It was a week of two teams (From Barry And District News)

It was a week of two teams

JUST when you think it couldn't get any worse, inevitably it does. Needing to bounce back from the disappointment of the Briton Ferry defeat, Barry took on Bettws the following Tuesday night.

With kick-off brought forward an hour because Bettws Park does not have floodlighting, Barry actually began the match in quite confident form. But it was soon obvious that Bettws were not going to be easy and goal attempts were at a premium.

Perhaps the best chance of the whole first half fell to Adam Moore, after good work down the flank by Morgan Harris. Preferably Harris should have been the one on the receiving end, as Moore lofted the ball deep into the woods behind goal.

And that was as good as it got. Somewhat against the run of play, Bettws broke away. A rather speculative long shot appeared to be passing well wide of Marty Ellacott's goal, but unbelievably it took a cruel deflection and ended up in the back of the Barry net.

With Bettws going even further ahead within ten minutes of the re-start, it was obvious from the way both teams were playing where the three points were headed. Morgan Harris scored midway through the second half, but after leaving the field for picking up his second yellow card of the match, Barry Town's fight-back was over.

The roar from the Bettws players, officials and fans at full time told the story -- they had taken on the once mighty Barry Town and won 2-1.

Last Saturday's match against Ely Rangers saw the return of the highly rated Luke Sherbon, with debuts given to Mark Evans and ex-Llanelli goal ace Paul Fowler. The defence was also bolstered by the return of Llanelli's championship-winning manager, Neil O'Brien. If some fans thought it was like watching a different team to the previous match, then in many respects it was.

Barry looked comfortable for the whole of the 90 minutes and Ely Rangers rarely threatened Ellacott in the Barry goal in either half.

This was the battling and passing Barry we had seen previously and the final scoreline of 2-0 to the Dragons was a fair reflection of the match.

Teenager Sherbon was instrumental in the first goal, as it was his cross deep into the opposition's penalty box from the left wing that met John Wile's head, and the ball was crashed into the roof of the net, to the delight of the Barry fans.

A similar cross in the second half, this time from Gary Davies, was converted by the head of Adam Moore on the far post and Barry were on their way to a solid 2-0 win.

Barry needed this win to show the two previous losses were perhaps simply a blip in form and it was a win that propelled the club back up into 6th place in the League with five games played.

This Saturday, Maesteg Park are the visitors to Barry in the first cup clash of the new era. Barry have not won a cup match since picking up the Welsh Cup in that fantastic Final of 2003, and so a win in the first round of the League Cup is well overdue.

It has been a decade since the two teams met, in the old League of Wales days. For all the latest updates and match photos, log on to www.forzabarry.co.uk