Barrow maintained their perfect start to the new season with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Bradford at Holker Street.
Josh Gordon struck the stoppage-time winner – straight after Andy Cook had equalized for the visitors – to make it a maximum six points for Pete Wild’s side.
After a dour first half, the game exploded into life with two goals in three minutes.
Ben Whitfield broke the deadlock on 63 minutes when he picked up Patrick Brough’s header and fired low past Bradford keeper Harry Lewis from the edge of the D.
Mark Hughes’ Bantams leveled two minutes later. Cook and Ryan East combined to tee up Jake Young for an angled drive that hit the underside of the bar and bounced down over the line.
Barrow restored their lead five minutes from time as Whitfield’s corner was scrambled in by Josh Kay from close range.
Bradford thought they had rescued a point when Cook pounced after Paul Farman failed to hold Young’s shot. But Gordon sealed it in the sixth minute of stoppage time.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Lineups
Barrow
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Farman
- 21warrenBooked at 18mins
- 25RaySubstituted forMcClellandat 15′minutes
- 6canavan
- 3Brough
- 14Neal
- 16foley
- 15GottsSubstituted forRooneyat 81′minutes
- 9watersSubstituted forKayat 75′minutes
- 10Gordon
- 34Whitfield
substitutes
- 5McClelland
- 7Rooney
- 11Kay
- 12lillis
- 13white
- 18Grayson
- 35Stevens
Bradford
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Lewis
- 2halliday
- 5Platt
- 24CrichlowBooked at 29mins
- 3ridehalgh
- 6smallwood
- 16EastSubstituted forsongo’oat 89′minutes
- 20chapman
- 11GillieadSubstituted forSuttonat 78′minutes
- 7AngolaBooked at 58minsSubstituted foryoungat 60′minutes
- 19OliverSubstituted forcookat 60′minutes
substitutes
- 4songo’o
- 9cook
- 13doyle
- 14fouls
- 15Odusina
- 18Sutton
- 21young
Live Text
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Match ends, Barrow 3, Bradford City 2.
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Second half ends, Barrow 3, Bradford City 2.
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Foul by Andy Cook (Bradford City).
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Sam Foley (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Andy Cook (Bradford City).
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Niall Canavan (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! Barrow 3, Bradford City 2. Josh Gordon (Barrow) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Whitfield with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Liam Ridehalgh (Bradford City).
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Josh Gordon (Barrow) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Goal! Barrow 2, Bradford City 2. Andy Cook (Bradford City) right footed shot from very close range to the center of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Jake Young (Bradford City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the center of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Platt.
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Liam Ridehalgh (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ben Whitfield (Barrow).
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Yann Songo’o (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by John Rooney (Barrow).
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Brad Halliday (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Josh Gordon (Barrow).
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Foul by Andy Cook (Bradford City).
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Sam McClelland (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Sam McClelland.