STRIKER Delano Sam-Yorke put a marker down for a starting spot against Barrow with a goal in Forest Green's behind closed doors friendly at Bristol Rovers.

Sam -Yorke could be given an opportunity to start alongside Aaron O'Connor with Jon Parkin struggling with a hamstring tweak.

Sam-Yorke found the net after former Kidderminster Harriers forward Nathan Blissett had given the Gas the lead.

Marquee signing Keanu Marsh-Brown, Paul White, James Jennings, Corby Moore, Charlie Clough, Aiden Baldwin and Louis McGory also featured in a team managed by assistant boss Jamie Day and Academy chief Scott Bartlett.