WARBURTON THE BREAD WKINNER FOR MOORS

MATTY Warburton climbed off the bench to rescue what could be a vital point in Solihull Moors’ hunt for promotion.

James Clarke headed them into an early before quickfire goals at the end of the first half from Nicke Kabamba and Adam Thompson turned the game on its head.

But as the game looked to have got beyond the hosts, Warburton produced a goal out of almost nothing, much to the delight of Moors boss Andy Whing.

“I’m really pleased, we were against a top team,” the manager said.

“After Tuesday night [a 3-0 home defeat by Southend] we needed a performance, regardless of the result, and

I was really hammering home that we needed a performance today that we can build off.

“And I thought we had everything today.

“We worked our socks off, we were good off the ball, then second half we grew into the game on the ball.”

The day’s headline clash between sixth and second lived up to its billing from the start with Joe Sbarra almost opening the scoring for Moors on three minutes as he flashed the ball just wide of the far post.

As the fast start continued it was Clarke who found the breakthrough moments later, ghosting in at the near post to head home Jamey Osborne’s corner.

It could have been two on 15 minutes when Jay Benn produced a sublime ball to the back post which Tahvon Campbell was inches away from turning home.

At the other end, Barnet had been limited to half chances for much of the first half until, on 40 minutes, Kabamba chested down a hopeful ball forward before turning and firing home past a stranded Nick Hayes.

The visitors then piled on the pressure and got their reward in first-half stoppage time when Dale Gorman’s corner missed everyone in a packed six-yard box, leaving Thompson to bundle the ball home at the back post.

After the restart, Moors were mostly limited to long distance efforts, Osborne and Campbell both going close from outside the box.

On 78 minutes, they looked to have wasted their best chance to rescue a point, Joe Sbarra firing straight at Laurie Walker after he had been played clean through.

But, in the dying moments, substitute Warburton cut in from the right and fired home at the near post to rescue a point.

The late leveller means Barnet are now three away games without a win, but head boss Dean Brennan was still satisfied.

“It’s a respectable point, it’s a difficult place to come, obviously Solihull are having a good season,” he said.

“They have got players like Sbarra, Maycock and Osborne in midfield who make it difficult for anyone.

“The position we got ourselves in, it is a tad bit frustrating that we conceded though.”