Jake Beesley’s second brace of the season earned Rochdale victory at Barrow in a game delayed by 30 minutes due to torrential downpours in Cumbria.
Both sides had early chances as Barrow’s Paul Farman kept out Jimmy Keohane before goalkeeper Joel Coleman denied Josh Kay at the other end.
The visitors broke the deadlock in the 28th minute as Beesley fired into the bottom corner.
He almost turned provider as the visitors caught Mark Cooper’s men on the break before Farman produced a fine stop to keep out Alex Newby.
Josh Gordon was felled in the box by Corey O’Keeffe to hand the hosts a lifeline, but Coleman kept out Kay’s spot-kick, only for the striker to level from the rebound.
Beesley then poked home his second to secure all three points – and back-to-back wins – with 18 minutes to go.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Barrow
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Farman
- 2BrownBooked at 58minsSubstituted forPlattat 64′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 6EllisSubstituted forArthurat 74′minutes
- 18Grayson
- 24Hutton
- 28Banks
- 15Gotts
- 3Brough
- 23WilliamsSubstituted forJamesat 68′minutes
- 11Kay
- 12GordonBooked at 53mins
Substitutes
- 5Platt
- 7Devitt
- 13White
- 21Lillis
- 25Arthur
- 33James
Rochdale
Formation 3-4-3
- 33Coleman
- 15GrahamBooked at 53mins
- 6O’Connell
- 12Dorsett
- 2O’Keeffe
- 23KellySubstituted forDooleyat 90+2′minutes
- 8Morley
- 13Keohane
- 10NewbySubstituted forGrantat 74′minutes
- 9Beesley
- 18OdohBooked at 85minsSubstituted forBroadbentat 86′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Lynch
- 3White
- 5Taylor
- 7Dooley
- 11Grant
- 14Broadbent
- 20Cashman
- Referee:
- Declan Bourne
- Attendance:
- 3,366
Live Text
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Match ends, Barrow 1, Rochdale 2.
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Second Half ends, Barrow 1, Rochdale 2.
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Matthew Platt (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Matthew Platt (Barrow).
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George Broadbent (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Luke James (Barrow) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Aaron Morley (Rochdale).
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Substitution, Rochdale. Stephen Dooley replaces Liam Kelly.
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Attempt missed. Luke James (Barrow) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Grayson with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Jake Beesley (Rochdale) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Grant following a fast break.
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Foul by Patrick Brough (Barrow).
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Corey O’Keeffe (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Remeao Hutton (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Conor Grant (Rochdale).
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Substitution, Rochdale. George Broadbent replaces Abraham Odoh.
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Offside, Barrow. Patrick Brough tries a through ball, but Josh Gordon is caught offside.
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Abraham Odoh (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card.
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Patrick Brough (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Abraham Odoh (Rochdale).
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Foul by Patrick Brough (Barrow).
