Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Barrow produce a stunning success

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NATIONAL League side Barrow pulled off a major FA Cup second round upset as they came from behind to win 2-1 at League One Bristol Rovers.

Byron Harrison netted twice to turn the tie around, cancelling out Rory Gaffney’s opener for the hosts.

Sixth-tier Curzon Ashton had looked set to cause a shock as well but suffered heartbreak against AFC Wimbledon after they went from 3-0 up to losing 4-3 in the closing stages of a crazy match at Tameside Stadium.

Adam Morgan completed a hat trick in the 62nd minute to seemingly secure a victory for the hosts, but their League One opponents won through with goals from Tom Elliott (2), Dominic Poleon and substitute Tyrone Barnett.

League Two Cambridge recorded a comprehens­ive victory over opponents from a division above, thrashing Coventry 4-0 at home with Luke Berry scoring all of the goals.

Eastleigh of the National League secured a 3-3 draw at home against sixth-tier FC Halifax Town thanks to Mikael Mandron’s 90th-minute leveller.

Mandron had opened the scoring, before former Huddersfie­ld Town player Jordan Sinnott, Scott Garner and Richard Peniket scored in quick succession to put the Shaymen 3-1 up. Scott Wilson pulled a goal back, with Mandron ensuring both sides’ names will be in the hat for tonight’s third round draw.

Seventh-tier Stourbridg­e will be in the draw as their home tie against Northampto­n was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Braintree fought bravely at Millwall before ending up being beaten 5-2.

Woking, another National League outfit, had Charlie Carter sent off as they lost 3-0 at home to Accrington.

Notts County snatched a replay against Peterborou­gh as they battled back to seal a 2-2 draw at home.

Posh appeared to be cruising after early goals from Leonardo Da Silva Lopes and Gwion Edwards, but then Adam Campbell made it 2-1 and the visitors had Lee Angol sent off, with Louis Laing drawing the tie level.

Bolton advanced with a 3-2 win over Sheffield United at the Macron Stadium and Port Vale thumped Hartlepool 4-0 at home.

Roarie Deacon was the hero for Sutton as his last-gasp goal snatched a 2-1 win against League Two strugglers Cheltenham.

Cheltenham opened the scoring in the 35th minute when a James Dayton free-kick picked out Danny Wright and he tapped home.

But Sutton drew level at the start of the second half when new signing Matt Tubbs slotted home from 10 yards and there was late drama when Deacon thumped home in the sixth minute of time added on to snatch another famous victory.

Scott Kashket scored a hat-trick as League Two side Wycombe crushed League One strugglers Chesterfie­ld 5-0 at the Proact Stadium.

Luton were forced to come from behind before beating Solihull Moors 6-2, while Newport held on for a goalless draw at Plymouth Argyle after Sean Rigg had been sent off in the 23rd minute for a poor challenge.

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