Nick Sandamas sees boss Dean Brennan ordered from the dugout during another Barnet defeat

Barnet FC take on Eastleigh in the National League — Barnet take on Eastleigh at The Hive last season – (Credit – Nick Sandamas)

Barnet 1 Shrewsbury Town 3

Barnet’s wait for a home win continues after a woeful performance saw Shrewsbury gain their first three points of the season.

A much changed side took to the field and, in the fifteenth minute, things looked rosy as the Bees took the lead. Nathan Ofoborh played a neat ball into the box to the feet of Mark Shelton, who blasted the ball into the net past Shrews’ keeper Will Brook.

However, the lead lasted barely 60 seconds as, straight from the kick off, the Shrews were level when the ball was pushed forward and the unfortunate Danny Collinge slid the ball into his own net past flat footed keeper Cieran Stickler.

Then, midway through the half, Dean Brennan was ordered from the dugout for dissent and his assistant Connor Smith took over proceedings.

Within a few minutes, the Shrews hit the front when Tom Wang burst to the byline, Slicker could only parry his shot and the loose ball came out to Bradley Ihionvien to slot low into the net.

He also had a great chance to make it three a few minutes later when one on one, but Slicker stood tall to push his shot away.

The third goal would eventually come with two minutes to go to half time when a fine inside pass from Tom McDermott on the left found Sam Clucas and his cross cum shot went over Slicker’s head and into the net.

Smith bought on Ryan Galvin for the second half to tighten up the defence.

With the Shrews content with their two goal lead, the Bees made a triple substitution past the hour in an attempt to get back into it but only really pressured the Shrews in the final ten minutes with a hat trick of chances.

Ryan Glover twice came close with efforts that Brook dealt with, whilst Idris Kanu saw his effort beaten away by the Shrews’ custodian to see his comfortably get over the line and on the way back to Shropshire with all the points.

Assistant Smith summed up his team’s performance afterwards as poor.

The Bees are back on their travels next Saturday with the trip up the M6 to Cheshire to face Crewe Alexandra.

Team: Slicker, Collinge, Senior (Tavares 63), Glover, Smith (Stead 63), High (Hartigan 70), Winterburn (Galvin 46), Ofoborh (Adeniran 63), Shelton, Hawkins, Kanu

Subs not used: Evans, Stutter

Attendance 3009 (490 away fans)

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