It will be a moment remembered and recounted by Barnet fans for many years to come. Graham Stack’s last minute saved penalty in the final match at Underhill.

The Bees were leading Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 as the clock moved into the 92nd minute. The three points would lift Barnet out of the League Two relegation zone.

But then it all seemed to go wrong. Bruno Andrade managed to beat Tom Flanagan out wide and in his haste to make amends, the young defender brought down the Chairboys midfielder. A penalty was awarded.

“My heart sunk,” admitted Stack. “I had relatively little to do the whole game and it looked like we were going to run out 1-0 winners as the clocked ticked down.

“As Barnet like to do though we like to throw surprises into the air. I was gutted when he pointed to the spot but I am a confident person and goalkeeper and I believe that I can save any penalty.”

Joel Grant placed the ball on the spot and the mind games between the striker and Stack began.

“He kept looking in the opposite corner that he went for,” the Bees goalkeeper explained. “But I thought that nine times out of ten though a right footed player would like to go across the goal.

“So I went with my instinct and experience. If I am being honest it was a nice height for me and it didn’t have the greatest of pace on it.”

Stack continued: “It is funny, my record of saving penalties was very good before I came to Barnet but I have faced 11 penalties and that is the first I have saved.”

“I get told by our analyst Omar which way penalty takers tend to go. But he didn’t tell me today and I have saved it.

“I had a little joke with him after the game about that. Omar has been a massive help for me but it was on my shoulders and fortunately for me I saved it.”

The final match at Underhill, the Bees home of 106 years, was always going to be an emotional one.

Stack first played at the stadium for Arsenal as an 18-year-old. 

He said: “The history goes back a long way for me here.

“Today was a special day all round. My three children were mascots as well and my wife, mum and dad were all here.

“There have been a few changes but, on the whole, Underhill has stayed the same throughout.

“So it was an emotional and fantastic day for everybody involved with Barnet.”