Disappointing defeat sees Barrow back in drop zone

[Barrow Lad]

Barrow: Hurst, Hunter, Skelton, Pearson, Sodje, Rutherford, Baker, Harvey, Boyes, Danny L Rowe, Danny M Rowe
68: McConville replaced Danny M Rowe

Stockport County: O’Donnell, Halls, Newton, Tunnicliffe, Whitehead, Kenyon, Sheridan, Cullen, Nolan, Fagbola, Marshall
79: Macken replaced Whitehead
90+1: Hackney replaced Cullen
90+4: Cirak replaced Nolan

GOALS: Cullen (76,81)

A desperately disappointing defeat sees Barrow slip back into the relegation zone with Hyde winning away at Luton.

It’s difficult to take positives from the game. Sodje was solid in defence as usual and Hurst made a few good saves which kept the Stockport attack force down to two goals. We had some decent build-ups and hit the post in the first half but it has to be said, County deserved their second half victory as Barrow crumbled.

The danger signs were there early on as Hurst was kept busiest even in the first period. Whitehead and Cullen had long range shots saved around the quarter hour and a Sogde challenge prevented another Cullen effort on goal.
Cullen shot over the bar again from distance in the 23rd minute and, on the half hour Hurst punched away another Cullen shot for a corner.

However, at this stage Barrow did have a couple of excellent chances. Three minutes after Boyes had a 32nd minute penalty shout turned down, Rutherford headed over from close range, A couple of minutes later, Boyes headed down for Danny M Rowe to crash a power shot against the inside of the right post and across the goal. So near- and yet so far.

Hurst punched away another County shot in the 42nd minute, this time from Nolan. Barrow had shaded the game on possession to this point, with Harvey being particularly good, but had nothing to show for it. Stockport, on the other hand, looked most like scoring.

In the first quarter hour of the second half, Barrow finally brought the Stockport keeper Richard O’Donnell into action. Three minutes in, Danny M Rowe tested him with a shot from the edge of the penalty area and soon after he struggled to hold a shot from his namesake.

However the game then slipped rapidly out of our grasp with Danny M Rowe's replacement by McConville unsettling a team already running out of ideas. The incisive Stockport attacks which had been foiled so effectively to this point finally resulted in a 76th minute goal, Mark Cullen firing in from the left. Five minutes later a Sheridan cross gave Cullen a close-range second.

Barrow were now on the ropes and struggled to regain any initiative, any momentum being snuffed out by good blocks. Hurst blocked a shot from Macken in the 4th minute of injury time to keep the score to 0-2. The rather subdued Barrow section of the 803 crowd went home disappointed, contrasting with the noisy and jubilant 50 Stockport fans.

[BERSATUBOY]

Absolute disgraceful performance. The wrong ROWE was substituted. This lad as with Baker are bone idle. Nothing more to be said really. Stockport shot on site while we dithered on who we should pass to in order not to be blamed.
As for the Manager

[Cokey]

It was revealed afterwards that Rowe was substituted due to a hamstring injury.

[Steeley]

It was revealed afterwards that Rowe was substituted due to a hamstring injury.

Another forced sub. Maybe if we could actually use subs our players wouldnt be pulling up with muscle strains etc?

Just a theory like..

[Messy]

Any pics from last night?If there's one of Danny L with both feet off the floor I'd be amazed.Really thought he'd shine against Stockport.How wrong was I ?