Barnet lost for the first time in nine games as they went down 2-1 at home to local rivals Stevenage. John Akinde's penalty early in the second half cancelled out Dale Gorman's opener for Stevenage, but Luke Wilkinson fired the visitors' winner. Stevenage were much the better side in the opening 20 minutes, but an unmarked Rowan Liburd could only head over from 10 yards. The visitors took a 3...Full Story »

Mauro Vilhete and John Akinde's second-half strikes ended Barnet's six-game winless run and lifted them out of the League Two relegation zone with a 2-0 victory at Wycombe. Vilhete tucked home in the 65th minute of a dour clash at Adams Park and, after Myles Weston saw red on his home debut, Akinde rubber-stamped the victory in injury time. The hosts went into the clash with the third best hom...Full Story »

John Akinde's second-half goal secured Barnet a 1-0 victory at Mansfield in Sky Bet League Two. Akinde broke the deadlock on 57 minutes with the Bees' first shot on target after the visitors broke quickly from a loose Mitch Rose pass. Luke Gambin sent Akinde down the left and he ghosted past Krystian Pearce before lifting a cool finish over Scott Shearer. Mansfield had the best of a first hal...Full Story »

John Akinde scored twice as Leyton Orient's Sky Bet League Two play-off hopes suffered a further setback with a 3-0 defeat at Barnet. The forward struck either side of Sam Togwell's deflected drive to leave Orient, who missed a penalty through captain Lloyd James, without a win in four and two points off the top seven. Akinde opened the scoring in the 26th minute, rising unmarked to nod James ...Full Story »

John Akinde scored an injury-time penalty as Barnet dented Luton's outside chance of a play-off spot with a 2-1 victory. The striker sent Jonathan Mitchell the wrong way from the spot in the fifth minute of time added on following a handball by Hatters captain Scott Cuthbert. Cameron McGeehan looked to have earned a point for Town, who are now eight points off the top seven, by cancelling out ...Full Story »

John 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 wh...Full Story »

John Akinde's double helped Barnet put further space between them and the League Two relegation zone after beating 10-man Newport County 2-0. Barnet's top scorer opened the scoring from the spot in the 54th minute after Medy Elito was shown a red card for his challenge on Bees skipper Andy Yiadom. Akinde then confirmed the points in the 89th minute to take his tally to three goals in two match...Full Story »

John Akinde scored twice as Barnet picked up their first Sky Bet League Two points of the season with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Northampton. The striker opened the scoring with a 64th-minute penalty after Town defender Jason Taylor saw red for bringing him down when through on goal, before slotting home in the final minute to seal the win and end the visitors' 100 per cent start to the season. ...Full Story »