LEE MAKES HIS POINT THANKS TO ACE REUBEN

REUBEN REID’S equaliser ten minutes from time ensured Charlie Lee earned a point in his first game as Yeovil’s interim boss in an entertaining encounter at The Hive.

Penalty claims aplenty, well-struck goals, many missed chances, personal duels; this game had it all except a late winner which, in truth, would have been cruel on either side.

Lee, taking over the Glovers’ helm following Darren Sarll’s move to Woking, said: “In spells we played unbelievably well and we looked a threat in all aspects of the game, and then we had spells when we were a bit sloppy.”

Yeovil took the lead in the eighth minute when Barnet’s comical attempts to work a free-kick allowed the speedy Tom Knowles to gain possession of the ball, gallop from inside his own half before delivering a shot into the roof of the net.

Moments later, the Yeovil skipper Luke Wilkinson should have headed home from a free-kick, but amazingly his effort went wide from close range.

Ephron Mason-Clarke, wearing the captain’s armband for the first time was proving difficult to contain down the Barnet right and midway through the half his powerful shot from 20 yards into the top right hand corner even drew applause from the travelling Yeovil contingent.

Barnet’s centre back Ben Richards-Everton then missed a golden opportunity to put the Bees ahead but his tame header was easily collected by Ted Cann in the Glovers’ goal.

Adam Marriott was leading the line well for the home side, his neat touches kept the Bees on the attack, but his finishing had mostly been wayward until the 70th minute when his persistence was rewarded when he bundled the ball home to put the Bees ahead.

Yeovil were in no mood to undertake the long journey home with nothing to show for their efforts and justice was done when, in the 80th minute and the Barnet defence unable to execute a clearance, Reid connected sweetly to drive the ball into the back of the net.

For the remainder of the match Yeovil went in search of a winner, had a penalty appeal denied and put the Barnet goal under serious pressure.

Right winger Knowles was a constant danger for Yeovil, using his pace to get the by-line, and he was not afraid to get shoots away with either foot.

The frustrated Lee added: “At the end I thought there was only one team that were going to win it, and I’m gutted that we couldn’t get that goal to win the game, I really thought it was coming.”

Barnet’s Head Coach Dean Brennan was pragmatic when he said: “Given the start we had, and the way the game finished we have to respect the point.

“All in all I think our players gave their all and that’s all you can ask for.”