Newport County produced a ruthless attacking display to thrash local rivals Newport City 5-0 in a pre-season friendly, with Bamba, C. Jarvis and a second-half hat-trick from S. Gwengwe doing the damage.
County set the tone inside three minutes when Bamba latched onto an early opportunity to fire his side ahead, and City never recovered. The visitors doubled their advantage right on the stroke of half-time as C. Jarvis struck in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, sending County in 2-0 up at the break and effectively ending the contest as a spectacle before it had really begun.
The rout continued after the interval as S. Gwengwe took center stage. The forward opened his account in the 68th minute, added a second on 76 minutes, and completed his treble just four minutes later in the 80th to put an emphatic gloss on the scoreline.
City offered little resistance throughout and never troubled the scoresheet, leaving County to cruise to a comprehensive 5-0 victory. For a friendly fixture, the scoreline underlines the gulf in sharpness between the two sides at this stage of preparations, with Gwengwe's hat-trick the standout individual contribution in a one-sided derby that County dominated from start to finish.