Cardiff City beat TNS to clinch Adran Premier title
Cardiff City 3-1 The New Saints: Cardiff City beat TNS to secure a third successive Adran Premier title. Following a scoreless opening half in which Mackenzie Haydn-Jones saved Ffion Price's penalty at Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Eliza Collie and Mackenzie Olden notched in the second half. Mia Davies pulled a goal back for the visitors late on, but Fiona Barry made it 3-1 three minutes from time. Iain Darbyshire's side are seven points clear at the summit of the table with two matches remaining. The Saints stay fourth, two points behind Wrexham, having failed to claim any points in phase two.Wrexham 1-3 Briton Ferry Llansawel: Briton Ferry secured second place in the Championship Conference after an impressive win over Wrexham at the Stok Racecourse. Tija Richardson put the visitors in front in north Wales, only for Abbie Iddenden to equalise seven minutes later. But Jade Crofts restored Briton Ferry's lead prior to half time before Laura-May Walkley scored a third for Rhys James' side on 53 minutes to end Wrexham's nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions.
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Barry Town United 0-3 Swansea City: Swansea confirmed themselves as Plate Conference winners following an emphatic triumph over Barry. Jessica Williams opened the scoring on seven minutes before Stacey John-Davis netted twice in quick succession as Swansea earned all three points at Jenner Park. Barry are guaranteed to finish the season in sixth place.Aberystwyth Town 2-1 Cardiff Met: Cardiff Met's relegation from the Adran Premier was confirmed after they lost at Aberystwyth. Libby Isaac put the hosts in front after just five minutes at Park Avenue. Beca Thomas equalised for Met on 76 minutes, but Gwenllian Jones struck a late winner as the hosts secured their top-flight status. Met are 12 points adrift at the foot of the table with only two matches left to play.
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Nothing is done just yet, however sources have told WalesOnline that deals for two targets on their radar are "promising". Barry-Murphy did not give a timeframe with regards to potential incomings, but the Bluebirds head coach insisted that he was confident of incomings before the end of the window. City's backline is in desperate need of bolstering, with a centre-half, left back and possibly even right back on any potential wish list. A winger is also thought to be a position of interest, too. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community. Article continues below Holloway blown away by 'sparkling' Cardiff Swindon Town boss Ian Holloway says he was blown away by Cardiff City and he felt like a boxer who had been repeatedly punched in the face after a blockbuster first half. City defeated Swindon 2-1, but really shone in the first half. Rubin Colwill netted a stunning free-kick after Cian Ashford had tapped home from point-blank range. Ashford should have wrapped it up before the break, too, but he hit the post after Callum Robinson played him through. The Robins came back strongly after the break and halved the deficit, however it was City who advanced through to round two of the Carabao Cup. Speaking to BBC Radio Wiltshire Sport after the match, former Premier League boss Holloway was stunned by the Bluebirds' play and was effusive in his praise of Barry-Murphy. "I was glad for the second half. And I was glad half-time came when it did. If I was a boxer, I don't think I'd have been punched so many times," he said. "With their shape, their structure, they changed it when we boxed them off. Massive credit to their manager and team to what they did, their patterns. "They changed it so well, we couldn't live with it, with the team I had out there." He added: "At half-time, if you were a gambler, you'd have bet on us being beaten four, five, maybe even six-nil. But we won the second half 1-0. 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Colwill: We had to learn quickly after Port Vale disappointment Rubin Colwill said the players had to work hard and learn the lessons after a disappointing league outing against Port Vale last Thursday. The Bluebirds were held to a goalless stalemate away from home, but the performance arguably warranted a defeat. They bounced back and performed well against Swindon, though, albeit they are in a division below City, with Colwill netting again with a wonderful free-kick. 'I think we had a lot of things to take away from the game against Port Vale," he said "There's lots to learn, but we tried to put those things right tonight, the way we moved the ball, switching it and getting them moving, trying to create space so we can be better when we're trying to attack. So, there's lots to work on, lots to try and adjust and I thought we did that pretty well tonight. 'We come in every day, we learn and work hard. All you want as a footballer is to come in and see there's a plan of what to do and what we're working towards, and then it's up to you to put the work in and see if you can achieve that.' Sky Sports pundit Don Goodman believes the vice-captaincy will do Colwill a world of good this season and hopes the Wales international can start taking games "by the scruff of the neck" as he is beginning to show already. "There's a phrase, 'One swallow doesn't make a summer', and one good game doesn't make a player. But I loved his free-kick against Peterborough, it was great technique," Goodman told "We need more of that from him. Not necessarily the free kick, but the performance, because he's an unbelievable talent who has been unbelievably inconsistent in his short career so far. But he's 23 now and has over 150 appearances for Cardiff City. Article continues below "Brian Barry-Murphy gave the players a vote on who they wanted to be captain, and as the vice captain, they voted for Rubin Colwill. That's a massive vote of confidence and respect from your own team-mates. It could act as extra motivation that will make him feel a need to get Cardiff back to the Championship. But he needs to find that consistency, week in, week out. "At League One level, he has to take those games by the scruff of the neck and really influence them, just the way he did vs Peterborough." Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here.
