{"id":17567,"date":"2026-02-28T19:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/?p=17567"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:57:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:57:43","slug":"barry-town-united-end-26-year-wait-to-lift-nathaniel-mg-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/news\/barry-town-united-end-26-year-wait-to-lift-nathaniel-mg-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Town United stun The New Saints to end 26-year wait to lift Nathaniel MG Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-2-28_The-New-Saints-v-Barry-Town-United_LM_59-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-2-28_The-New-Saints-v-Barry-Town-United_LM_59-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-2-28_The-New-Saints-v-Barry-Town-United_LM_59-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-2-28_The-New-Saints-v-Barry-Town-United_LM_59-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-2-28_The-New-Saints-v-Barry-Town-United_LM_59-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-2-28_The-New-Saints-v-Barry-Town-United_LM_59-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The New Saints 0-2 Barry Town United<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Barry Town United secure the Nathaniel MG Cup in Bridgend<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ieuan Owen double earns famous win over cup holders TNS<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Linnets end their 23-year wait for a major trophy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Barry Town United lifted the Nathaniel MG Cup for the first time since 2000 with a historic 2\u20130 victory over cup holders The New Saints at DragonBet Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Linnets ended a 26-year wait for the trophy thanks to a decisive brace from Ieuan Owen, denying the Saints what would have been their 12th triumph in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separated by 29 points in the JD Cymru Premier table, Barry refused to let league form dictate proceedings, producing a disciplined and clinical performance in South Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TNS, installed as strong favourites before kick-off, dominated possession in the early stages and carved out the first clear opportunity. A cleverly worked corner from Ryan Brobbel picked out Daniel Williams on the edge of the box, but his effort flashed narrowly wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moments later, the Saints threatened again. Danny Redmond threaded an incisive pass into the path of Brobbel, who forced Joe Thomas into a sharp save before the offside flag was raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the half progressed, Barry grew into the contest, defending resolutely while looking increasingly dangerous on the counter. Their first meaningful opportunity arrived midway through the half following a neat move down the right. Robbie Wilmott\u2019s delivery found Owen, who battled past his marker before teeing up Ollie Hulbert, whose deflected effort was well cleared by the Saints defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the other end, Williams cut inside and forced Thomas into another strong save, the goalkeeper parrying the effort wide. From the resulting set-piece, Brobbel curled a superb effort around the Barry wall, but Thomas was equal to it once more to keep the scores level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barry\u2019s breakthrough arrived three minutes before the interval. Michael George\u2019s driven cross caused confusion in the Saints penalty area, with goalkeeper Jack Edwards unable to deal cleanly with the delivery. Owen reacted quickest, pouncing on the loose ball to fire the Linnets into a priceless lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-02-28-TNS-v-Barry-Town-United-JS-98-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-02-28-TNS-v-Barry-Town-United-JS-98-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-02-28-TNS-v-Barry-Town-United-JS-98-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-02-28-TNS-v-Barry-Town-United-JS-98-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-02-28-TNS-v-Barry-Town-United-JS-98-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2026-02-28-TNS-v-Barry-Town-United-JS-98-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Linnets began the second half with renewed belief and almost had a penalty within minutes of the restart. Owen raced onto a loose ball and appeared to be brought down after getting there ahead of Edwards, but referee Rob Jenkins waved away the appeals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barry continued to threaten on the break. A superb long kick from Thomas was expertly controlled by Owen, who drove purposefully towards the box before laying the ball off to Wilmott. His deflected effort, however, was comfortably gathered by Edwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 15 minutes remaining, Owen came agonisingly close to doubling his tally. The forward produced a brilliant first touch outside the box, shrugged off Harrison McGahey and unleashed a powerful effort that forced Edwards into a fingertip save around the post, keeping the Saints in contention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the clock ticked down, Barry were forced to withstand late pressure. Holden saw a low-driven effort superbly pushed around the post by Thomas, whose reactions proved vital as the Linnets held firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owen, however, would not be denied his second. In stoppage time, the forward sealed a famous triumph in style, unleashing a stunning strike over Edwards to wrap up a memorable 2\u20130 victory and etch his name into Barry Town United folklore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barry Town United lifted the Nathaniel MG Cup for the first time since 2000 with a historic 2\u20130 victory over JD Cymru Premier champions The New Saints at DragonBet Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":270,"featured_media":17570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ftr_img_focal":{"x":0.53,"y":0.4},"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"class_list":["post-17567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nathaniel-mg-cup"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Barry Town United stun TNS tolift Nathaniel MG Cup - 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