A SUPERB goal from Marcus Jones in the 88th minute handed Barry Town a valuable 1-0 win at Caernarfon on the weekend, setting up a massive showdown with Cefn Druids at Jenner Park this Saturday (2.30pm).

Juggling the ball to beat two defenders, before cutting inside and curling his final effort beyond goalkeeper Alex Ramsay, Jones' weekend winner was one worthy of any level and helped the Town ascend to the dizzy heights of third in the JD Welsh Premier League table.

With both Bala Town and Cardiff Met suffering narrow weekend defeats, victory over the Druids at Jenner Park on Saturday would now lift Barry into second place; at least until the conclusion of the televised Llandudno vs Connah's Quay match later that day.

However, Wrexham-based Druids are the only team in the national division that Barry are yet to beat during Gavin Chesterfield's tenure as manager, with the Town having lost on each of their previous three attempts.

With Druids dishing out a 4-0 drubbing to Carmarthen in their most recent run-out, all the pieces are in place for an exciting encounter, with supporters of both clubs able to pay at the turnstiles on the day itself.

While Barry's record at Jenner Park has been excellent in 2018, their fortunes on the road had been somewhat mixed at best, prior to last Saturday's visit to The Oval.

Already the scene of some notable losses since the turn of the 21st century, Barry were largely unfancied against an in-form Caernarfon team who had scored a valuable away win against the Nomads in midweek.

Nevertheless, Chesterfield's resurgent side came out of the blocks at speed and were unfortunate to not be a goal or two to the good in an encouraging first half.

After Modou Touray's neat through ball set up striker Jonathan Hood to hit the post, Touray was bundled over in the box to gift the visitors a precious penalty.

However, Kayne McLaggon's spot kick was saved by Ramsay, who dealt effectively with Touray's rebound.

Hugely outnumbered in the 702 crowd, the dozen or so Barry fans who made the long journey to Gwynedd remained in strong voice for much of the afternoon.

There were though a handful of heart-stopping moments for the travelling faithful to endure, as Jamie Breese slammed his shot into the side netting, before Sion Bradley's volley flashed past Mike Lewis' goal.

With the home side now in the ascendancy, Barry may have been happy with a point, yet the dismissal of Clive Williams for a second yellow card in the 78th minute offered new hope they could claim all three.

Having only arrived as a substitute for McLaggon, it was then left to newcomer Jones to step up and settle the match with his first JD Welsh Premier League goal; surely few will be sweeter or indeed more spectacular.

Barry vs Druids forms part of a packed weekend of entertainment at Jenner Park, with a host of the club's heroes of yesteryear set to turn out on Sunday for the special Gary Lloyd Testimonial Match between a Barry Town Legends XI and Welsh Premier League Legends.

Long-time Barry full-back Terry Evans is among the most recent players confirmed for the benefit match, joining former teammates Mike Flynn, Darren Ryan, Tom Ramasut, Andy York and Lee Jarman, under the guidance of the influential player-coach Gary Barnett.

Further new names announced this week include former title-winning manager and player Paul Giles, along with other Dragons of the 1990s such as Danny Carter, Gareth Knott, Craig Evans, Dave Norman, Dai Withers and post-millennium marksman Jamie Moralee.

With several surprises in the pipeline, kick-off this Sunday is at 2.30pm, with supporters encouraged to dust off their vintage replica shirts and cheer on old favourites in support of Lloyd's recovery from stroke.

Admission for this special match is only £5, with entry for the prior day's JD Welsh Premier League fixture priced at £7 (adult), £5 (student/senior), £3 (child).