Ollie Clarke scores captain’s double as Swindon beat Barnet

Swindon captain Ollie Clarke scored a second-half brace to secure a 2-1 Sky Bet League Two win over Barnet at The Hive.

Barnet broke the deadlock in the eighth minute when Idris Kanu whipped a dangerous cross into the box that was met by Mark Shelton, whose header found Adam Senior. His low-driven volley beat Swindon goalkeeper Connor Ripley and found the back of the net.

The Bees came close to doubling their lead when Nnamdi Ofoborh’s looping header from the edge of the box was cleared off the line by Jamie Knight-Lebel before he crashed an effort against a post.

On the stroke of half-time the visitors could have equalised but Aaron Drinan’s left-footed shot flew into the side netting.

At the start of the second half, the Robins equalised as the hosts failed to clear their lines from a throw-in and Clarke poked home at the near post.

Just past the hour mark Clarke notched his second goal of the game with a sublime low drive that slipped past Barnet keeper Cieran Slicker.