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Tranmere Rovers Clinch Victory in Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria – In a hard-fought match at the SO Legal Stadium, Tranmere Rovers secured a victory against Barrow in the Northern – 2 round of the EFL Trophy. Despite an early goal from Barrow in the 8th minute, scored by Barrow following an assist from T. Walker, Tranmere Rovers demonstrated their superiority on the pitch.
C. Whitaker equalized for Tranmere in the 22nd minute, assisted by C. Norman, establishing a balance that persisted for much of the match. Barrow accumulated yellow cards throughout the game, with R. Booty, R. Harper, and I. Cameron being cautioned. The match became intense, with a total of 26 fouls committed between both teams.
In the second half, ball possession favored Tranmere (63%), who effectively capitalized on their opportunities. C. Whitaker scored again in the 80th minute, again assisted by C. Norman, sealing the victory for his team. Despite having more total shots (14 each), Tranmere was more effective in front of goal, with 6 shots on target compared to Barrow’s 2. Tranmere’s territorial dominance was reflected in their gameplay.
The match concluded with a victory for Tranmere Rovers.
Substitutions barrow: at minute 65 R. Harper came in and C. McCann went out., at minute 65 E. Newby came in and M. Adu Poku went out.
Substitutions tranmere: at minute 75 J. Joseph came in and S. Solomon went out., at minute 90 J. Davison came in and J. Ironside went out., at minute 90 T. Harris came in and O. Patrick went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Barrow
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