WELSH CUP FINAL Barry Town win the Welsh Cup for the fourth time in seven years

Barry Town wrote another chapter in Welsh football's history books by winning an unprecedented third successive league and cup double on Sunday.

The Welsh Premier champions beat Cwmbran after a penalty shoot-out in the Welsh Cup final at Llanelli.

A Tom Ramasut penalty gave Barry the lead, but Cwmbran hit back with two goals in ten minutes to take a first-half lead.

Cwmbran looked to have done enough to secure their first Welsh Cup win, but Lee Jenkins found an equaliser three minutes from time to force extra time.

Neither side managed a goal in the extra 30 minutes of play, and it was left to Jon French to hit the winning penalty after Cwmbran had missed their first two efforts.

Barry monopolised possession and territory on the opening stages, with Ramasut and left-back Gary Lloyd causing problems down the left flank.

Ramasut and French found space for efforts on goal before Jamie Jenkins forced the save of the match with a low left-foot effort.

We had a lot of the ball, but didn't get that little bit of luck Barry Town player-manager Kenny Brown

Marty Ellacott was forced into action from the resulting corner, again saving from a sweetly struck Jenkins effort from the edge of the box.

Barry deserved a goal, but there was more than a touch of controversy when it arrived just before the half-hour mark.

French had a shot blocked at point-blank range in the penalty area, but referee Brian Bevan judged Cwmbran's Richard Hurlin had used his arm.

Ramasut took full advantage of Barry's good fortune with a sweetly struck penalty into Ellacott's left-hand corner.

Everything was going to plan for the holders, but then a ten minute spell turned the game on its head as Cwmbran found a chink in Barry's armoury.

Twice Baruwa was tested with high, hanging crosses and twice the Nigerian was found wanting.

Welsh was the first to benefit as he converted a simple tap-in after Baruwa fumbled under the striker's challenge.

Moore's goals gave Cwmbran an unlikely lead

And then Moore found the net from only a few yards out after Baruwa failed to connect with an attempted punch clearance.

Cwmbran manager Roger Gibbins would have expected a second-half onslaught from Barry, and the Dragons did not disappoint.

Jenkins and Adebayo Akinfenwa fired long-range efforts only to find Ellacott in top form in the Cwmbran goal.

It took Cwmbran 20 minutes of the second-half to forge another opening, but Welsh saw his first time effort fly over the bar.

Barry's efforts to find the equaliser became predictably desperate as a disciplined Cwmbran defence and midfield fought for every loose ball.

But just when the Cwmbran players were starting to contemplate collecting their winners' medals, Barry drew level with a goal from an unlikely source.

The boys couldn't have given an ounce more - that's all you can ask Cwmbran manager Roger Gibbins

Centre-back Phillips had the simple task of converting from two yards out after Cwmbran failed to deal with an inswigning corner.

The pace of the game dropped markedly in the second-half as both sets of players tired.

But just as penalties loomed, Lloyd almost snatched victory for Barry with curling free-kick from the edge of the box.

Ellacott was beaten, but the ball rebounded off the post and Andrew York was denied by the goalkeeper from a follow-up shot.

So to the lottery of a penalty shoot-out.

After Rhodri Jones and Jason Welsh missed for Cwmbran, and Nicky Burke's effort for Barry was saved, French had the opportunity to win the Cup.

The experienced mid-fielder kept his composure and set Ellicott the wrong way to spark the Barry celebrations.

Barry Town: Baruwa, Brown, Lloyd, Kennedy, Morgan, Phillips, Jenkins, French, Moralee (capt), Ramasut, Akinfenwa.
Subs: York, Cotterrell, Burke.

Cwmbran Town: Ellacott, Carter, Smothers, Wigg, Warton, Jones, Morris, Moore (capt), Welsh, Watkin, Hurlin.
Subs: R Davies, M Davies, Dunn.