Holywell 1:3 Barry Town: Premier League Match Result

Match report

Barry Town moved clear at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Holywell in the fourth round of the regular season. The visitors took an early lead through E. Dugan before O. Brain and a double from J. Shaw secured the three points at the final whistle.

C. Hughes gave the hosts hope with a 16th-minute strike, but the visitors responded sharply. E. Dugan equalised on 31 minutes, and by then it was clear Barry Town had the sharper edge. O. Brain restored the advantage on 72 minutes after a period where the hosts had dominated possession.

J. Shaw rounded off the scoring with two goals in stoppage time, the first arriving on 90+4 minutes and the second a minute later. It was a fitting end to a match where Barry Town had controlled the tempo despite not having the ball most often.

Barry Town registered seven shots on target from 69 attacks, while Holywell offered just two shots on target from 80 attacks. The visitors held 54 per cent possession and won seven corners compared to two for the hosts. Holywell's four yellow cards told a story of frustration as the game slipped away.

The result extends Barry Town's unbeaten run to eight matches, all of them victories. They sit six points clear with a game in hand, and while the table has room for movement, the gap is growing.

Holywell remain rooted to 16th place with just one point from seven games. They have now lost six of their last seven league matches, including this defeat and three consecutive 1-3 losses this season. To be fair, the pattern has been consistent, and the result did little to change the shape of the bottom half.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 46 – 54

Shots on target 2 – 7

Shots off target 6 – 7

Attacks 80 – 69

⚽ 16' C. Hughes — Goal 🟨 24' F. Yonsian — Yellow card ⇄ 25' I. Hewitt — Substitution ⚽ 31' E. Dugan — Goal 🟨 45+6' Yellow card 🟨 56' Yellow card ✗ 59' O. Davies — Penalty missed 🟨 70' F. Murtas — Yellow card 🟨 71' Yellow card ⚽ 72' O. Brain — Goal 🟨 74' T. Dogan — Yellow card ⇄ 79' J. Crosbie — Substitution ⇄ 80' F. Murtas — Substitution ⇄ 86' O. Brain — Substitution ⇄ 86' E. Dugan — Substitution ⇄ 87' E. Dugan — Substitution ⇄ 90+3' C. Hughes — Substitution ⚽ 90+4' J. Shaw — Goal ⚽ 90+5' J. Shaw — Goal

Match events

16' Holywell Goal C. Hughes
24' Holywell Yellow card F. Yonsian
25' Holywell Substitution I. Hewitt off: O. Davies
31' Barry Town Goal E. Dugan
45+6' Holywell Yellow card
56' Barry Town Yellow card
59' Holywell Penalty missed O. Davies assist: O. Davies
70' Holywell Yellow card F. Murtas
71' Holywell Yellow card
72' Barry Town Goal O. Brain
74' Holywell Yellow card T. Dogan
79' Barry Town Substitution J. Crosbie off: D. Smith
80' Holywell Substitution F. Murtas off: J. Reed
86' Barry Town Substitution O. Brain off: J. Shaw
86' Barry Town Substitution E. Dugan off: D. Barton
87' Barry Town Substitution E. Dugan off: D. Barton
90+3' Holywell Substitution C. Hughes off: C. Bedford
90+4' Barry Town Goal J. Shaw
90+5' Barry Town Goal J. Shaw

Statistics

46 Possession, % 54

2 Shots on target 7

6 Shots off target 7

80 Attacks 69

2 Corners 7

4 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

0 Goal kicks 0

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