Yeovil Town were blown away by table topping Barnet on Tuesday night.

The injury-ravaged Glovers’ defence was under pressure from start to finish and three first half goals, including a special effort from the Barnet skipper Anthony Hartigan rendered the game over at the break.

A second half pair of penalties added salt to the wounds, it was a night to forget for the Glovers (not Ryan’s family, they probably had a lovely time).

Ben parted with his hard earned to watch on DAZN, here’s how it went down.

First half

The opening exchanges were, perhaps predictable in terms of dominance, Barnet having plenty of the ball and plenty of opportunities to get the ball into the box.
A third minute corner was one of a number of chances falling the way of the Bees, but, Aidan Stone, didn’t have anything of any note to actually do in the opening few minutes.

With just 11 minutes gone, Ben Coker and Ryan Glover were interchanging passes with ease.

Everyone of the visiting side was within 20 yards of their own goal line and still Glover had time to blaze over the opening shot of the fixture.

On 15 minutes, Zak Brunt found space after sending both Kyrell Wilson and Alex Whittle for a dummy, his cross was dangerous but unable to find a Bees head.
But it was only a matter of time and on 17 minutes, Idris Kanu put in a delightful cross met by Ben Coker. His header was wonderfully saved by Aidan Stone, but Ryan GLOVER made no mistake from the rebound.
 
Skipper Anthony Haritgan tested Aidan Stone from distance on 20 minutes, Stone couldn’t keep the initial save contained and he had to react well before Callum Stead pounced to double the lead.
 
The game was nearly 25 minutes old before the Glovers got within striking distance of the Barnet goal; Frank Nouble and Sonny Blu Lo Everton linked up well 20-yards from goal, before Harvey Greenslade found room on the right side of the area and fired a shot narrowly wide. 
 
The defensive injury crisis was about to get worse, Michael Smith signaled to the bench whilst grabbing his hamstring, a first change saw Josh Sims replace the Northern Ireland international.
 
Sims initially dropped in as a straight replacement for Smith at right back.
 
Kanu was causing all kinds of trouble down the Barnet right hand side, he played a wonderful, long range one-two with Callum Stead, but Kanu’s right footed effort went narrowly past Stone’s right hand post.
 
Two minutes later, the Bees were opening up down the left hand side, Coker found Brunt who turned on the edge of the area and fired just wide. 
 
 
With ten minutes to go, Coker was once again in far too much too space on the left hand side, he could take his time to pick out Callum STEAD who was had time and space 10 yards from goal to pick his spot to double the home side’s lead. 
 
If Yeovil fans were looking for something to cheer, they NEARLY had one on 40 minutes, Barnet keeper Owen Evans found himself under huge pressure in the six yard box from Frank Nouble.

Evans though showed some fancy footwork to nutmeg the guvnor and clear his lines. 

The ball was soon back down the other end though, Kanu down the right, Coker down the left, time and time again.

 
Danny Collinge was next to have a pop, 25 yards out, picked his spot and again only Aidan Stone’s big right mit got in the way.
From the resulting corner though, there was nothing Stone could do from Anthony Hartigan’s effort.
 
Hartigan took the corner short, got the ball back and whipped a viscous effort into the top corner, some effort.
 
It’s been attack vs defence for 45 minutes, the half time whistle a sweet relief for the Glovers’ back line.

Half time: Barnet 3 Yeovil Town 0

Second half

Yeovil made their second change in the break, Sean McGurk replacing Kyrell Wilson.
The second half began in much the same way the first one ended, but Josh Sims had gone to left back, Sonny in at right back with a central three of Bernard, FC-D and Whittle.
 
Callum Stead was sniffing around everything and Hartigan was in shooting mood, he had Stone scrambling down to his right hand side after 50 minutes, thankfully the ball squeezed just wide.
 
A goal mouth scramble on 55 minutes somehow saw Barnet fail to add to their tally, some good defending and wayward shooting keeping the score at a respectable level.
 
Finn Cousin-Dawson was in the book shortly after, the only fit centre-back available to us was now on thin ice.
 
Ben Coker’s effort from the resulting free kick was high, wide and not so handsome.
As the clock struck the hour, Stead had chances, Ndlovu had chances but again, some good goalkeeping from Stone kept the Bees at bay.
 
Dean Brennan took the chance to make a couple of changes with Dom Telford and Harry Chapman entering the fray.
Whilst Mark Cooper played the only two other changes he could make, a debut for Ryan McLean in place of Lo-Everton and Harvey Greenslade making way for Lewys Twamley.
 
Not long after, a Chapman run was brought to an abrupt end by Charlie Cooper, who made his way into the book.
 
Ryan Glover was replaced by a former Glover, Billy Clifford. The mass substitutions proving to be, as ever, good at breaking up the flow of the game.
With 20 minutes to go, Ryan McLean was well placed after a neat Brett McGavin pass to run into the area, some good defending pushed the loanee wide though and his effort went wide from a tight angle.
 
At the other end, Dom Telford got a shot off which forced Stone into yet another save.
 
Twamley was next to put in a nice move, he exchanged passes with McLean, before trying to find Nouble, but the Welshman’s through ball was just too heavy.
 
 
On 76 minutes, Yeovil got their first corner of the game, Twamley and McLean teamed up with Nouble, but the number 10’s cross was nudged behind, the following set piece resulted in a Cousin-Dawson header which which harmlessly wide.
 
With ten minutes left, Dom Telford twisted and turned in the box, and Ryan McLean left his boot out for tripping over, penalty to the Bees.
Harry Chapman stood with the ball in his hands and proceeded to add a fourth to the score line, sending Stone the wrong way.
 
