Craig Farrell scored twice as Rushden & Diamonds hammered hosts Barrow.

Farrell opened the scoring early on from the edge of the area and Cliff Akurang converted Matt Pattison's cross to make it 2-0 from close range.

Pattison got in on the act from 18 yards out, before Andy Bond pulled one back from 12 yards.

Farrell scored a header, and Barrow's Simon Spender was shown a red card before Neil Cousins and James Reid each netted from inside the box.

Barrow: Deasy, Spender, Jelleyman, Jones, Bolland, Rutherford, Hulbert, Boyd (Bond 46), Walker, Shaw, Logan.
Subs Not Used: Tomlinson, Pearson, Dugdale, Morris.

Sent Off: Spender (65).

Booked: Spender, Deasy.

Goals: Bond 53.

Rushden & Diamonds: Roberts, Robinson, Stuart, Osano, Porter, Tomlin (Reid 70), Byrne, Terry, Pattison (Cousins 86), Akurang, Farrell (O'Connor 74).
Subs Not Used: Smith, Aisien.

Booked: Byrne, Tomlin.

Goals: Farrell 4, Akurang 14, Pattison 38, Farrell 58, Reid 90, Cousins 90.

Att: 1,089.

Ref: D Mohareb (Cheshire).

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