Swindon Town vs Barnet. EFL Trophy Southern Area Final.
County GroundAttendance10,406.
2-1
Wednesday 8 February 2012 08:06, UK
Swindon will meet Chesterfield in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final at Wembley after beating Barnet 1-0 at the County Ground on Tuesday night.
After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, the home side made their numerical advantage count after 17 minutes - with Barnet's Mark Hughes off the field receiving treatment - as Alan Connell found space to meet a perfect delivery from Paul Caddis. The Robins had chances to extend their lead before the break, with Barnet goalkeeper Dean Brill on hand to deny close-range efforts from Raffaele De Vita and Paul Benson. Despite making a resilient beginning to the second half, Barnet failed to create any openings, with leading scorer Izale McLeod isolated. Town's highly-rated Matt Ritchie continued to create openings for the home side, causing the Bees problems on the wing. A goal down in the tie, Barnet's hopes worsened after 85 minutes when substitute Charlie Taylor, who had been on the pitch for just 10 minutes, was shown a straight red card for a foul on Oliver Risser.