Lee Ndlovu brace helps Boreham Wood beat Barnet in National League; Shrewsbury beat Rovers
- Simon Wilkes
- 2 May 2023
Lee Ndlovu’s first-half brace sent Boreham Wood into the National League play-off semi-finals following their 2-1 win over Barnet on Tuesday, while Shrewsbury beat Bristol Rovers 2-1 in League One.
Lee Ndlovu's first-half brace sent Boreham Wood into the National League play-off semi-finals following their 2-1 victory over Barnet.
The Wood will now face Notts County in the next round after the Magpies finished as runners-up in the table.
Barnet missed several chances, with Finley Potter going close before Idris Kanu had a header cleared from the goalmouth.
Despite a bright start from the hosts it was Boreham Wood who took the lead in the 19th minute after a fantastic cross-field pass from Chris Bush set up Ndlovu, who found the bottom-left corner.
Nathan Ashmore made a strong save to deny Kanu's curling effort, but the Wood doubled their lead two minutes into first-half stoppage-time when Ndlovu's shot hit the post, but the forward was able to tap home the rebound.
Harry Pritchard pulled one back for Barnet seven minutes after the break with a cool finish into the top corner from close-range.
Ashmore made a good save from Kanu before the striker fired narrowly over the crossbar, but Boreham were able to see the game out to advance.
Shrewsbury end winless run
Skipper Luke Leahy and Rob Street scored the goals as Shrewsbury ended an eight-game winless run by beating Bristol Rovers 2-1 in League One.
Top scorer and one-time Rovers skipper Leahy headed Steve Cotterill's side into a third-minute lead.
Street, on loan from Crystal Palace, drilled in a second for Shrews in their final home game of the campaign.
Rovers go into the last match of the season on Sunday without a win in six.
But for large parts Joey Barton's team were on top. The Bristol Rovers boss introduced all five substitutes after going 2-0 down, including League One Player of the Year Aaron Collins.
And with 20 minutes remaining, Josh Coburn bagged the 10th goal of his loan move from Middlesbrough.
Rovers piled on the pressure in a bid to rescue a point. Collins' clever pass played in Coburn but the striker was denied a second by goalkeeper Marko Marosi's superb save.
