Shrimpers sting Bees to stay second
Southend maintained their nine-match unbeaten streak with a 3-0 win against 10-man Barnet.
First-half goals from Ryan Hall and Bilel Mohsni put the Blues in control before home defender Darren Dennehy was sent off for a second bookable offence 20 minutes from time. Neil Harris wrapped up the convincing victory late on.
Barnet should have taken the lead in the fourth minute but, after Mark Phillips had felled Dennehy, Izale McLeod fired his penalty over the crossbar.
Hall opened the scoring after 15 minutes, beautifully controlling Peter Gilbert's lofted free-kick on his chest before firing his fifth goal of the season past Liam O'Brien.
It was 2-0 after 35 minutes when Mohsni ghosted in at the back post to tap home. After initially disallowing the goal, referee Andy Woolmer changed his decision.
Barnet fought back in the second-half but, when Dennehy was dismissed for hauling down Hall, the game was up. Harris tapped in the third after 85 minutes to keep the Shrimpers two-points behind league-leaders Crawley.
Barnet 0-3 Southend: Match Report - view commentary, squad, and statictics of the game as it happened.
Source: DSG
