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Barrow Edges Out Tranmere Rovers in Tense SO Legal Stadium Encounter
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, April 21, 2025 – Barrow AFC secured a hard-fought victory against Tranmere Rovers in a League Two clash at the SO Legal Stadium. Despite having less possession (43% for Tranmere versus 57% for Barrow), the visitors created more scoring chances, registering 8 shots (3 on target, 3 off target) compared to Barrow’s 2 (1 on target, 0 off target). However, Barrow’s greater efficiency and Tranmere’s disciplinary issues shaped the game.
Tranmere received three yellow cards in the second half (L. O’Connor in the 34th minute, R. Hendry in the 60th, and C. Wood in the 62nd), while Barrow only picked up one (I. Fletcher in the 69th). Although Barrow dominated possession and committed more fouls (12 for Barrow, 16 for Tranmere), the disparity in shots on target highlighted Tranmere’s greater attacking ambition. The referee for the match, part of the 2024 season’s round 44 of the regular season, was T. Kirk. The match concluded with a victory for Barrow, a testament to their clinical finishing.
Substitutions tranmere: at minute 42 J. Hawkes came in and C. Norman went out., at minute 66 C. Jennings came in and O. Patrick went out., at minute 66 H. Saunders came in and K. Dennis went out., at minute 83 Z. Bradshaw came in and T. Davies went out.
Substitutions barrow: at minute 65 E. Acquah came in and E. Newby went out., at minute 65 B. Whitfield came in and A. Pressley went out., at minute 66 C. Mahoney came in and T. Smith went out., at minute 82 S. Foley came in and T. Vassell went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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