FURIOUS boss John Coleman was lost for words as his out-of-form Accrington side crashed to their sixth defeat in seven league games.

The Reds chief was incensed by a decision not to disallow Barnet’s winning goal and was livid at referee’s James Linington’s performance.

And he did not to talk in length to some of the media as he curtailed his post-match press conference.

He calmed down to apologise later but would not let the referee off the hook.

Coleman was angry after Ismail Yakubu jumped up with Kenny Arthur from a corner after, a minute earlier, the stopper had superbly saved a John O’Flynn penalty following sub Robbie Williams’ sending off for the spot kick.

Coleman and Arthur believed it was a foul on the goalie while the Barnet defender felt he had every reason to go for Nicky Nicolau’s corner - and it was one of those that may or may not be given by the man in the middle.

Linington, in his first full season as a Football League referee, chose to allow it and that gave the three points to fellow bottom half of the table team Barnet and inflicted misery on a dejected Stanley side who have gone nine hours without a win.

"I have no complaints about the penalty although I do want to see it again," said Coleman, after Williams saw red for the second time this season when he tackled livewire Albert Adomah who had raced clean through.

"My first thought was that it was a sending off but then, if you think about it logically, their lad is standing behind Robbie and so he hasn’t played him on-side.

"So someone else had to and therefore, it takes away the fact that Robbie is the last man."

He continued: "Unfortunately for us this season, we have had a lot of inexperienced referees and we paid the price again.

"It wasn’t the first and it won’t be the last time we suffer at the hands of an inexperienced referee."

Linington did also book four Stanley players but there were some high challenges flying in in a lively game against Barnet - who were looking for their first home win of the season.

And the Bees couldn’t have dreamt of a better start as - with just 27 seconds on the clock - highly-rated Adomah got the better off Phil Edwards on the right wing and played in a superb cross which unmarked Irishman O’Flynn headed home.

The Reds had scored an early goal of their own the week before and still lost the game so there was hope that the visitors could turn it around this time to their advantage.

And, for the rest of the half, the Reds did press with a quick free kick by Peter Cavanagh sending John Miles through but he chose to pass than have a go and the moment went.

Then Paul Mullin had three good chances - and was centimetres from getting his foot to the ball every time.

First another Cavanagh ball in almost fell on the toe of the outstretched Mullin but it just evaded him.

Striker Mullin then was close to getting on the end of a Miles’ goalmouth cross although the referee strangely blew for a foul by the forward.

And finally Jimmy Ryan was this time the provider for the frontman but, for the third time, it just eluded him.

Right winger Ryan, restored to the starting line-up, was the driving force behind a lot of Stanley’s moves forward as he caused problems for the Bees defence as the Reds got into the stride following the shocking start.

But that didn’t mean it was one-way traffic as Barnet’s frontmen - especially the pace of Adomah - were a threat and O’Flynn did almost catch Arthur stranded but volleyed over the empty goal.

However, the Reds got a deserved equaliser in injury-time in the first half.

Paul Mullin had linked up well with on loan Terry Gornell to force a corner. And, from the resulting Miles flag kick, defender Colin Murdock jumped highest at the near post for his first Reds goal.

This would have changed Coleman’s half-time team talk as he had no need to rally his troops for the second half.

And they came out in the same vein with Edwards sending Paul Mullin through and his cross was headed goalwards by Ryan with defender Joe Devara clearing off the line.

Ryan then wasted a golden opportunity on 57 minutes when he was clean through and hit the ball first time - but blazed it well over in a good position.

But the Reds also needed Arthur at the other end as he one-handedly pushed out an Adomah 20-yard blast.

More names were entering the book in a heated game and four Reds players were on a tightrope.

Williams had replaced the injured Murdock - he was one who had been shown a yellow - and then the game change in an eventful two minutes.

On 74 minutes, Bees sub Adam Birchall threaded the ball through to Adomah as he came under a challenge from Edwards on the edge of the area.

The winger had only Arthur to beat before Williams instinctively tackled him from behind with Linington immediately judging the defender the last man, pointing to the spot and showing the defender a red card.

However, Arthur superbly dived to his left to push away O’Flynn’s penalty and it seemed it could be the ten-man Reds’ day and they would hold on for a draw.

But within 30 seconds, the resulting corner led to what Coleman felt was a dubious winner.

Barnet could have had a third through Adomah and Birchall as the under strength Reds couldn’t conjure up much else in the final 15 minutes.

And it meant Coleman and co left Underhill fuming.

"We just wanted to try and win the game and unfortunately it wasn’t to be," added a dejected Coleman.