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Harry Cornick fires late winner for Yeovil

Harry Cornick's strike in the fourth minute of injury-time earned Yeovil a 4-3 victory over Barnet in a thrilling sky Bet League Two encounter at The Hive Stadium.Michael Gash got on the end of James Pearson's cross to fire the Bees into a 21st-minute lead and they doubled their advantage six minutes into the second half when John Akinde picked himself up to convert from the spot after Ryan Dickson had brought him down.But just three minutes later the Glovers got themselves back into the game when Matt Dolan fired a low shot past Jamie Stephens from 25 yards.Akinde restored the two-goal advantage in the 61st minute, heading home from Andy Yiadom's long cross.Yeovil hit back almost immediately though as Nathan Smith headed home from close range from Dolan's corner.And they levelled 15 minutes from time as Francois Zoko blasted home from the edge of the box.The comeback was complete in stoppage time when Cornick latched onto Liam Walsh's ball to fire home a dramatic winner.

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Draw ends Mansfield's League Two play-off hopes

Mansfield's faint hopes of making the Sky Bet League Two play-offs were ended when they were held 1-1 at home by Barnet.Although Mansfield started brightly, it was Barnet who snatched a sixth-minute lead when John Akinde chased a long ball over the top from Michael Gash and, with Scott Shearer leaving his line too late, he was able to nod over the advancing goalkeeper into the empty net.But Mansfield were level on the half-hour as Mani Dieseruvwe smashed home a rising finish from 12 yards from Matty Blair's pull-back from the left by-line.The Stags should have gone in ahead but Matt Green flicked a header over from four yards after Jack Thomas had nodded a Blair cross back into the centre, then Adam Chapman powered a header across goal from a Lee Collins cross.After the break Jamie Stephens had to turn away good free-kicks from Mal Benning and Chapman while Green sent a headed chance wide from six yards and then directed a lob into the side-netting.Barnet's best moment saw a burst from substitute Luke Gambin end with Shearer forced to save with his legs from 15 yards, though Bondz N'gala should have done better with a header which he sent wide from five yards from a 74th-minute corner.Both sides had late chances but couldn't find a winner.

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Barnet hit back to beat Notts County

Three second-half goals helped Barnet come from behind to beat Notts County 3-1 at The Hive.County took the lead in the sixth minute with Jon Stead converting from the penalty spot after former Barnet striker Izale McLeod was impeded.But Barnet levelled two minutes after the break with a spot-kick of their own, John Akinde making no mistake after Mike Edwards fouled Michael Gash.The Bees then took the lead in the 57th minute with Mark Randall firing home after a one-two with Andy Yiadom.It was Yiadom who wrapped up the points six minutes later when his effort took a deflection and looped into the net.County substitute Graham Burke saw his effort well saved by Barnet keeper Jamie Stephens, who also denied Montel Gibson, with the visitors unable to force their way back into the game.

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Andy Yiadom's equaliser dents Wycombe's play-off hopes

Andy Yiadom's equaliser dealt Wycombe's Sky Bet League Two play-off chances a blow as Barnet came from behind to secure a 1-1 draw at Adams Park.Paul Hayes had given Wycombe the lead just before the hour mark but Yiadom found the net from six yards out to stop the Chairboys moving level with seventh-placed AFC Wimbledon. Wycombe nearly took the lead on 10 minutes when Aaron Pierre nodded Sido Jombati's cross just wide of the post.John Akinde netted twice for Barnet last weekend and almost scored again on 25 minutes but his header was comfortable for Ryan Allsop.Bournemouth loanee Allsop then kept the hosts in the game with a fine double save to deny Akinde and Yiadom after the break.And Hayes was gifted his fifth of the season up the other end soon after when Michael Harriman's deflected header fell kindly for the Wycombe captain to lash home.But with 18 minutes left Barnet were level after a great bursting run from Elliot Johnson found Yiadom from close range.

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John Akinde brace steers Barnet to win over Leyton Orient

John Akinde scored twice as Leyton Orient's Sky Bet League Two play-off hopes suffered a further setback with a 3-0 defeat at Barnet.The forward struck either side of Sam Togwell's deflected drive to leave Orient, who missed a penalty through captain Lloyd James, without a win in four and two points off the top seven.Akinde opened the scoring in the 26th minute, rising unmarked to nod James Pearson's whipped cross into the right corner, while excellent saves from Bees goalkeeper Jamie Stephens twice denied Orient's Nigel Atangana.The visitors wasted a golden opportunity to level three minutes after the restart when midfielder James saw his low penalty saved by Stephens, after Bees captain Andy Yiadom had brought down Orient left-back Jerome Binnom-Williams.Togwell compounded the away side's misery a minute later when his 20-yard effort found the bottom right corner via a flick off a defender, following Luke Gambin's shot against the crossbar.Akinde added a third in the 58th minute, beating goalkeeper Alex Cisak to the ball and heading in his 18th of the season into the unguarded net, as Barnet made it two wins out of their last three.

