Two goals in four second-half minutes earned City a vital win at Barnet and took the heat off boss Peter Taylor.

Leon Osborne's first-ever strike broke the deadlock after 65 minutes - just after the goal drought had passed the seven-hour mark.

And then having waited 425 minutes for a goal, City's 400 travelling fans were in raptures to see another four minutes later from Tom Adeyemi.

The jubilant scenes on the Underhill terraces were matched by those in the away dug-out. This was a huge result for all concerned.

City had made a bright start, taking the game to the home side down the slope.

But Omar Daley, playing up front alongside Luke Oliver, wasted the best chance when he screwed across goal after his pace had taken him away from the Barnet defence.

Barnet looked to get their dimunitive wingers on the ball as often as possible and teenager Mauro Vilhete forced a good save from Jon McLaughlin diving low to his near post.

Oliver was winning most things in the air but missed a chance to put City in front just before the break. Luke O'Brien picked him out rising at the far post but he was unable to direct it home.

Then Oliver almost turned provider as his cross was flicked goalwards by Lee Hendrie but keeper Jake Cole got enough on the ball to turn it behind.

There was no change of personnel at the break but fourth official Ian Crouch took over whistle duties after referee Keith Hill retired with an Achilles injury.

City had a narrow escape when Vilhete beat O'Brien and drilled a ball across the goal mouth which just needed a touch to finish off.

Oliver's radar failed again in front of goal when he steered another header wide from Osborne's centre.

Barnet skipper Mark Hughes fired just over before City made their long-awaited breakthrough from the next attack. Osborne raced on to Tommy Doherty's flighted pass, cut inside right back George Lancomb before firing across the keeper into the far corner of the net.

And four minutes later, Tom Adeyemi made it 2-0 as he strode clear onto Daley's through ball and finished with confidence.

It rubber-stamped City's first win since September 18 and first on the road this season. Taylor will be hoping it does not prove another false dawn and this time his side do start climbing the table.