Barnet vs Hereford FC. Sky Bet League Two.
Underhill StadiumAttendance1,745.
Saturday 2 October 2010 19:33, UK
Michael Townsend's freak own goal sealed a 2-0 home win for Barnet against Hereford in the battle of the two basement sides.
Bees debutant Grant Basey nearly made a dream start with a rasping volley which whistled past Hereford goalkeeper Adam Bartlett's post after 10 minutes. The Bees did however take a 14th-minute lead when Steve Kabba carved out a chance for Mark Marshall to stroke past Bartlett. The visitors struggled to get a foothold into the game and Bartlett had to be alert to block Kabba and keep Hereford in the match. The Bulls struggled to string together any coherent play after half-time and substitute Mathieu Manset's blocked effort was the nearest they came to a lifeline. Bartlett was then left embarrassed when he completely missed Townsend's 78th-minute back pass and failed to scramble the ball away from goal to ensure Barnet climb out of the drop zone. The home side turned the screw after Townsend's bizarre own goal and Bartlett denied Marshall to end a sorry day for Simon Davey's men.
