Barnet 1-0 Notts County: Last-gasp Bees claim vital victory
Saturday 10 February 2018 20:46, UK
Alex Nicholls scored an injury-time winner against Notts County to secure a first win of 2018 for Sky Bet League Two basement side Barnet.
Nicholls' goal, which came in the third minute of stoppage time, was a powerful effort from the edge of the area and the only goal of the game.
Ruben Bover had a shot saved and Noor Husin fired wide from 12 yards in the early stages of the game.
The end-to-end start continued with Jonathan Forte breaking clear on goal only to be denied by a superb last-ditch tackle by Charlie Clough before he could get his shot away.
Nicholls had a low effort saved by Adam Collin before Forte dragged an effort wide.
Just after half-time, Craig Ross had to use his feet to stop Forte from breaking the deadlock.
At the other end, Jordan Nicholson had a shot saved and Simeon Akinola hit the rebound into the side-netting.
Rob Milsom nearly scored directly from a corner before Liam Walker's curled shot went just wide of the target.
With the game heading for a draw, Nicholls' superb effort gave Barnet a shock win over promotion-chasing County.
With relegation rivals Chesterfield and Forest Green having games postponed, the Bees reduced the gap to safety to four points.
