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FA Cup By Iain Dalziel Barnet’s FA Cup dreams were totally shattered as the Bees were hammered 5-1 against a classy Yeovil side at Huish Park. The red army were out in full voice, the majority of them wearing Santa hats! Martin Allen also contributed wearing a very ‘interesting’ red jacket prior to the game. The game itself started franticly. Yeovil looked very dangerous early on, and were it not for a miss hit shot could have had a very early lead. Barnet had their backs against the wall as Yeovil continued to push forward early on. The Bees had barely had the ball in Yeovil’s half when they went behind. Just nine minutes in Colin Pluck headed Yeovil ahead, leaving Gore helpless. Three sides of the impressive stadium went mad, leaving the red army in silence. However, the Bees fans weren’t silent for long. Straight from the re-start the ball was played out to Simon King on the left hand side. The former Oxford left back swung in a beautiful cross, which was met by Beadle. The big front man connected superbly, beating Weale, and pulling Barnet level within a minute of going behind. Unfortunately for Barnet this seemed to spur Yeovil on. The Glovers were once again firmly in control and Barnet were now having to defend. Under intense pressure Maddix tried to clear with a diving header. However, the Bees centre back didn’t connect, the ball bouncing against his hand. Despite no appeals Yeovil were awarded a penalty. The impressive Gavin Williams stepped up and did what had to be done. His well-struck penalty sent Shane Gore the wrong way and put Yeovil 2-1 ahead. Unlike the first goal Barnet didn’t respond, and Yeovil continued to push forward. Williams looked by far Yeovil’s most dangerous player, so it was no surprise when he made it 3-1. Crittenden got away from Plummer and Maddix, before rounding Gore. At too much of an angle to shoot he squared the ball into the six-yard box. Maddix seemed to have it under control, however his slow reaction was capitalised on by Williams, who put the ball through the Jamaican’s legs to make it 3-1. With sixty-three minutes still remaining things weren’t looking good for Barnet. The Glovers looked rampant and the Bees were being completely out played. The half time whistle couldn’t come soon enough for Martin Allen and his troops. Hopefully ‘Mad Dog’ could rally his troops for a famous come back, they were going to need something special to get back into it. Second Half At half time Liam Hatch replaced the unusually quiet Joe Gamble. Barnet looked slightly more confident now, and were not afraid to push forward. Liam Hatch was instantly making an impact. A good run down the left, which ended in him being fouled gave the Bees a chance from a set piece. The free kick wasn’t in shooting range, but interestingly Ben Strevens stood behind the ball. The long serving striker lofted the ball over the wall, but no Bees player connected. However, the ball nearly ended up in the back of the net. Only a late reaction by Weale prevented Barnet pulling one back, although they were then given a second bite at the cherry. Bad handling by Weale gave Plummer a chance, but he hit the outside of the post and Yeovil cleared. With quarter of an hour left Yeovil killed the Bees off. Barnet had been pressing all half, but hadn’t really created much. However every time the Glovers went forward they looked dangerous. The influential Williams made a bursting run before laying the ball off to ex-Chelsea player Nick Crittenden. He then hammered the ball past Gore to make it 4-1. The Barnet player’s head’s were now firmly down, and this gave Yeovil a fifth goal. In similar fashion to the fourth Barnet were cut open, this time by Gall, and much-travelled forward Jake Edwards slotted home for 5-1. Yeovil then sat back and Barnet feebly pushed forward. The Bees afternoon was summed up when Hendon’s flick on from a corner went the wrong way. The referee did Barnet few favours all afternoon as well. Mr. Parkes ended up booking six Bees players, compared to just two Yeovil. The strangest decision of the afternoon came when substitute Mark Williams was pushed over. Despite clearly being pushed to the ground the referee gave a free kick Yeovil’s way! All in all this was a very disappointing afternoon for the Bees. Despite Mad Dog and the Red Army’s best efforts Barnet were totally slaughtered. Yeovil looked a classy side from start to finish, definitely promotion candidates for Division two. Next week it’s back to the real business in the Conference, a tough trip to Telford for Martin Allen’s men. Hopefully there will no FA Cup hangover as the Bees continue their quest for a place back in the football league. Iain Dalziel’s Man of the Match Guy Lopez Photos Four crowd photos by Phil Snow to keep you amused until Chris Holland's are ready. Quotes from the manager "What Gary Johnson has done here in the past two years is what my chairman and I are trying to do at Barnet but it obviously takes time." Bookings Barnet D.Maddix, 35, unsporting
behaviour Yeovil L.Johnson, 57, dissent Referee: Parkes Teams Barnet S.Gore, I.Hendon, S.King, C.Plummer, D.Maddix (M.Rooney 78), I.Yakabu, J.Gamble (L.Hatch 45), G.Lopez, B.Strevens, G.Grazioli, P.Beadle (M.Williams 53) Unused substitutes: L.Hogg, R.Millard Yeovil C.Weale, A.Lockwood, L.Johnson (J.Gosling 75), C.Pluck, H.Rodrigues, T.Skiverton, P.Terry, G.Williams, N.Crittenden, K.Jackson (J.Edwards 75), K.Gall (A.Stansfield 78) Unused substitutes: S.Reed, S.Collis Other Reports Cartoons by
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