A late Solihull Moors equaliser cancelled out Barnet’s first half turnaround in a 2-2 draw in front of the TNT Sport cameras on Good Friday.
Dean Brennan named one change to the starting XI that beat Dorking Wanderers 6-0 last time out. Adam Thompson came in for Gatlin O’Donkor.
The Bees had an early chance inside two minutes of the game. Corner ball found Reece Hall-Johnson who’s strike was blocked from close range. The Moors went straight down the other end with Joe Sbarra putting a shot just wide of goal.
The Moors found the opener inside ten minutes when James Clarke headed the ball beyond Laurie Walker from a corner.
Barnet came close to an equaliser on the half hour mark when Dale Gorman’s corner found Adam Thompson who headed the ball into the arms of Nick Hayes.
Nicke Kabamba levelled the game with a goal of the season contender. The forward excellently chessed the ball with his back to goal before volleying the ball beyond Hayes in the Solihull goal.
The Barnet attack kept on coming with Kabamba having another two chances to complete the turnaround just minutes after the equaliser. The first attempt was blocked before the second went narrowly wide of goal.
Brennan’s side did take the lead before the break through Adam Thompson. Gorman’s corner found the defender who struck the ball into the back of the net to complete the first half comeback.
HT: Solihull Moors 1-2 Barnet FC
Laurie Walker was called into action early in the second half. A fingertip stop denied a stunning Solihull strike from creeping under the bar. Minutes later Walker made a diving save to deny Solihull again before the follow up strike somehow was put over the bar.
Dean Brennan brought Gatlin O’Donkor on for his first change of the game. Reece Hall-Johnson made way for the forward.
Lauire Walker made another diving save to deny Solihull the equaliser before Brennan brought Luke Freeman on for Dale Gorman.
Jordan Cropper replaced Callum Stead with five minutes left of play.
The Moors found a late equaliser through Matty Warburton.
Barnet had to settle for a point on the road as The Bees play-off push continues
FT: Solihull Moors 2-2 Barnet FC
Starting XI: Walker, Hall-Johnson (O’Donkor 76’), Coker, Collinge, Okimo, Gorman (Freeman 80’), Kabamba, Stead (Cropper 85’), Hartigan, Thompson, Brunt
Unused Substitutes: Maguire-Drew, Keeley
Goals: Kabamba 39’, Thompson 45+1’
Yellow Cards: Stead, Gorman, Thompson
Attendance: 1,727 (Away 294)
