Three goals in six madcap minutes sent shell-shocked City crashing to defeat against bottom club Barnet at Valley Parade.

It was a result that made a mockery of Monday's battling win over Bury.

Luke Oliver had given the home side the lead with the final touch of the first half as a third straight success beckoned.

But the Bantams fell apart after an own goal from sub Rob Kiernan gifted the managerless Bees a 61st-minute equaliser.

Barnet, without an away win before today, suddenly grabbed the initiative as Anwar Uddin nodded home from a corner.

And worse followed with a breakaway tap-in goal from Ricky Holmes following a City corner.

It completely knocked the stuffing out of the home side, who had begun the second half well on top after a stodgy first 45 minutes.

In that first half, Izale McLeod had missed a great chance from close range before Oliver's header broke the deadlock after David Syers had pressured debutant keeper Liam O'Brien into a mistake.

Shane Duff clipped the post soon after the re-start before being replaced by Kiernan, whose header into his own net from Glen Southam's cross then totally changed the course of the match.

Syers was thwarted as he tried to take the ball round O'Brien and there was no way back.

It was such a miserable comedown after the double victory which had kicked off the new year the week before.

While the 86 travelling Barnet fans celebrated a rare road success, City had shot themselves in the foot.