York City 0 Barrow 0: Victory still proving elusive for York
Peter Till came closest to scoring with a late shot which was deflected against the woodwork.
The home side had much the better of the first half with Djoumine Sangare having a header saved at the far post from a Chris Carruthers cross. York battled away with Michael Gash having a shot charged down and Jonathan Smith shooting over from the rebound.
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Hide AdYork missed a golden opportunity to go ahead after 12 minutes when Richard Brodie went clear but he was unable to convert.
There were Barrow appeals for a penalty when James Meredith clashed with James Owen but the referee brushed them aside.
Mark Boyd was only inches away with a cracking 25-yard shot for Barrow.
Alex Lawless had a shot saved and had another deflected for a corner as Barrow defended doggedly.
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Hide AdYork brought on Till and David McDermott as they went all out on on attack but Barrow survived.
York City: Ingham; Parslow, Mc Gurk, Sangare, Meredith, Lawless, Smith (Till 70), Barrett, Carruthers (Rankine 61), Gash, Brodie (McDermott 79). Unused Substitutes: Courtney, Young.
Barrow: Martin; Spender, Jones, Bolland, Edwards, Rutherford (Wiles 15), Boyd, Goodfellow (Pearson 59), Sheridan, Owen, Walker. Unused Substitutes: Forrest, Cook, Milne.
Referee: A Madley (Ossett).