Barrow overcame striker Aaron Amadi-Holloway’s red card to secure a 0-0 draw in their delayed League Two game with Stevenage at Holker Street.
The match kicked off 90 minutes late due to an electrical fault that affected parts of the stadium.
On-loan Burton man Amadi-Holloway was dismissed for a 55th-minute foul on Chris Lines before Stevenage’s Luke Prosser was sent off in stoppage time for his second yellow card.
But the visitors could not take advantage of Amadi-Holloway’s absence to complete a league double over the Cumbrians.
At full strength, Mark Cooper’s side looked most likely to make the breakthrough in a game – Amadi-Holloway and John Rooney hit the woodwork in the first half, while top scorer Ollie Banks was denied by Christy Pym’s fine save.
Paul Tisdale’s visitors, 1-0 winners when the teams met on the opening day of the season, were not without opportunities.
Leading marksman Luke Norris’ shot was cleared off the line by Patrick Brough after 31 minutes, while keeper Paul Farman denied an earlier effort by Scott Cuthbert.
But substitute Luke James almost won it for the Cumbrians only to be denied by keeper Pym.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Barrow
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Farman
- 14Jones
- 27Canavan
- 3Brough
- 2BrownSubstituted forHuttonat 73′minutes
- 28Banks
- 13WhiteSubstituted forJamesat 62′minutes
- 19Driscoll-GlennonSubstituted forPlattat 82′minutes
- 15Gotts
- 30Rooney
- 25Amadi-HollowayBooked at 55mins
Substitutes
- 4Taylor
- 5Platt
- 17Harris
- 23Williams
- 24Hutton
- 33James
Stevenage
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Pym
- 2Wildin
- 5Cuthbert
- 6ProsserBooked at 90mins
- 36Clements
- 14Lines
- 39Bostwick
- 11Westbrooke
- 8TaylorSubstituted forReidat 70′minutes
- 9Norris
- 7ListSubstituted forCarterat 52′minutes
Substitutes
- 10Carter
- 12Carvalho Andrade
- 15Vancooten
- 18O’Neill
- 19Read
- 20Reid
- 37Walker
- Referee:
- Darren Handley
- Attendance:
- 3,001
Live Text
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Match ends, Barrow 0, Stevenage 0.
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Second Half ends, Barrow 0, Stevenage 0.
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Foul by Remeao Hutton (Barrow).
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Luke Norris (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Second yellow card to Luke Prosser (Stevenage) for a bad foul.
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Luke James (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Luke Prosser (Stevenage).
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Oliver Banks (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Luther Wildin (Stevenage).
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Robbie Gotts (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Zain Westbrooke (Stevenage).
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Attempt saved. Robbie Gotts (Barrow) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Platt with a headed pass.
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Luke James (Barrow) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Luke Prosser (Stevenage).
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Substitution, Barrow. Matthew Platt replaces Anthony Driscoll-Glennon.
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Attempt missed. Michael Bostwick (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamie Reid.
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Oliver Banks (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Luther Wildin (Stevenage).
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Attempt blocked. Michael Bostwick (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bailey Clements.
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Attempt saved. Zain Westbrooke (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Charlie Carter.

