BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Carlisle United topped Barrow to win 2-1. It was Carlisle United to strike first with a goal of J. Gibson at the 32′. Then K. Dennis scored again for Carlisle United in the 75′ minute. Eventually, O. Banks reduced the distance for Barrow (78′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the The Dunes Hotel Stadium stadium in Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Madley who was helped by Johnathon Bickerdike and Matthew Parry. The 4th official was Andy Haines. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 3 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 87 Attack 77
- 44 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Barrow was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Carlisle United that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Barrow had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Carlisle United managed to find the solution to win this match.
Barrow shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Carlisle United shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Barrow received 2 yellow cards (P. Farman and J. Rooney). On the opposite side, Carlisle United received 3 yellow cards (J. Mellish, K. Dennis and B. Dickenson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Barrow will stay with 37 points to sit in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Carlisle United will have 43 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Barrow will play away with Leyton Orient on the 26th of March with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Leyton Orient (4 draws).
Carlisle United will host Bristol Rovers on the 26th of March with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Bristol Rovers (4 draws).
Barrow – Formation
Barrow started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Mark Cooper decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Barrow made 3 changes: T. White for R. Hutton (72′), A. Driscoll-Glennon for J. Stevens (72′) and A. Amadi-Holloway for D. Sea (76′).
Carlisle United – Formation
Carlisle United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Paul Simpson played with: .
Carlisle United could not rely on the presence of C. Whelan (injured).
Substitutions
Carlisle United made 2 changes: C. Guy for C. Whelan (18′) and J. Armer for D. Devine (59′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
- Salford City – Scunthorpe United – 5-1
- Oldham Athletic – Exeter City – 0-2
- Northampton Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Leyton Orient – Rochdale – 3-1
- Harrogate Town – Walsall – 1-1
- Crawley Town – Swindon Town – 3-1
- Bradford City – Port Vale – 1-2
- Barrow – Carlisle United – 1-2