Barnet beat Swindon Town 2-1 on a Tuesday evening that offered little comfort to the visitors, who surrendered control of the match across a frantic second half.
Adam Senior gave Barnet the lead inside nine minutes, finishing calmly to settle the home side early. Swindon struggled to build any sustained pressure in the first half and arrived at the interval needing a significant shift in approach.
They found one briefly. Ollie Clarke equalised five minutes after the restart, and for a short spell Swindon looked capable of taking the match. That momentum lasted only moments. Michael Olakigbe restored Barnet's lead at 55 minutes, and the game entered a period of intense, disjointed play that produced a string of substitutions from both benches.
Clarke was withdrawn at 63 minutes, followed by a wave of changes on both sides between the 64th and 69th minutes, with Tom Nichols, Ben Winterburn, Ollie Palmer, Oli Hawkins and Jack Howland all entering the fray. The match lost its shape entirely in this period, but Barnet held their structure better than Swindon.
Britt Assombalonga and Kane Smith came on at 81 minutes as Barnet looked to close the game out. Late bookings for Ben Winterburn, Billy Kirkman, Filozofe Mabete and Joe Snowdon in the final stages reflected the frustration on both sides.
Barnet deserved the three points. Swindon offered too little too late.
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