Right back Joe Devera provided team manager Ian Hendon and 93 watching Barnet supporters with a worry in the drawn pre-season friendly against Cambridge United when he signalled to the bench in the first half that he had a problem and came off with a left groin injury.

The 22-year-old defender, who has played 113 games for the Bees, will be assessed today to establish the seriousness of the injury.

Ismail Yakubu switched to right back for Devera and Australian Daniel Leach, signed 24 hours before, made a promising debut as a Barnet player alongside Gary Breen.

Micah Hyde missed the game because of flu-like symptons and Mark Hughes captained the side for the first time. Unfortunately, several Cambridge players angrily reacted to what Ian Hendon called a full-hearted tackle by Hughes, who was booked by referee Simon Long and substituted.

The Bees, who had the better of the first half, went ahead with a trademark Paul Furlong header to quieten most of the 823 fans. United gained the ascendancy when Hughes went off and equalised late on through Mark Beesley. With better finishing they could have won the game

Manager Hendon said: "It was a good competitive game, more like what we are going to get every week in League 2 than against Arsenal.

Newcomer Jake Hyde made a promising debut alongside Furlong, comfortably Barnet's Man of the Match, and trialist goalkeeper Will Viner again impressed over 90 minutes.Albert Jarrett and Clovis Kamdjo came on as second half substitutes.

Footnote: The Cambridge team sheet listed Devera as DERFURA.

Dennis Signy