Barnet had six squad players injured for this match and badly needed a win after losing 2-1 at Doncaster on Saturday. Yeovil themselves could only manage a draw at home with Gravesend.
Last season this match finished 3-2 for Town and Yeovil started the most lively of the two sides creating several chances and having two shots that were wide of the mark.
Against the run of the play it was Barnet who opened the scoring when in the sixth minute the Bees had a free-kick 23 yards from goal, David Hillier and Mark Arber both stood over the ball and after a quick flick it was Mark Gower who drove the ball past the wall, it struck the right-hand post and went past keeper Chris Weale.
Yeovil continued to attack forcing a number of corners, Nick Crittenden's shot was deflected over the bar and Lee Harrison, the Barnet keeper, was forced to head clear from the same player. Barnet's attacks were mainly from Gower crosses, but the Yeovil defence stood firm.
In the closing stages of the first half Abdoulai Demba lobbed Harrison, but Barnet defender Craig Pope headed the ball of the line.
Moments later a Michael McIndoe cross from the right was again headed goalwards by Demba, only for Lee Gledhill to clear for a corner.
Arber the Barnet captain was injured in a collision and had lengthy treatment to his head, but he returned to the field wearing a very thick bandage, but he was stiil able to head the ball clear.
Barnet had their first corner of the game on the stroke of half time but again the Yeovil defenders cleared.
In the second half Barnet scored against the run of play when Arber was able to head the ball from the by-line and Ben Strevens headed home from five yards.
It was not until the 76th minute that Yeovil managed to score Leon Bell held Lee Johnson on the edge of the box and Johnson took the free-kick himself right-footed and it easily beat the wall and keeper Harrison.
Town continued to press for an equaliser but the Barnet defence held out to record a 2-1 home win