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- Rhyl Journal
Brian Barry-Murphy hails youthful Cardiff after second-half fightback
Victory gave Barry-Murphy a winning start to his reign, having taken over in the summer following the Bluebirds' relegation from the Championship. He selected Cardiff's youngest team this century, only to see Posh take the lead through a Brad Ihionvien penalty in the 33rd minute. But skipper Rubin Colwill levelled with a fine free-kick shortly after half-time before 18-year-old Ronan Kpakio grabbed the winner. 'We saw a lot of potential out there and the style with which the boys played was evident throughout,' said Barry-Murphy. 'We didn't create as many chances in the first half as we would have liked given the positions we got into. When we arrived in behind their defensive line we had good moments but couldn't find the right selection. 'In the second half, the players' application and understanding to keep doing the same things and to repeat that was evident. I was pleased with that application overall. 'When you get to half-time and you are losing 1-0 in a game you feel you should be winning, it is very easy to start changing things because you think they aren't working. 'So I just reminded the players about how well they had done and told them never to take a step back. 'They told me they would do that and they were true to their word. They were really aggressive in how they wanted to win the ball back off a good team, who were really dangerous when they played beyond our pressure. 'They showed personality and I was very proud of their aggression on a day when so much was expected of them.' Sir Alex Ferguson was at the Cardiff City Stadium to watch his son Darren's Peterborough side. And Darren Ferguson felt he could scarcely have had a tougher start to the campaign. 'This was probably the hardest start to the season we could have had – Cardiff City away in their first game in League One,' he said. 'The free-kick for their goal was a fantastic strike and it was a big moment in the game because it got the crowd up. It changed the whole momentum. 'But it's the edge of the box and we gave it away. We should never be in that position in the first minute of the second half. 'We were poor on the ball in the middle of the park and the lads know that we weren't good enough. Too many times we turned the ball over again and we gave it back to them. 'If you're playing against a team that want to keep possession in the way they're doing, that's very expensive. You have to be good on the ball to stop them having it all the time and we weren't.'
Daily Record
an hour ago
- Daily Record
Hamilton 2 Montrose 0: Accies shrug off fan protests to start life in League One with win
Fans made their feelings known ahead of kick-off as Accies eased to victory in their league opener Hamilton Accies began life in League One with a comfortable victory over Montrose, on a day when angry fans made their feelings clear to the club's under-fire board. A band of supporters led a demonstration before the game, with fans protesting the club's move out of Hamilton to Broadwood and demanding the exits of director of football Gerry Strain and club owner Seref Zengin. Fans blame the duo for the club's mismanagement over recent months, which has led to multiple sanctions from the SPFL, including a 15-point deduction last season and this season's year-long transfer embargo after the club failed to fulfil tax obligations to HMRC. Supporters Association chief David Equi led the protest amid fears more punishment awaits the club and he voiced his concerns about administration. After making their voices heard, a few hundred fans still made their way through the turnstiles to back their team and witness what was a much more comfortable win than the scoreline suggested as a first-half Oli Shaw strike and a second half effort from trialist Charlie Telfer earned the points. Ahead of kick-off, Accies announced the signing of three new players on amateur contracts to get around their transfer embargo. The club welcomed English midfielder Mikey Stone, Nigerian winger Idris Munir and Canadian defender Cale Loughrey, who was the only one of the trio to start the game. Within 23 seconds Accies should have been in front when Oli Shaw was sent clean through in the first attack, but he sclaffed his finish one-on-one with Montrose keeper Cammy Gill and the ball drifted wide. Another golden opportunity presented itself in six minutes when a free-kick into the box from a trialist fell kindly for newly-appointed club captain Scott Robinson. Gill was caught out of position and Robinson couldn't get the ball under his control quickly enough to find the huge gap in the left-hand