Second-half penalties from Ollie Banks and Josh Gordon secured Barrow a first league win in 10 with a 2-0 victory against promotion-seeking Swindon, who finished with 10 men.
Ben Garner’s Robins missed the chance to return into the automatic League Two promotion places after a disappointing defeat at Holker Street.
Bluebirds keeper Paul Farman did well to keep out Jack Payne’s free-kick and Tyreece Simpson fired into the side netting before Ben Gladwin dragged an effort wide as the Wiltshire side ended the first half strongly.
Banks fired home his fifth penalty of the season as Kayne Kesler-Hayden handled in the box on the hour mark.
Former Leeds man Robbie Gotts saw his deflected effort hit the base of the post and substitute Gordon squandered a great chance to put the game to bed when he nodded wide at the back post.
But he made no mistake from 12 yards after the hosts were awarded a second penalty when Gladwin felled Patrick Brough.
Swindon skipper Dion Conroy was sent off for dissent in stoppage time to make matters worse for the beaten visitors.
Match report supplied by PA Media
Line-ups
Barrow
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1FarmanBooked at 84mins
- 14JonesBooked at 90mins
- 6EllisSubstituted forPlattat 45′minutes
- 18Grayson
- 2BrownBooked at 38mins
- 28BanksBooked at 77mins
- 13White
- 3Brough
- 35StevensSubstituted forHuttonat 72′minutes
- 15GottsBooked at 71mins
- 10ZanzalaSubstituted forGordonat 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Taylor
- 5Platt
- 8Jones
- 12Gordon
- 21Lillis
- 24Hutton
Swindon
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Wollacott
- 22Hayden
- 24HuntSubstituted forGilbertat 85′minutes
- 4ConroyBooked at 90mins
- 2Odimayo
- 3Iandolo
- 7GladwinBooked at 32mins
- 26EastSubstituted forWilliamsat 69′minutes
- 10Payne
- 11McKirdyBooked at 76minsSubstituted forMitchell-Lawsonat 79′minutesBooked at 87mins
- 9Simpson
Substitutes
- 5Crichlow
- 8Lyden
- 12Ward
- 17Mitchell-Lawson
- 19Gilbert
- 20Williams
- 30Dabre
- Referee:
- Ollie Yates
- Attendance:
- 2,863
Live Text
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Match ends, Barrow 2, Swindon Town 0.
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Dion Conroy (Swindon Town) is shown the red card.
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Second Half ends, Barrow 2, Swindon Town 0.
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Jack Payne (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Josh Gordon (Barrow).
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Offside, Barrow. Connor Brown tries a through ball, but Remeao Hutton is caught offside.
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James Jones (Barrow) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Oliver Banks (Barrow) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Remeao Hutton.
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Foul by Jonathan Williams (Swindon Town).
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Tom White (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Jayden Mitchell-Lawson (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal! Barrow 2, Swindon Town 0. Josh Gordon (Barrow) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Penalty conceded by Ben Gladwin (Swindon Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty Barrow. Patrick Brough draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Attempt saved. Remeao Hutton (Barrow) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Gordon.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Robbie Gotts.
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Substitution, Swindon Town. Alex Gilbert replaces Rob Hunt.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Tom White.
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Paul Farman (Barrow) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt blocked. Ellis Iandolo (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Payne with a cross.