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Shaun Miller brace helps Morecambe to victory over Barnet

Shaun Miller scored twice as Morecambe secured a 4-2 home win over Barnet in Sky Bet League Two.Morecambe produced the best possible start with a goal after just 54 seconds. Shaun Beeley's long clearance dissected the Barnet defence and Miller ran on to clip the ball over stranded keeper Graham Stack from the edge of the area.The Shrimps then doubled their lead on eight minutes with a second for Miller. The striker again got behind the Barnet defence and was brought down by Stack before dusting himself down to score from the spot.Jim Bentley's side added a third three minutes after the break when Alex Kenyon sneaked in unmarked to head past Stack from six yards.Barnet hit back with a goal from substitute Michael Gash on 70 minutes when his low strike from the edge of the area found its way into the bottom corner.Loan striker Cole Stockton scored Morecambe's fourth with an excellent finish before Gash added a second for Barnet in the 92nd minute.

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Barnet beat Luton to dent outside chance of play-off spot

John Akinde scored an injury-time penalty as Barnet dented Luton's outside chance of a play-off spot with a 2-1 victory.The striker sent Jonathan Mitchell the wrong way from the spot in the fifth minute of time added on following a handball by Hatters captain Scott Cuthbert.Cameron McGeehan looked to have earned a point for Town, who are now eight points off the top seven, by cancelling out Luke Gambin's opener five minutes from time.The Hatters had the better opportunities of a goalless first half and Bees goalkeeper Graham Stack was forced to beat away powerful drives from Jack Marriott and McGeehan.Barnet, who failed to register an effort on target in the opening 45 minutes, took the lead four minutes after the restart when winger Gambin cut in from the right and curled a low left-footed shot into the far corner from 20 yards.In-form Hatters forward Marriott, searching for his sixth goal in eight games, had the ball in the net in the 57th minute but was denied by an offside flag.The visitors were finally rewarded for their second-half pressure when McGeehan smashed into the roof of the net after Stack saved Cuthbert's initial header.But Akinde, who missed from the spot at Exeter on Friday, had the final say, calmly converting following Cuthbert's inexplicable mistake.

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Exeter and Barnet share spoils in sunny Devon

The play-off aspirations of both Exeter and Barnet were effectively ended at St James' Park as the two sides battled to a 1-1 draw in the Devon sunshine.Exeter made a superb start to the game and got the goal their play deserved on 20 minutes. Matt Oakley drilled a fine cross the back post, where Jayden Stockley ghosted in to thump an emphatic header past Jamie Stephens.However, the lead was short-lived as Barnet benefited from a contentious decision on the touchline, where the ball appeared to go out of play, and Elliot Johnson crossed for Curtis Weston to head in from 10 yards.Stockley crashed a curling free-kick against the inside of the post at the beginning of the second half for Exeter, while John Akinde then missed a golden chance to put the Bees in front when he was fouled in the box by Jordan Moore-Taylor, but tamely tapped his spot-kick into the waiting arms of Bobby Olejnik.Exeter had a great chance to win it themselves straight from the missed penalty, but Ryan Harley blazed over the bar from eight yards as the match ended in stalemate.

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Callum O'Dowda double helps Oxford to comfortable win at Barnet

Callum O'Dowda bagged a brace as promotion-chasing Oxford tightened their grip on second spot in Sky Bet League Two with a 3-0 win at Barnet.The winger put his side in control early in the second half before substitute Danny Hylton sealed victory late on to move the U's six points clear of third place.Bees goalkeeper Jamie Stephens produced fine stops to deny Oxford trio O'Dowda, Alex MacDonald and Liam Sercombe in a goalless first half, while Curtis Weston saw his close-range header touched wide by U's keeper Benjamin Buchel at the other end.O'Dowda then took over, slotting in from a tight angle in the 58th minute when his cut-back from the left was sliced back to him by Barnet centre-back Nelson before finding the bottom right corner on the rebound 12 minutes later after he had run from halfway and initially been denied by Stephens.Barnet captain Andy Yiadom threatened to pull one back with five minutes remaining but his shot from distance was tipped over by Liechtenstein international Buchel.Hylton then had the final say when he collected John Lundstram's centre inside the penalty box and smashed the ball home to the delight of the 1,568 travelling fans.

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Barnet extend run with York draw

Barnet extended their unbeaten away run to a fifth game with a 1-1 draw at struggling York.A debut goal from Lewis Alessandra gave the Minstermen the lead but Martin Allen's men made it nine points from 15 on the road courtesy of John Akinde's 15th goal of the season.York forged ahead in the 20th minute after Jake Hyde broke through the right channel. His low diagonal shot came back off Jamie Stephens' right-hand post and on-loan Rochdale striker Alessandra pounced from 10 yards to score.Barnet were back on level terms in the 37th minute when Akinde swept home from eight yards following a low right-wing cross by full-back James Pearson.The hosts showed ambition after the break with Danny Galbraith's free-kick tipped on to the crossbar by Stephens and Luke Summerfield also tested the same part of the woodwork with a header, but Barnet might also have stolen the points with Akinde heading narrowly wide.

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