text: Akinde broke the deadlock on 57 minutes with the Bees' first shot on target after the visitors broke quickly from a loose Mitch Rose pass.
  Luke Gambin sent Akinde down the left and he ghosted past Krystian Pearce before lifting a cool finish over Scott Shearer.
  Mansfield had the best of a first half short on real chances in which home goalkeeper Shearer did not have a save to make.
  At the other end Josh Vickers got his body in the way of a Matt Green effort and he safely grabbed a tame header from the same player on 36 minutes.
  Two minutes later Vickers got down to his right to turn away a low Mal Benning shot from 18 yards.
  From the corner Green sent a downward header goalwards that looked to be creeping inside the post until Elliot Johnson headed off the line.
  The Stags laboured after Akinde's goal, though Vickers did make a fine save late on to keep out a Darius Henderson header from Kevan Hurst's cross.
  Report supplied by the Press Association.
  Match ends, Mansfield Town 0, Barnet 1.
  Second Half ends, Mansfield Town 0, Barnet 1.
  Alie Sesay (Barnet) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  Foul by Darius Henderson (Mansfield Town).
  Foul by Alex Iacovitti (Mansfield Town).
  John Akinde (Barnet) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  Corner,  Barnet. Conceded by Alex Iacovitti.
  Attempt saved. Darius Henderson (Mansfield Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  Attempt missed. Malvind Benning (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  Lee Collins (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  Foul by Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet).
  Lee Collins (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  Foul by Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet).
  Alex Iacovitti (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  Foul by Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet).
  Corner,  Barnet. Conceded by Alex Iacovitti.
  Substitution, Barnet. Alie Sesay replaces Alex Nicholls.
  Attempt saved. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  Substitution, Mansfield Town. Darius Henderson replaces Mitch Rose.
  Corner,  Barnet. Conceded by Alex Iacovitti.
  Attempt blocked. Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  Attempt blocked. Kevan Hurst (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  Substitution, Barnet. Jamal Campbell-Ryce replaces Luke Gambin because of an injury.
  Kevan Hurst (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  Luke Gambin (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  Foul by Kevan Hurst (Mansfield Town).
  Corner,  Mansfield Town. Conceded by Luke Gambin.
  Luke Gambin (Barnet) is shown the yellow card.
  Attempt missed. Kevan Hurst (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  CJ Hamilton (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  Foul by Mauro Vilhete (Barnet).
  Substitution, Mansfield Town. Kevan Hurst replaces Ashley Hemmings.
  Attempt missed. Matt Green (Mansfield Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  Substitution, Barnet. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro replaces Shaun Batt.
  Goal!  Mansfield Town 0, Barnet 1. John Akinde (Barnet) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Gambin following a fast break.
  Attempt missed. Matt Green (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right.
  Attempt missed. Luke Gambin (Barnet) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
  Ashley Hemmings (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  Foul by Luke Gambin (Barnet).
target: John Akinde's second-half goal secured Barnet victory at Mansfield.