The visitors were the better side early on with Tom Craddock forcing goalkeeper Tim Deasy into action before recent signing Janos Kovacs headed over.

But their opponents weren't without chances either as Andy Bond, Nick Chadwick, Jason Walker and Carlos Logan proceeded to go close, while Walker and Paul Rutherford were kept out by Mark Tyler.

And they were made to pay as Hatters striker Hatch headed in Kevin Nicholls' corner with seven minutes remaining.

Barrow: Deasy, Spender, Jelleyman, Bolland (Jones 11), Pearson, Rutherford, Bond, Boyd, Walker (Blundell 85), Chadwick, Logan (Wiles 82)

subs (unused): Tomlinson, Powell

Luton Town: Tyler, George Pilkington, Kovacs, Keane, Murray, Nicholls, Hall (Jarvis 67), Newton (Nwokeji 57), Gnakpa (Nelthorpe 78), Craddock, Hatch

subs (unused): Gore, Howells

Goals: Hatch (83)

Ref: P. Curry (Northumberland)

Att: 1,579