2010 FA Trophy final
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Stevenage Borough
Barrow
The last time Barrow appeared in the FA Trophy final was 1990, when they won 3–0 against Leek Town.
Route to the Final
Barrow[3] | Round | Stevenage[4] | ||
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Kettering Town A 1–0 |
Walker 49' | First Round | Ebbsfleet United H 2–0 |
Beardsley 16', Bridges 88' |
Maidenhead United A 1–0 |
Bolland 8' | Second Round | Vauxhall Motors H 6–0 |
80' |
Gateshead H 1–1 |
Bond 63' (pen.) | Third Round | Dover Athletic H 4–1 |
Sills 32', Beardsley 42', Bostwick 57', Odubade 85' |
Gateshead A 3–2 |
o.g.), Bond 73' |
Replay | ||
York City H 2–1 |
Bolland 5', Walker 35' (pen.) | Fourth Round | Workington H 2–1 |
Long 55', 90' |
Salisbury City A 1–0 |
Blundell 75' | Semi-Finals First Leg |
Kidderminster Harriers A 5–1 |
Bridges 26', 43', Odubade 38', Beardsley 70', 83' |
Salisbury City H 2–1 |
Walker 51' (pen.), 89' | Semi-Finals Second Leg |
Kidderminister Harriers H 0–0 |
Match
Summary
Barrow seemed to begin the game more brightly out of the two sides, with three shots in the first ten minutes. It was on the ten-minute mark where, in Borough's first attack of the game, Andy Drury lashed a strike straight into the top corner of Barrow keeper Stuart Tomlinson's goal. This goal seemed to change the feel of the game, with Stevenage applying more and more pressure until, on 28 minutes, Stevenage midfielder David Bridges was shown a straight red card for serious foul play on Barrow No. 7, Andy Bond. The game was evenly balanced from then until half-time.
Barrow began the second-half brightly, creating plenty of chances; Stevenage had a few chances, however Barrow seemed to apply more and more pressure. On 79 minutes, substitute Lee McEvilly placed a header into the bottom right corner of Chris Day's net. Barrow exerted more and more pressure from then onwards, until 90 minutes when Borough keeper Day suffered an injury and was replaced by Ashley Bayes. Deep into added time when extra time seemed likely, Robin Hulbert went in for a challenge with his elbow, meaning the referee had no choice but to show red. Stevenage substitute Charlie Griffin had a huge amount of blood coming from his face, there was no way he could continue. They had already used all three subs, meaning the extra time was played 10 against 9 (Barrow 10 players, Stevenage 9).
The first half of extra time was even, but Barrow were possibly edging it. The second half of extra time could not have started better for Barrow as Jason Walker struck a stunning 25-yard strike into the top left corner of the goal. Barrow seemed to try and play the clock down and Stevenage had a few decent chances, before on 117 minutes Barrow had a 3-against-1 on the keeper, which amazingly, they missed. In the end, it didn't matter and the trophy went to Barrow.
Details
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References
- ^ Kidderminster 2–3 Stevenage BBC Sport Match Report of 2007 final
- List of FA Trophy winners
- ^ "BBC Sport – Barrow Results". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Stevenage Results". Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2010.