before winning 3-2 away at Abergavenny Town a few days later. The university club took the lead on three occasions in that win at Pen-y-Pound, Adam Morgan scoring Trefelintwice. won 2-1 away at Llantwit Major, coming from a goal behind to take all three points. Away at Taff’s Well, Sacha Walters had equalised to make it 2-2 with six minutes left, but the Wellmen scored two late goals to win 4-2.
Ammanford’s win came on the opening Friday of the season against Barry Town United, winning 3-2 with Lee Trundle scoring twice. At home to Ynyshir Albions, they drew 2-2, with an injury time goal securing a point after Trundle had given them a 3rd minute lead.
