Robins rocked by a Shaq attack!
HAT-TRICK hero Shaquile Coulthirst helped Barnet return to winning ways in spectacular style.
The striker’s treble and a Jamal CampbellRyce penalty sealed a comfortable win, as both teams finished with ten men.
Donal McDermott was sent off on 50 minutes following a two-footed lunge on Barnet defender David Tutonda, with Andre Blackman also shown red with 10 minutes to go after appearing to elbow Paul Mullin off the ball.
Barnet head coach Rossi Eames said: “It was an excellent performance.
“It wasn’t down to playing pretty football, it was down to working hard, pressing well and adapting, and we did that. The first ten minutes we were still on the bus, so we’ll have to address that, but after the way we pressed was great.”
Barnet took the lead on nine minutes when Coulthirst pounced on a terrible mix-up between Lawrence Vigouroux and Chris Robertson and passed the ball into an empty net.
The goal stunned the home fans, who were furious just six minutes later when Barnet were awarded a penalty. Swindon captain Olly Lancashire pulled Ricardo Santos to the ground as they contested for a floated cross. Campbell-Ryce made no
mistake from the spot.
After the break things went from bad to worse for the home side when McDermott was sent off.
Barnet didn’t have to wait long for their third goal, when Coulthirst slotted home after a neat through ball by Campbell-Ryce, and the striker bagged his hattrick with a spectacular curling effort from the edge of the box.
“I’ve always said he’s a goalscorer but he would take some time to get up to speed,” said Eames.
“We threw him in at the deep end, but he deserves the match ball.”
The home side grabbed a consolation on 78 minutes when Luke Norris headed home a Chris Hussey cross, and minutes later, Barnet were also reduced to ten men.
Swindon boss David Flitcroft, who took off Lancashire at half-time as his wife had gone into labour, said: “The first mistake, the mixup, I wouldn’t expect that from experienced players.
“The important thing when you go 1-0 down is to stay in the game and to concentrate. Then three minutes later there’s something you can avoid in the penalty.
“We know you can’t do that, and it was from another experienced player. Then the game plan’s gone.”