Altrincham held off a late Barnet fightback to end a three-game winless run with a 3-2 victory over their fellow promotion hopefuls.
Alex Newby picked his spot to put Altrincham in front in only the second minute before there was a lengthy hold up due to an injury to referee James Durkin.
The hosts doubled their lead in the sixth of 10 minutes added on at the end of the first half, when Lewis Baines turned the ball home from a corner, and they were cruising when Chris Conn-Clarke’s shot deflected off Jerome Okimo to make it 3-0 early in the second half.
But Barnet pulled a goal back through Harry Pritchard with 16 minutes left before Idris Kanu put a fright into the home fans with a goal in the first minute of stoppage time.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Altrincham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 29Ross
- 16Roscoe-Byrne
- 2BanksBooked at 84mins
- 15Cooper
- 6Osborne
- 9Linney
- 8Marriott
- 4BainesSubstituted forBrockbankat 85′minutes
- 44MooneyBooked at 45minsSubstituted forAmaluzorat 73′minutes
- 30NewbySubstituted forWilsonat 86′minutes
- 10Conn-Clarke
Substitutes
- 11Amaluzor
- 12Brockbank
- 14Angus
- 19Wilson
- 21Gould
Barnet
Formation 3-4-3
- 25Keeley
- 30PotterSubstituted forCropperat 53′minutes
- 6Okimo
- 14Pritchard
- 2Hall-JohnsonSubstituted forSteadat 90′minutes
- 3Coker
- 22Oluwo
- 18Hartigan
- 33BruntSubstituted forMaguire-Drewat 59′minutesBooked at 66mins
- 11Kanu
- 9Kabamba
Substitutes
- 1Walker
- 5Armstrong
- 10Stead
- 15Maguire-Drew
- 32Cropper
Live Text
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Post update
Match ends, Altrincham 3, Barnet 2.
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Altrincham 3, Barnet 2.
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Goal!
Goal! Altrincham 3, Barnet 2. Idris Kanu (Barnet).
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Substitution
Substitution, Barnet. Callum Stead replaces Reece Hall-Johnson.
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Substitution
Substitution, Altrincham. George Wilson replaces Alex Newby.
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Substitution
Substitution, Altrincham. Liam Brockbank replaces Lewis Baines.
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Booking
Lewis Banks (Altrincham) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal!
Goal! Altrincham 3, Barnet 1. Harry Pritchard (Barnet).
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Substitution
Substitution, Altrincham. Justin Amaluzor replaces Dan Mooney.
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Booking
Jordan Maguire-Drew (Barnet) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution
Substitution, Barnet. Jordan Maguire-Drew replaces Zak Brunt.
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Substitution
Substitution, Barnet. Jordan Cropper replaces Finley Potter.
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Goal!
Own Goal by Jerome Okimo, Barnet. Altrincham 3, Barnet 0.
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Second Half
Second Half begins Altrincham 2, Barnet 0.
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Half Time
First Half ends, Altrincham 2, Barnet 0.
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Goal!
Goal! Altrincham 2, Barnet 0. Lewis Baines (Altrincham).
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Booking
Dan Mooney (Altrincham) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal!
Goal! Altrincham 1, Barnet 0. Alex Newby (Altrincham).
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Kick Off
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Post update
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
