GRIMSBY Town have beaten Barnet 2-1 at Blundell Park this afternoon.
Former Dutch international Edgar Davids named himself in the Bees line-up, and looked impressive for the opening 15 minutes.
But Town grew into the game and looked to have a clear penalty turned down when Lenell John-Lewis was brought down by visiting keeper Graham Stack.
However, referee Peter Banks was unmoved, ensuring the game remained goalless at the break.
But second-half goals from Ross Hannah and Liam Hearn set the Mariners on their way to victory.
Despite a stunning Dave Stephens goal, and a late push from the visitors, Town hung on to record their fourth consecutive Conference victory
For a timeline of the action, see below.
FIRST HALF
1 min: An early burst from Rodman sees him breeze past former Dutch international Edgar Davids, but his deep cross is headed clear by Andy Yiadom at the back post.
3 mins: Barnet win a free-kick after Scott Kerr's challenge on Davids and Luisma Villa drives straight at James McKeown.
5 mins: Villa is felled by Sam Hatton, giving the Bees another free-kick, which Davids swings in and Clayton McDonald heads clear.
9 mins: Free-kick to Town, which is half-cleared and Lenell John-Lewis volleys over.
11 mins: Aswad Thomas' break from the back earns Town a deep corner, which comes to nothing.
14 mins: Shaun Pearson deflects Curtis Weston's shot away for a corner.
15 mins: A clever drop of the shoulder from John-Lewis allows the ball to run through to Ross Hannah, but despite his excellent left-footed finish, the whistle had already been blown for offside.
19 mins: Elliot Johnson cracks a fine left-footed effort on target, which McKeown fields well.
20 mins: A scramble in the box leads to Clayton McDonald trying his luck from inside the box with a half-volley, amid hopeful appeals for a handball.
23 mins: The ball is slipped through to George Sykes, who is pulled back by Shaun Pearson, and the Town centre half receives a yellow card. Yiadom fires the free-kick straight at McKeown from right on the edge of the box.
25 mins: At the other end, Jack Saville follows Pearson into the book for a deliberate handball.
25 mins: After the resulting free-kick is not cleared, the ball runs across the box to the unmarked Hannah, who drags his chance wide when he should have done better.
26 mins: Town have strong penalty appeals turned down when John-Lewis looks to be brought down by Graham Stack as he looks to round the visiting keeper. There looked to have been clear contact but referee Peter Banks was unmoved. Looked like a poor decision from the official.
30 mins: Aswad Thomas is set free on the left-hand side but his pull-back into the box is poor and cleared easily by the Bees' back-four.
36 mins: Rodman scoops a volley over from 12-yards-out after a good run and cross from Hannah.
38 mins: Banks plays a good advantage after a blatant handball in the middle of the park and McLaughlin slides in Rodman, who lifts in a cross which is bravely cleared by the head of Yiadom as Craig Disley looked to volley home.
42 mins: Hannah goes down hopefully looking for a penalty after a gentle barge in the back, but, quite rightly, Banks isn't interested.
45+1 mins: Clayton McDonald intercepts superbly before setting free Hannah down the left, who produces a fine cross that goes unpunished.
HALF TIME: Grimsby Town 0 Barnet 0
SECOND HALF
47 mins: Superb run from the back from McDonald sees him glide past the challenge of four midfielders but he decides against the shot from the edge of the box and the attack peters out.
53 mins: Disley does superbly to head away at the far post from a deep Barnet corner.
56 mins: Audacious piece of skill sees McDonald, with his back to goal, scoop the ball over the strikers head before turning and bringing the ball out from the back – deserved a mention.
57 mins: Town think they've scored when Paddy McLaughlin drills a volley into the side netting after John-Lewis' cross loops over Hannah's head. The Pontoon rise to their feet but the Northern Irishman had spurned the hosts' best chance so far.
64 mins: McDonald joins the attack and when a ball is worked across to the left, two flick-ons see the ball fall to the unmarked Rodman, but after setting himself, the winger volleys over.
66 mins: Rodman this time gets his bearings right as he turns a clever volley straight at Stack.
GOAL TOWN! 67 mins: Craig Disley wins an excellent header in the box. John-Lewis holds the ball up well before feeding in Hannah, who took the shot early to curl past Stack and into the top corner.
72 mins: Chance goes begging for Barnet as Cadogan heads wide after good work from Jon Nurse.
75 mins: Town make a double substitution with Andy Cook and Liam Hearn coming on for John-Lewis and Hannah.
80 mins: Hatton curls an excellent free-kick into Stack's side-netting from all of 25-yards.
GOAL TOWN! 81 mins: Liam Hearn doubles Town's lead with an excellent finish into Stack's bottom corner. Excellent work from Cook saw him skip into the box before unselfishly squaring to Hearn, who set himself and brought the ball onto his right foot, before drilling past Stack.
GOAL BARNET ! 84 mins: A stunning strike from centre-half Dave Stephens sees Barnet half the deficit. When a cross is half cleared to the edge of the box, the big defender takes a touch before firing a volley past McKeown.
88 mins: Davids moves himself to centre-half with the imposing Stephens moving up front as Barnet push for an equaliser and signal a tense finish for Town.
90+5 mins: FULL TIME: GRIMSBY TOWN 2 BARNET 1
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