MATCH REPORT | BARNET FC 2-1 SOUTHEND UNITED | NATIONAL LEAGUE

The Bees made in three wins on the spin with victory over Southend United at the Hive.

Barnet started the game the better of the two sides with a long through ball from defence looking for Callum Stead. The ball just got away from the number ten with Collin Andeng Ndi collecting.

Southend’s first attack of the game was a promising one with a cross from Gus Scott-Morriss meeting Harry Cardwell in the box, but his effort went wide of the post.

Zak Brunt’s corner on the 15-minute mark reached Nik Tavares on the edge of the six-yard box who headed the ball towards goal, his effort went over the bar.

The Bees continued to press when Brunt’s through ball met Mark Shelton who took a shot on first-time, but Andeng Ndi made a good save to deny him.

On the half-hour mark the deadlock was broken when Harry Chapman picked up the ball outside the box before firing a venomous shot at goal and finding the bottom left-hand corner.

Half Time: 1-0

Southend came out in the second half fighting when Oli Coker’s free kick reached Cardwell, but the Southend man could only put his shot wide of the post.

The visitors’ best chance of the game so far came when Scott-Morriss played a cross to Danny Waldron who had a free header in the box, but he couldn’t direct his header towards goal.

Just three minutes later Southend levelled the game up when Scott-Morriss got on the end of a cross to plant an effort into the back of the net.

The Bees didn’t let the equaliser phase them as five minutes later Mark Shelton who won a penalty, scored the penalty to put Barnet back ahead.

Barnet pressed for another and came close when Hall-Johnson’s shot from the right-hand side was well saved.

Zak Brunt nearly made it three when his curling shot from outside the box struck the crossbar.

Full Time: 2-1

Lineups: Hayes, Kizzi, Tavares, Kenlock, Hall-Johnson, Hartigan, Shelton (Kanu 90’), Kanu (Nartey 72’), Brunt (Francis 85’), Stead, Chapman (Glover 72’)

Goals: Chapman (31’), Scott-Morriss (64’), Shelton (70’).