Match ends, Cheltenham Town 2, Barrow 1.
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Rob Dickie's late header saw off Barrow as Cheltenham continued their unbeaten start in the National League.
Barrow took the lead before half-time when Alex-Ray Harvey's shot was deflected past Robins keeper Dillon Phillips by defender Aaron Downes for an own goal.
Kyle Storer levelled for the hosts with a header past Joel Dixon.
Jack Munns saw his long-distance effort for the home side saved before Dickie's close-range header secured the win.
Cheltenham Town boss Gary Johnson told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:
"There's been a couple of games when we deserved more. Today we didn't deserve too much but we've nicked a result because of our last 15 minutes. We know we've been well below par.
"We know that we have been well below par generally today, Barrow started quite bright, they were picking a lot of the seconds up.
"It wasn't a lucky win, the boys just didn't play and the confidence drained out of them a little bit."
Line-ups
Cheltenham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Phillips
- 2Barthram
- 5Downes
- 4Storer
- 3McLennan
- 6Parslow
- 7PellSubstituted forDickieat 46'minutes
- 11Munns
- 8WatersSubstituted forHallat 46'minutes
- 9WrightSubstituted forCookeat 76'minutes
- 10Morgan-SmithBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 14Hall
- 18Rowe
- 24Dickie
- 25Lovett
- 27Cooke
Barrow
Formation 4-1-3-2
- 12Dixon
- 24WilliamsBooked at 35mins
- 5LiveseySubstituted forCowperthwaiteat 68'minutes
- 6Grand
- 3Ashton
- 8Harvey
- 15Mellor
- 4LaceySubstituted forFofanaat 69'minutes
- 9WalkerSubstituted forNewbyat 77'minutes
- 25Cosgrove
- 7Haworth
Substitutes
- 1Taylor
- 2Cowperthwaite
- 16Fofana
- 19Newby
- 20Newby
- Referee:
- Christopher Powell
Match Stats
Home TeamCheltenhamAway TeamBarrow
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away3
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away1
- Corners
- Home11
- Away11
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 2, Barrow 1.
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Foul by Elliot Newby (Barrow).
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George McLennan (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick.
Booking
Amari Morgan-Smith (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Offside, Barrow. Neil Ashton tries a through ball, but Neil Ashton is caught offside.
Goal!
Goal! Cheltenham Town 2, Barrow 1. Robert Dickie (Cheltenham Town) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Munns.
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Corner, Cheltenham Town.
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Offside, Cheltenham Town. Jack Barthram tries a through ball, but Jack Barthram is caught offside.
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Corner, Cheltenham Town.
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Foul by Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town).
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Mamadou Fofana (Barrow) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Mamadou Fofana (Barrow).
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Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Sam Cosgrove (Barrow) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andy Haworth with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Jack Munns (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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Foul by Aaron Downes (Cheltenham Town).
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Sam Cosgrove (Barrow) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Barrow. Elliot Newby replaces Jason Walker.
Substitution
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Josh Cooke replaces Daniel Wright.
