Every now and then you witness a game that restores your faith in football.

In an era where it is more often about resources and finance, it is refreshing to know that the 'little' teams can still beat the 'big' ones - and in some style too.

Few would have expected this result at Underhill on Saturday, which only highlighted the wonderful unpredictability of the 'beautiful game'.

Big guns Bradford, who still play to huge attendances, came into the match on the back of four consecutive clean sheets, while the Bees had not won at home since early October.

Even City boss Stuart McCall admitted after the match: "I didn't see this coming."

However, Barnet boss Ian Hendon was an exception to the rule.

After finally guiding the Bees to their first win under his charge, he said: "It's been a long time coming, but I've seen it coming. I was very pleased with the performance and we deserved it. I would have taken a 1-0 win, to be fair, but I'll settle for that.

"Bradford are a very good side and I'm sure they will be in the play-offs at least. To score four against them was fantastic. The players did their jobs. There was no messing about at the back as we have been doing recently."

Indeed, this was a fine team effort, the Bees producing a performance one would not expect from a side that had only won one in 22 matches.

The Bantams played their part, particularly in the opening exchanges, but Barnet eventually ran out deserved winners, at times playing some delightful football.

Albert Adomah drilled the ball under keeper Rhys Evans for the opener, after playing a neat one-two with Gary Breen, who was up for a corner. John O'Flynn then rose to meet a Matt Lockwood free-kick, flicking the ball into the corner with his head, to double the advantage just before the break.

City pulled a goal back ten minutes into the second half through Michael Boulding, but the Bees restored their two-goal cushion within two minutes, Yannick Bolasie sticking out a boot to divert a Paul Furlong shot into the net from close range.

Hendon said: "The crowd went silent when Bradford scored. They all thought 'here we go again'. But the way we responded was great."

The Bees have thrown away a lead on numerous occasions this season, but the third goal seemed to knock the stuffing out of the Bantams, and Joe Devera rubbed salt into the wound with a fourth, the full-back bursting into the box to fire past Evans.

The home side had further chances to add to their tally, but four goals against promotion-chasing Bradford (that is now seven against the Bantams this season) was more than enough to put to bed the disappointment of recent weeks.

BARNET (4-4-2): Harrison; Devera, Yakubu, Breen, Lockwood; Adomah, Bishop, Deverdics, Bolasie (Gillet 88); Furlong, O'Flynn (Birchall 90). Subs not used: Kadoch, Leary, Porter.

Attendance: 2,445.