Mark Cooper spoke of frustration after his Barrow side had a man dismissed en route to a 1-0 defeat to Bristol Rovers on Tuesday,
Niall Canavan was shown a straight red card in the 32nd minute at the Mem for pulling down Gas striker Leon Clarke as he chased a lofted through-ball from Antony Evans. The dismissal proved costly for the Bluebirds, with Rovers dominant against the 10 men before Evans finally broke through with nine minutes to play with a stunning long-range goal.
Barrow came close to an equaliser in stoppage time with James Belshaw forced into several fine save and Matt Plant struck the post from close range.
