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Late Penalty Denies Barry Town Crucial Win
16 Sep
Summary
- Barry Town were held to a 2-2 draw by Ammanford.
- Ammanford scored a penalty in stoppage time to equalize.
- The penalty was awarded after a VAR consultation.
Barry Town missed an opportunity to close the gap on league leaders TNS when they were held to a 2-2 draw by Ammanford. A last-gasp penalty proved to be the decisive moment.
Goals from Noah Daley and Daniel Smith had given Barry Town a commanding position. However, Ammanford fought back, first through Callum Thomas.
Thomas then completed the comeback in the fifth minute of added time, successfully converting a penalty. The referee consulted VAR before awarding the spot-kick after a corner incident.