MATCH REPORT | SOLIHULL MOORS

The Bees pull back in the second half to collect all three points at The Hive, beating Solihull Moors 3-1 in the Vanarama National League.

As the game kicked off at The Hive, Barnet found themselves taking control of most of the possession but struggled to find a way through the Solihull defence.

Dom Telford made his full home debut in front of the Barnet fans and was also making himself known in the heart of the attack.

He collected the ball in the opening five minutes, finding a pocket of space around the edge of the box for a strike, but his run gets stopped at the last minute by the Solihull defence.

The Bees were able to create chances in the first ten minutes of the game however, the team struggled to finish off the attack and get the shot off.

Solihull were able to push the Bees back into there half at times in the first half, equally setting themselves up with attempts on goal, but also struggling to get a shot on goal.

At the halfway point of the first half, both teams were putting in evenly performances, but the hosts seemed to have slightly more opportunities towards the goal.

The on the 28^th minute of the match, Callum Stead receives the ball on the edge of the box taps it forward towards Dom Telford.

Without hesitation he strikes the ball into the top left corner of the net, scoring on his debut and securing his first for the club, giving the Bees the lead in just under thirty minutes.

The chances didn’t stop there as minutes later Ryan Glover tested his luck, connecting with the ball on the volley from the edge of the box aiming for the bottom right corner.

But the shot ends up going just wide of the post, resulting in a goal kick to Solihull.

After one minute of added time, the referee ended the first half, and the Bees found themselves 

in front at the break.

Half-Time: 1-0

Roughly twenty seconds into the second half and the Bees caught themselves off guard as the visitors pulled the game back level, as Fletcher Holman strikes the ball past Owen Evans hitting the roof of the net.

Barnet needed to bounce back in the second half, not allowing themselves to be caught out again and fall further behind.

Manager Dean Brennan acted upon this and decided a change was needed, making four substitutions on the hour mark to try and turn this game around.

The team started to pounce more on possession, driving and breaking through the Solihull back line, in an effort to redeem the lead they had lost.

Suddenly, Dean Brennan’s tactical decision making started to pay off, as the team managed to scramble the ball into the box, giving Lee Ndlovu a chance of a close range shot in the 76^th minute.

His shot smacked the underside of the crossbar, bouncing on what looked to be over the goal line.

The players all turned towards the linesman who raised his flag signalling a goal to Barnet.

The lead was back in the hands of the Bees, and with just over ten minutes till the end of the ninety, the focus now was to hang on tight till the end.

The roars from the Amber and Black army were pushing the team to hold on, encouraging them to continue fighting on through to the end.

Five minutes were added on, as the visitors started to send the ball deeper in the Bees half.

Thankfully Owen Evans was on hand to rush out, collecting the ball safely and launching it back up field.

Out of nowhere, with just over a minute left on the clock, Callum Stead found himself some space on the left and drove the ball down low into the box.

His pass found the foot of Lee Ndlovu, who was able to tap the ball past the Moors goalkeeper, extending the hosts lead by two and ensuring that the three points will be secured by the Bees.

Just seconds later and it was done, the referee blew his whistle, and it was all over, Barnet had fully turned the game around with an incredible 3-1 victory, collecting a massive three points 

from the match.

Full-Time: 3-1

Barnet will be back at The Hive on Tuesday the 18th of February as they take on York City in the Vanarama National League.

Lineup: Evans, Oluwo (Grimwood 62’), Tavares, Kenlock, Kanu (Coker 73’), Hartigan, Shelton (Clifford 62’), Glover, Brunt (Browne 62’), Stead, Telford (Ndlovu 62’)

Goals: Telford (28’), Ndlovu (76’, 90+4’)

Attendance: 1732