TNS 5 Swansea City U21s 1
TNS defeated Swansea City 5-1 at Jenner Park to win the Nathaniel MG Cup for a record 10th time on Saturday.
The Saints struck early with Ryan Brobbel and Josh Pask both finding the net inside the opening 20 minutes.
Five minutes into the second-half, Brad Young added a TNS third, before two stoppage-time Adrian Cieslewicz strikes ensured the trophy headed back to Park Hall for the first time since 2018.
The Saints set the tone with Brobbel's 20 yard free-kick just over the bar inside the opening five minutes and was on hand to break the deadlock moments later when goalkeeper Remy Mitchell could only parry Rory Holden's strike into his path.
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Holden struck the bar with a fierce 20 yard volley before the Saints doubled their lead after 19 minutes with Josh Pask steering Brobbel's overhead kick past Mitchell from close range.
The Saints continued to dominate with Mitchell called upon to deny Jordan Williams from distance after half an hour with the Oswestrians heading into the interval with one hand on the cup.
The Swans rallied at the start of the second-half with Daniel Watts forcing TNS goalkeeper Connor Roberts into his first save of the match before the Saints looked to have put the game to bed after 50 minutes.
Once again Brobbel featured with his left wing cross met by Brad Young who made no mistake.
Swansea were back in the game shortly before the hour when a rare foray upfield led to Ben Lloyd deflecting a loose ball beyond Roberts from close range.
TNS were galvanised with Holden firing wide and Young denied by the busy Mitchell.
Adrian Cieslewicz was introduced during a flurry of late changes and the veteran struck twice in injury time to add further gloss to the Saints' victory as the young Swans capitulated.
Craig Harrison’s side return to action north of the English border, as they take on Falkirk in the semi-finals of the SPFL Trust Trophy on February 3rd.
TNS: Roberts, Pask, Marriott, Daniels, Brobbel (Marshall 86), Redmond, J Williams (Cieslewicz 73), Holden (Clark 76), Smith, Davies, Young (McManus 73). Subs: Thompson, Hudson.
Swansea City: Mitchell, Jenkins (Cadogan 64), McFayden, Bates, Lissah, Faakye, Watts, Cotterill, Lloyd (Nzingo 75), Smith, Cameron. Subs: Margetson, Fanning, Griffiths, Veevers
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