ONLY a last-gasp equaliser denied Lancaster victory over Barrow at Giant Axe on Tuesday.
City put up an excellent performance against a full-strength Barrow side who are preparing for life in the Blue Square Premier.
Barrow made the better start with Guy Heffernan forced to clear off the line from Andy Bond on 15 minutes.
But Cit
y weathered that spell and went ahead on 28 minutes with a second goal in two games for new signing Paul Fildes.
Michael Stringfellow found Fildes who showed he is full of confidence by taking a couple of strides before firing into the bottom corner from 20 yards.
City could have gone in at the break 2-0 up but Neil Marshall's free-kick flashed a foot wide of the near post.
Barrow had more of the possession in the second period but City kept up their excellent work-rate, denying the visitors an easy path to goal.
Lee Hunt hit the post and Mark Thornley denied Jason Walker as Barrow threatened while Stringfellow stung the hands of substitute keeper Aaron Taylor at the other end.
The game looked like finishing 1-0 to City until, in the last minute, Chris Thompson - who once had a brief spell at Giant Axe - forced the ball home after a corner.
Lancaster City: Thornley, Uberschar, Marshall, Heffernan, Greenwood, Stringfellow, Rushton, Entwisle, Jackson, Fildes, Helliwell. Subs: Cudworth, Redhead, Love, Rigby, Price.
Barrow: Deasy, Woodyatt, Burns, Bayliss, McNulty, Henney, Bond, Boyd, Hunt, Walker, Brown. Subs: Pearson, Winn, Sheridan, Tait, Elderton, Thompson, Taylor.
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