AFC Telford v Barnet FC
Second-from-bottom Telford put on a storming display to deny front-runners Barnet. The home-sides game-plan was to defend in numbers and counter attack and Liam Watson must have been surprised how well it worked.Barnets' problem was they didn't have a plan B. Time and again they would be faced with 11 men behind the ball and be unable to find a way through,whereas the hosts would counter with some ease.When you have the majority of possession, do something with it ! Martin Allen must have been pulling his hair out at the lack of ideas.To be honest, the visitors were pretty lacklustre for most of the first half and it was no more than the hosts deserved,for their efforts at least, when they scored from a hotly disputed penalty.
Half-time ; AFC Telford 1 Barnet 0
Early in the second half it was obvious something needed changing if Barnet were to get anything from the game and Martin Allen brought on Mekki and Nurse. From that moment things changed dramatically and you could sense a goal was coming for the visitors.It duly arrived when Cook smashed the ball home in the 69th minute.It was now all 'The Bees' and Telford were hanging on under tremendous pressure.Following a goal-mouth scramble,Hedge was unable to hold onto the ball and Johnson scored from an acute angle to send the visiting supporters wild.Telford,however, were not to be denied and in the 4th minute of injury time Phenix crowned an excellent display with a superbly headed goal. On this display,Telford would seem to be in a false league position.
MOTM AFC Telford ; McDonald
MOTM Barnet ; Akinde
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| Stack is sent the wrong way from the penalty spot. |
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| Visiting supporters and players celebrate their equalizer. |
Programme ; £2.50
Crowd ; 1492
Referee ; Good
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