Barry Town claim victory in Flint
Barry Town came to Flint and took all three points, winning 2:3 in the Welsh Premier League on Friday evening. The visitors were already second in the table with 18 points from seven games, while Flint Town United sat 15th with just one point and no wins. It added another defeat to a difficult start for the hosts, who had drawn once and lost six.
Flint took an early lead through E. Dugan in the sixth minute, but J. Malkin levelled from the spot twelve minutes in. H. Dean put the home side ahead again at twenty-six, and the visitors trailed 2:1 at half-time. Malkin was then substituted at forty-six, a change that coincided with Barry's response.
And here's the thing — O. Brain changed the game for the away side. He scored in the fifty-fourth minute to equalise, and Flint, who had been comfortable, suddenly found themselves chasing the match. The visitors pressed harder, and the home defence began to look stretched as the second half wore on.
Barry doubled their advantage in the eighty-ninth minute when Brain struck again. Flint had made their changes earlier, bringing off Dugan at sixty-nine and adding Crosbie and Jonas, but the late goal sealed the result. Three yellow cards for the hosts — Ajibola, Sainty, and Kane — told the story of a side under pressure.
The statistics showed Flint had 101 attacks against 117 for Barry, with both sides registering three shots on target. Possession was nearly even at 51 percent to 49, but Barry converted their chances more efficiently. The visitors had six shots on target compared to Flint's four, and that difference mattered.
For Barry, the win kept them firmly in second place, eight points clear of the chasing pack. Flint remain rooted to the bottom half of the table, searching for their first victory of the campaign. The match ended with Barry closing out a performance that had been steady rather than spectacular.