TNS 2 Barry Town Utd 2
TNS were left to rue missed chances as old rivals Barry Town snatched a last gasp point at Park Hall today.
The Saints began brightly and the omens of maintaining their unbeaten start to the season looked good when Adam Roscrow volleyed just wide after just six minutes.
Leo Smith fired wide before Ryan Astles forced Barry goalkeeper Mike Lewis into action.
Action from TNS' JD Cymru Premier draw with Barry Town United. Picture by Andrew Donnison.
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Lewis was called upon once again after 27 minutes with Ben Clark made to be content with a corner as the Barry custodian pushed his effort around the post.
Josh Pask struck the post from that resulting corner as the Saints continued to apply all of the pressure.
The Barry number one came to his side’s rescue again three minutes later, rushing out to deny Jordan Williams who also fired into the side netting on the stroke of half-time.
It was a similar story at the start of the second-half with Lewis denying Adrian Cieslewicz after 53 minutes.
Action from TNS' JD Cymru Premier draw with Barry Town United. Picture by Andrew Donnison.
The pressure finally told five minutes later when Roscrow slotted home his first goal for the club in more than two years.
Cieslewicz spurned two openings before Jordan Williams looked to have settled the outcome with the home side's second goal with just nine minutes remaining.
Barry were stirred into action and with nothing to lose managed to reduce the arrears with five minutes remaing as Ollie Hulbert scrambled home after Curtis McDonald's header came back off the bar.
The visitors completed a most unlikely fightback six minutes into injury time with Kayne McLaggon firing home an equaliser to end the Saints' 100 per cent record.
Action from TNS' JD Cymru Premier draw with Barry Town United. Picture by Andrew Donnison.
TNS: Roberts, Pask, Astles, Daniels (Holden 79), Cieslewicz (Canavan 89), D Williams, J Williams, Clark, Roscrow (Cuoto 79), Smith, Davies. Thompson, Hudson, Harlock, Jones.
Barry: M Lewis, George, Hugh, Sainty, MacDonald, McLaggon, Snaith (Tomlinson 53), Veale, A Lewis (Cotterill 70), Hulbert, Press. Subs: Rees, Hiscock-Greening, Roberts, Sylvester, Huggins
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