Lee McEvilly headed an equaliser but Barrow's Robin Hulbert was red carded after an elbow on Charlie Griffin.

BBC: Barrow 2-1 Stevenage (aet)

"The positives are that Lee McEvilly's back, he scored a hat-trick and everyone has got 90 minutes who needed it, " he said.

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But Wrexham striker Lee McEvilly mis-kicked with the goal at his mercy to waste a golden chance to send the tie into extra time.

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