Barrow Raiders edged a classic encounter with Bradford Bulls as Jarrod Sammut landed a 79th minute drop goals for a 23-22 win.
There was still time for Jordan Lilley to try and level it for the Bulls but he failed with a last gasp attempt at a field goal.
In a remarkable stat, it was Barrow’s first win at Odsal since the day after President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas – November 23, 1963.
The Bulls had won their last 14 home meetings against the Raiders, but of course there have been many years when they weren’t in the same Division.
Barrow had lost their unbeaten record in the Championship last week at home to Batley so this was a timely return to winning form.
Bradford had actually scored first with an unconverted try from Chester Butler on 14 minutes but it looked like Barrow were going to win comfortably after that.
They led 8-4 by half-time with a penalty from Sammut on 32 minutes and two minutes later he converted a try by Gary Wheeler.
In the second-half they stretched that lead to 22-4 as Jake Carter slipped through to touchdown on 47 minutes and two minutes later Nathan Mossop got in as well. Sammut converted both and on 57 minutes he put over a penalty.
With a 22-4 lead Barrow were looking good but Bradford staged a splendid recovery to draw level.
It started on 65 minutes with a try by Elliot Hall, converted by Dec Patton and two minutes later Barrow were reduced to 12 men when Mossop was sin-binned.
The numerical advantage lifted Bradford and just as Mossop was returning tje Bulls scored two tries from Thomas Doyle and Matty Dawson-Jones, converted by :Patton to draw level.
After such a recovery the Bulls would probably have settled for a point but on 79 minutes Sammut put over a match-winning field goal for the Raiders.
