Martin Allen heaped praise on winning goalscorer Shaun Batt after Barnet came from two goals down to beat Hartlepool.
Nathan Thomas and Padraig Amond had both scored for the Pools which looked to be sending the points back to the north east.
Liam Donnelly was sent off for hauling down John Akinde in the penalty area with the striker dispatching the spot kick with nonchalance.
Luke Gambin then curled home a free kick before Batt turned home Curtis Weston's cross to score his first goal for the Bees since joining in the summer of 2015.
“You couldn’t meet a nicer bloke,” Allen said. “He trains hard and well, has a good attitude and is great with all the other players when he’s not playing.
“He’s a good bloke and the injuries he’s had have been really stressful for him – and me because I signed him.
“But when he comes on as a sub he really does do damage. To see him score that goal, the happiness of the supporters and the happiness of the player was really special to me – I liked that.”
Allen was delighted by the depth of his squad as shown by the substitutions made over the course of the match.
“We all know we’ve got some very strong, pacey and powerful players on the bench and they do make a difference,” explained the Bees head coach.
“On Tuesday at Newport County, Shaun and Akpo came on. Last week at Wycombe Akpo came on and was brilliant.
“We know we’ve got those players to come on so we stayed nice and calm at half time and didn’t panic.
“We made some adjustments to our shape and pressed them a little bit higher. Then the breaks came.
“In the first half we had three good chances. Although they had a lot of possession in their own half, I’m not sure we were as bad as 2-0 down suggested.”
