The first chance of the game came in the 4th minute when a cross from Ben Coker on the left-hand side found Forward Nicke Kabamba at the back post where his contested header goes just wide of the near post.
An in-swinging corner in the 12th minute from the visitors found Regan Ogle who headed across goal, but no one could get a touch at the back post as the ball went wide of the post.
After some close end to end play the next big chance of the game came to Barnet again in the 21st minute when the home side had a good passage of build-up play with the ball making its way to Ryan Glover on the edge
of the box.
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Glover then played a pass through to Bailey Hobson who found his way in behind the defence, but Mathew Hudson in the Oldham
goal quickly came of his line to close down the angle and make a 1v1 save to keep the scores level.
Barnet continued to have the more clear-cut chances of the first half when Ben Coker put in a low cross in the 34th minute that found Idris Kanu in the box and his first time effort went firing over the crossbar.
Half Time 0-0
The second half started quicker than the first when Barnet had a
counterattack in the 49th minute that found Baily Hobson up the pitch who manged to carry his run into the box then finding as pass to Ryan Glover who hit the ball first time over the bar.
After that chance for the bees not many opportunities came for either side as both teams tried not to give away too much. But in the 72nd minute that changed when Myles Kenlock played as pass into Ben Coker who found his way in behind the defence, the fullback slotted the ball past the keeper, but the potential go ahead goal was ruled out for offside.
After continued pressure from the home side the ball found its way out to Anthony Hartigan on the edge of the box in the 82nd minute and the midfielder had a shoot towards goal that crashed off the crossbar then cleared away by the away side.
Just a couple minutes later Rhys Browne turned his defender and had a shot at goal forcing a full stretch save from Mathew Hudson in the Oldham goal to keep the deadlock.
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As the clock ticked down to the final whistle the home side tried to find a winner and in the 90th minute and in-swinging corner from captain Anthony Hartigan was flicked on at the near post by Joe Grimwood but an Oldham defender who was at the back post manged to clear the ball away.
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That was the last big chance for either side as both teams played out a stalemate 0-0 draw.
Full Time 0-0
Lineup:
1-Hayes
3-Coker (10-Stead 90+3’)
4-Collinge (23-Grimwood 76’)
9-Kabamba
11-Kanu
15-Glover
17-Brunt (8-Browne 76’)
18-Hartigan
22-Oluwo
26-Kenlock
33-Hobson
