Cumbrians set for their first Trophy Final since 1990.
Barrow 3-1 Salisbury City
(Barrow win 4-1 on aggregate)
The FA Carlsberg Trophy
Semi-Final Second Leg
3pm, Saturday 20 March
Holker Street, Barrow FC
Winning clubs receive £16,000 from The FA's prize fund
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Barrow reached The Final of The FA Trophy for the first time since winning the competition in 1990, with a hard fought victory over two legs against Salisbury City.
Barrow were good value for their 2-1 Second Leg win, in front of an impressive 3,070 attendance at Holker Street, which gave the Cumbrian side a 3-1 aggregate victory in the tie.
Jason Walker put the home side ahead from the penalty spot five minutes after half-time before Darell Clarke’s equaliser ensured a nervy end to the game for Barrow.
However, Salisbury were unable to find another goal that would have taken the tie to extra-time and Walker added his second of the afternoon in the closing stages.
Barrow will now take on Stevenage Borough, the other Semi-Final winners, in the Wembley Final on Saturday 8 May.
The aggregate victory capped a superb season in the cups for Barrow, who also reached the Third Round Proper of The FA Cup earlier this year before losing to Premier League Sunderland.
Today, after a nervous start, Barrow increased in confidence as the match progressed with centre-half Paul Jones heading the best opportunity of the first-half wide of the Salisbury goal.
Barrow continued to attack after the break and the game’s decisive moment came five minutes into the second-half when striker Walker was held back in the Salisbury penalty area.
The referee pointed to the spot and Walker stepped up to cooly despatch the ball beyond the Salisbury goalkeeper and put his side within touching distance of Wembley.
With a two-goal cushion, the home fans were looking forward to a nerve-free end to the tie but those thoughts were brought to an abrupt end when Salisbury equalised just four minutes later.
Goalkeeper Tim Deasy flapped at a deep, searching cross and Salisbury captain Clarke was on hand to head his side an FA Trophy lifeline with 35 minutes left to play.
Salisbury poured forward in search of an equaliser but were unable to find a way through a stubborn Barrow defence. And, with a minute left to play, Walker secured his side’s trip to Wembley with a calm finish after good work from Carlos Logan.
