Kick-off: 15:00
Venue: London Road Ground
Attendance: 5520
Referee: Evans, K

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

81 mins

Craig Mackail-Smith is being taken off, Scott Mitchell has come on in his place.

80 mins

Neal Bishop is booked for unsporting behaviour.

79 mins

Liam Hatch goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

78 mins

Kieron St. Aimie is replaced by Ashley Carew.

77 mins

Barnet are replacing Cliff Akurang with Adam Birchall.

73 mins

Goal!! Liam Hatch scores for Peterborough.

64 mins

Peterborough are replacing Chris Whelpdale with Liam Hatch.

50 mins

Jason Puncheon is booked for unsporting behaviour.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Liam Hatch, a £150,000 January capture, opened his Peterborough account in spectacular fashion with a cracking goal to sink his former club Barnet.

Hatch had been on the pitch only eight second-half minutes after replacing Chris Whelpdale before storming forward to let fly with a 73rd minute shot that took a deflection off Barnet skipper Ismail Yakubu on its way into the roof of the net.

Despite stretching five across the middle in a bid to stifle the supply to Posh's free scoring frontmen, Barnet still managed to create early openings for their own lone striker Cliff Akurang.

The 26 year-old New Year signing from Blue Square Premier outfit Histon Town tested Joe Lewis from 20 yards and saw two other efforts deflected behind for corners.

Posh tended to be muscled out at the other end although Joe Devera did well to get his body in the way of a fierce drive from Craig Mackail-Smith and Max Porter cleared off the Barnet line when Mackail-Smith twisted his way past three defenders and goalkeeper Rob Beckwith.

Beckwith saved well from Dean Keates, pushing a header round the post, as Posh tried to up the pace after the break yet Barnet still threatened with Albert Adomah forcing Lewis to save at full stretch with Kieron St Aimee also going close.

Mackail-Smith burst forward to fire into the side netting before Yakubu scrambled a header from McLean off the Barnet line and although powerless to prevent Hatch's winner, Yakubu denied his former team-mate a second when he somehow headed the ball out from under the crossbar.

But while Posh are now six games unbeaten, Barnet were condemned to their fourth successive single goal League Two defeat.

Peterborough United Team

Barnet Team

Peterborough United

Barnet

Corners

Fouls

Goal attempts

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