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Barrow defeats Salford City in a thrilling encounter at the SO Legal Stadium
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria – In a vibrant match played at the SO Legal Stadium, Barrow defeated Salford City with a final score of 2-1. The encounter, corresponding to matchday 40 of the 2024 League Two season, was marked by intensity and yellow cards.
Tom Smith opened the scoring for Barrow in the 37th minute, assisted by B. Whitfield. However, Salford City responded with an own goal by W. Stanway in the 69th minute. Despite the pressure from Salford City, who had more possession (53%), Barrow managed to hold on to their lead.
The match was characterized by a high number of fouls (15 by Salford City and 6 by Barrow), as well as three yellow cards for Salford City (O. Ashley, C. Tilt, and L. Warrington). Barrow received no cautions. Both teams showed similar offensive capabilities, with 11 shots each, although Barrow was more accurate with their shots on target (3 on target compared to Salford City’s 4).
The referee was J. Miles.
Substitutions salford city: at minute 46 L. Warrington came in and O. Ashley went out., at minute 64 B. Woodburn came in and M. Lund went out.
Substitutions barrow: at minute 76 C. Mahoney came in and B. Whitfield went out., at minute 76 A. Pressley came in and E. Acquah went out., at minute 76 I. Fletcher came in and T. Smith went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Barrow
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