corner, allowing the Montrose defence to clear his effort off the line. Accies kept passing up the chances in 12 minutes when Shaw again went clean through. This time he pounced on a slip by his marker and when he tried to round Gill, the Gable Endies' No.1 did well to grab the ball as Shaw tried to skip around him. On the half hour mark Shaw dragged an effort wide from six-yards as he tried to find the far corner, and it seemed like only a matter of time before the hosts opened the scoring. It took Montrose until 33 minutes to create their first real opening. But when the ball was teed-up 20 yards out for Terry Mason to fire at goal, he sliced his effort high and wide. Steven Bradley then spurned a huge chance for Accies five minutes before the break when Robinson picked him out superbly at the front post. He looked destined to score, but he fired straight at Gill and Bradley sunk to his knees in disbelief. It almost came back to haunt Accies seconds later as Montrose went straight down the pitch and Aidan Quinn's fierce drive flashed just past the post. But Montrose's resolve was broken with the final kick of the half when Kyle MacDonald's cross from the right picked out Shaw in the centre of the box, and he made no mistake this time to tap home. Two minutes into the second half, MacDonald fizzed a strike just wide of the far post from an acute angle, as Accies looked to turn the screw. And the second goal did arrive in 62 minutes with a neat passage of play. Accies hit Montrose on the counter attack with Robinson darting forward and feeding Bradley on the edge of the box. The winger cut inside and slipped a neat pass inside for Telfer, who fired a fierce strike across the keeper and into the bottom corner to all but seal the points. With the game essentially over, Rankin turned to his bench in 77 minutes to hand Idris his debut as he replaced Bradley and Stuart McKinstry came on for goal hero Shaw. Montrose almost grabbed a consolation in 85 minutes when space opened up for substitute Ali Shrive inside the box, but Jamie Smith battered his fierce strike away to keep his clean sheet intact. Blair Lyons rattled the bar in stoppage time for Montrose, while McKinstry should have added a third in the final seconds but his weak shot was comfortably saved. Accies will now face their first away trip of the league campaign next Saturday when they travel to Dumfries to take on Queen of the South. HAMILTON: J Smith, MacDonald, Loughrey, Kilday, Hendrie, Robinson (Stone 90), C Smith, Telfer (Maguire 90), O'Hara, Bradley (Idris 77), Shaw (McKinstry 77). Scorers: Shaw 45, Telfer 62 Bookings: Kilday Subs not used: Eadie, Gallacher, Marks, Morgan.
BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
Barry-Murphy praises Cardiff youngsters after opening win
New head coach Brian Barry-Murphy praised Cardiff City's young players as they helped him win his first game in charge against Peterborough from the Championship last season, the Bluebirds started life in League One with a 2-1 victory at Cardiff City Stadium on picked the youngest Cardiff team for a league fixture this century, handing first starts to the likes of goalkeeper Matt Turner – chosen in front of senior players Jak Alnwick and Ethan Horvath – and midfielder Joel goals were scored by academy graduates, Rubin Colwill and Ronan Kpakio."To have some of the academy graduates is really beneficial because they feel the club in a way that's different from what I do, based on where I come from, so it's really powerful," said Barry-Murphy."Matt Turner wasn't complicated [as a selection]. I had an idea of certain players before I came to the club. I didn't know a lot about Matt but, since day one pre-season, he's been exceptional."His attitude, in terms of what we asked him to do, his commitment and his skill level as a goalkeeper has been outstanding. Just based on what I saw, he was the clear pick."Joel, we have a lot of competition in that position, but again, his appetite to do the things we've asked him to do and his relentless nature of application was evident." Having fallen behind against the run of play, Cardiff responded well in the second half as Rubin Colwill – captaining the club for the first time – scored a brilliant an 18-year-old right-back, then curled in a fine first-time effort to put Cardiff in front."It was a great goal. His talent is obvious," said Barry-Murphy."I think where he ended up on the pitch for the goal [inside the penalty area] is important for me."He's a really attacking full-back who can be really dynamic and can cause the opposition a lot of problems."So to see him arrive in that position in the second half was what I wanted to see. He has that quality to produce assists and goals."
