FA Cup Second Round

BARNET 1 Stockport County 0

Dan Sparkes first Barnet goal headed home after 7 minutes was enough to put the Bees into the third round for the first time in a decade. In a match of few chances Che Alexander provided the cross for Sparkes far post header in front of over 1500 visiting fans. Josh Walker produced Barnet’s other main opportunity forcing Hatters keeper Ben Hinchliffe to turn his shot over the top. At the other end Frank Mulhern missed the visitors best chance putting the ball wide from 5 yards after Mark Cousins had failed to collect a left wing cross. Stockport enjoyed plenty of second half possession but the Barnet defence in which Dan Sweeney was outstanding held on to set up a potential meeting with one of footballs giants in the third round.

Bees: Cousins, Reynolds, Sweeney, Johnson, Robson, Sparkes, Alexander, Fonguck (Adams), J.Taylor, Harrison (Duku), Walker (Elito)

HRB Man of the Match: Dan Sweeney

FA Cup Third Round draw Monday 7:30pm Barnet will be ball number 59