Balanta stings Bees
ByPA Sport Report
Published 25/11/2014 at 22:27 GMT
A late goal from substitute Angelo Balanta snatched a 2-1 win for Bristol Rovers over Barnet.
The game was heading for a draw after two first-half goals before Balanta scored directly from a corner in stoppage time to snatch the three points.
Matt Taylor put Rovers ahead after just four minutes when Lee Mansell played him through before beating Raphael Spiegel at his near post.
Spiegel was in superb form to prevent Taylor from adding to his tally before Luisma Villa fired the visitors level.
After winning the free-kick, Villa's stunning effort from 30 yards found the bottom corner for his 10th goal of the season in the 37th minute.
Rovers continued to push for a second goal in the second half but the winning goal looked unlikely as the game entered stoppage time.
After some late pressure, Balanta's set-piece was adjudged to have crossed the line to help Rovers move up to fourth in the table.
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