Five minutes left, it can’t get worse can it? It can.
Another surging run into the box, another rash challenge, another penalty, another goal. Dom Telford from the spot.
 
There was time for more carnage, Harry Chapman channeled his inner roadrunner and took on half the Glovers side, but almost inexplicably, put his shot wide when it looked easier to score. 
 
Frank Nouble did find a little time and space to fire a shot low and wide into added on time, but that was about all the visitors had to talk of in the second period.
 
After four additional minutes, the referee mercifully blew his whistle. 

Full time: Barnet 5 Yeovil Town 0

Match Details

Venue: The Hive
Date: Tuesday 4th March, 19:45

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: Ryan Glover (1-0 ’17), Callum Stead (2-0 ’37), Anthony Hartigan (3-0 ’44), Harry Chapman (4-0 ’82), Dom Telford (5-0 ’86)
Pitch: Perfect Bus Parking Grass
Conditions: A bit fresh

Attendance: 1596 (180 Yeovil Fans)

Bookings: 
Barnet:
Yeovil Town: Finn Cousin-Dawson ’57, Charlie Cooper ’66

Referee: Andrew Miller

Yeovil Town (4-2-3-1)

 

Substitutes: Matt Gould, Lewys Twamley (For Lo-Everton ’64), Josh Sims (for Smith ’27), Sean McGurk (for Wilson ’46), Ryan McLean (for Greenslade (’64)

Barnet: Owen Evans, Ben Coker, Danny Collinge, Lee Ndlovu (for Telford ’60), Callum Stead, Idris Kanu (for Cropper ’74), Ryan Glover (for Clifford ’66), Zak Brunt (for Chapman ’60), Anthony Hartigan, Nikola Tavares (for Grimwood ’74), Myles Kenlock

Barnet (not used): Gio Bellagambi (GK), Adebola Oluwa.

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Mark
1 month ago

The first ten minutes told us all we needed to know about how this game was going to end up!
There’s no point putting all eleven of your team in your own box if none of them know how to mark or tackle
Why not go all out attack & lose 5-0. It least it demonstrates some ambition to your own fans, instead of rolling over & dying.
They way Cooper set up tonight you’d have thought we were playing Liverpool at Anfield instead of Barnet at The Hive!
And don’t go blaming injuries. If Cooper had built properly instead of the mish-mash he made of things during the close season, pre-season & during the season this wouldn’t be an issue.
Now we have another loan winger!
He seems to be obsessed with signing wingers. But why? When we never play with any width!
We may escape relegation this season, but he he stays in charge we’re only delaying the inevitable.
He’s already taken us down once, but got away with it by blamng someone else.

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Phil Allen
1 month ago
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Was kind of thinking the same thing, Mark. Last season we had four (yes FOUR) strikers with pedigree. Murphy, Hyde, Fisher and Big Frank. All of them had to be on a fairly good contract even at NLS. So promotion achieved – bye bye Muph, Fish and Hyde and thanks for everything….Jarvis is brought in…..and….. and….no one else. Just Frank already at the club. Then Jarvis gets crocked and no like for like to call on or lined up. Just loanees who get recalled or injured. We’ve reaped what we’ve sewn for a variety of reasons. Consequently a lot of injuries because our squad is paper thin at, what, 18 contracted and four loanees? Six injured, one (right back!) out on loan, and some lad called Hughes that no one knows if he really did come from Cardiff? We’ve wasted the pennies on 2-3 unproven and injury prone, when spending a few pounds on one reliable quality player may have paid dividends as we plan for the next season.

Separately, I’m still perplexed why Dylan Morgan left??

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Eddie
1 month ago
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Completely agree with this, Mark.

Cooper built this squad, Cooper released the players in the positions we are currently crying out for cover in. but it is never Cooper’s fault…

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Benji
1 month ago

Gutless, toothless, lethargic, unimaginative, dismal, Cooper. With the season over now, surely we have to look in the summer for someone else if we’ve got any serious intentions of going back to the football league. Fair play to Barnet, they made us look like a pub team without breaking a sweat, but I think most in this league can do that.

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David R
1 month ago

Barnet fan, in peace. Can see what Cooper is trying to do and it’s the right idea; you remind me of what we were like just after Brennan arrived. I was impressed by Nouble’s effort – he must be about 94 now, but he still put in a major shift. Credit as well to those Glovers fans who came a long way on a chilly night to support the team. Best of luck for the rest of the season.

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Mark
1 month ago
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Hi David R,

Perhaps you can enlighten us as to just what he is trying to do?
You mention what you were like just after your manager arrived. Our manager’s been here for over 2 years!
He took us down in his first season, but blamed somebody else for it!
He set up tonight to let you win, & everybody knew it after the first ten minutes.
If he’s still here next season (& unfortunately, he will be), we’ll get relegated.

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SheFellOver
1 month ago
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I can’t watch any more. Went at the weekend and when Cooper Snr tossed the keys to Cooper Jnr who then parked the bus for 60 minutes, their equaliser was inevitable. We don’t have a stricker! For all the shifts he puts in Nouble has to score more than 13 in 76 games. Wilson has only played 7 senior games. Greenslade 13 in 64 (most at a much lower level). Lo-Everton 4 in 54.

I actually don’t think it will make a difference who Cooper signs. His coaching and tactics are stultifying. I wouldn’t be surprised if players don’t want to come here.

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Goal Lover
1 month ago

Bit of a wake up call. And unfortunately Yeovil will always just be at a level of Nat Lge midtable mediocrity, without significant investment.
It was nearly there on Saturday… being more positive, hold on 5 more mins and it’s a 2-1 win

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