 for Graham Alexander's appointment as the new Bradford City bar spent the former M.K. Don's manager was out of work for only three weeks He's been set the task of putting the Bantams back among the big boys in league two and says there's plenty of time To get them into the promotion race last season Barrow's flirtations with the playoff places ended in the new year a win today But the people side into the top seven for the first time since early September ahead of kickoff football will pay It's respect to those who've lost their lives in conflict for the Barrow boss Pete Wilde saying he was expecting a high tempo affair The Bramford City crowd would urge the home side on early Barrow making the first inroads into Bramford City territory decent cutback Telford's there and Barrow have made the perfect start Tom Telford inside the opening 30 seconds Puts Barrow in front There's nothing too complicated about the move It's a good run from Spence Telford just holds his run before sliding to finish Graham Alexander's rain off to an inauspicious start sort of expected to have an advantage so early, but they've got something to hold on to now One of the best defenses in league two Get into the box Quite cleared Put behind for a corner Plenty in the box It's deep, it's back across to Smith Well, how a Bramford City not level here It is a huge chance Brilliantly set back to Smith Barman with a top stop He's got away with one at the other end, but Spence jumping it across It's not to increase their advantage It's another tempting ball in Canavan not far away Spence once again causing problems down that right-hand side As it's lifted back in by newbie just uses his strength to get away from his man Inches wide Alexander spoke in midweek about dealing with the expectation Bramford City fans will have in this division to side to Find a way back quickly corner here Catch Barrow out Just couldn't quite get there Tyler Smith's got four to his name Already this season Could have scored earlier as Cook heads it on another touch would surely have diversified it beyond the keeper Let's go for it again Really attacking that delivery Chance for another go This is opened up nicely Smith's in the middle And this time he does have his goal Let's walker here who gets to the bylight And once he did that Smith knew exactly where he wanted that ball to go unmarked in a six-yard box Bradford City level late challenge Sent his man to the ground there referee Now coming across Be a yellow card He is a lucky lucky boy The first half-time team talk for Graham Alexander to try and turn this game around the Bradford City Talford score of that opening goal inside the opening 30 seconds and you be helping it on It's a good chance Lewis behind it once again Barrow have started brightly at the start of the Second half is Halliday I'm gonna carry it forward As well as a chance here Farman off his line well, they just got behind Really the first time this afternoon How to save me there? So was Farman talking about there being 90 points for Bradford City to play for between now and the end of the season It doesn't Have to this six-point gap to the playoffs all have to be gobbled up in one go Three points to start with would certainly help. It's again the box loaded They find a target go for goal instead and Just have to shovel that behind plenty waiting for the cross, but Towards goal instead as much as Bradford City will Look for a second. They're gonna have to keep the door shut at the other end His guts helped on Proctor and it's George Ray a Very unlikely goal scorer, but once again bar in front Gots with the delivery into the middle here It's flicked on by a Bradford City defender and as proctor shoots It's only blocked into the path of Ray his first goal for Barrow his first goal In nearly two years Well, this was not the script for Graham Alexander Smith. This might open up Killa there Not far away either plenty waiting for the cross, but once again Going for goal I'm able to watch it over the top Still time for Bradford City to find a level up. How much belief is there still in this side? tempting ball Only half cleared And smashed over the top Well, is that the last chance that Bradford City will have this afternoon? Graham Alexander's first game in charge ends in defeat There's the full-time whistle Barrow's hex on Bradford continues They're into the playoff places with a third winning four Tom Telford getting off to the perfect start George Ray with the winner after Tyler Smith I've got the home side back on terms not the start Graham Alexander would have wanted He'll have many things he wants to improve Bradford one Barrow two