Goals from Callum Stead and Ryan Glover earned Barnet a 2-0 victory over Accrington Stanley, the hosts taking control after a balanced opening and finishing the stronger of the two sides.
Accrington had moments to trouble Barnet but were unable to find a way past Cieran Slicker, while the home side took their chances at the key moments to claim all three points.
An Even Opening Tilts in Barnet's Favour
Stanley had the first scoring chance in the opening stages when Josh Woods' looping header went straight into the hands of Barnet goalkeeper Cieran Slicker. Four minutes later, Barnet's Idris Kanu tried his luck from distance with a curling effort that went inches wide.