Barnet 1-0 Portsmouth: Match Report

John Akinde hits the winner for BarnetJohn Akinde scored the winner from the penalty spot as Barnet dented Portsmouth's promotion push with a 1-0 victory.The Bees' top-scorer rolled the ball into the bottom right corner four minutes before the break after being upended by Pompey defender Adam Webster.Portsmouth, who slipped out of the Sky Bet League 2 play-off places following the defeat, came close to a second-half equaliser when Adam McGurk's powerful header from Ben Davies' right-wing cross was tipped over by Bees goalkeeper Jamie Stephens.In a game of few chances, unmarked Pompey substitute Kal Naismith swept over from 12 yards following Marc McNulty's cutback just after the hour mark, while Webster saw a header saved by Stephens.Paul Cook's men, cheered on by more than 1,300 away fans, were given five minutes of added-on time in which to find an equaliser but Barnet held on to leave the out-of-form visitors with only one win from their last six games.

Source: PA