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GRIMSBY Town's fight for Football League survival will go down to the last day of the season after the Mariners earned a massive three points against their closest rivals at the bottom of League Two.

Rob Atkinson and Mark Hudson were the goalscoring heroes on a tense, nervy afternoon in front of more than 7,000 at Blundell Park as Town reduced the gap to the safety mark to just one point.

The first half had finished goalless as Barnet, under new management, looked to claim the draw that would have sent Grimsby down to the non-league ranks as the Mariners fought to break the deadlock.

That opening goal came on the hour, when Atkinson hooked the ball into the net to send the packed home crowd into raptures.

One goal either way would still turn the game and after Barnet tried in vain to grab their equaliser, the Mariners finally sealed the points with Hudson's strike in stoppage time.

For Grimsby to stay up now, they must go to Burton Albion on Saturday and win, while hoping Barnet do not win their home clash with Rochdale.

Two changes were made to the Town side that won at Darlington, with Dean Sinclair returning from injury to replace Peter Sweeney in the centre of midfield.

The other alteration saw Tommy Wright come into the attack in place of Lee Peacock, who had been struggling with illness but was passed fit enough to take a place on the substitutes' bench.

Nick Colgan started in goal for the must-win encounter, protected by an unchanged back four of Peter Bore, Olly Lancashire, Atkinson and Joe Widdowson.

Michael Coulson lined up on the right side of midfield, with Hudson partnering Sinclair in the middle and Jamie Devitt starting on the left.

Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro had been an injury doubt but was fit to start alongside Wright up front, with Leigh Overton, Adrian Forbes, Paul Linwood, Micheal Leary, Bradley Wood, Ashley Chambers and Peacock kept in reserve on the bench.

Barnet made the trip north with a new man at the helm after manager Ian Hendon was sacked following the midweek defeat at Accrington Stanley.

That meant it was Paul Fairclough who took the reins for the high-pressure game, with the north Londoners needing just one point to make sure they stayed in the League at Grimsby's expense.

The danger man for the Bees was likely to be pacy winger Albert Adomah, who would look to hurt the Mariners defence from his position on the right.

Another out to cause problems would be 16-goal top scorer John O'Flynn, who lined up alongside 41-year-old Paul Furlong in the Barnet attack.

The form book suggested Town would be the favourites to claim three points, having put together a recent run that had dragged them right back into the survival fight, while their visitors had lost their previous five games.

The teams ran out to an incredible wall of noise, with all three home sections of Blundell Park in full voice.

Town had the first attack of the game, with Akpa Akpro linking up with Devitt down the left, only for the Hull City loanee to be blocked after getting into the penalty area.

The Mariners had the first corner on seven minutes when an Akpa Akpro cross from the right was headed away.Devitt's kick was headed away by Micah Hyde, before Akpa Akpro's follow-up shot from 18 yards was caught by visiting keeper Jake Cole under his crossbar.

A superb Grimsby move down the left saw Devitt break over halfway before bringing in Widdowson.His first-time pass was flicked on by Akpa Akpro and Devitt then drilled a low shot narrowly wide from 20 yards.

Cole had to race out of his penalty area to clear as Akpa Akpro chased a through-ball from Wright on 11 minutes as Town continued to push for an early breakthrough.

Barnet had not caused any major problems so far but with them not needing all three points, they could afford to soak up the Mariners pressure and wait for an opening of their own.

After the initial flurry of home attacks, the game settled down and the away side began to see much more of the ball in midfield areas, albeit without calling Colgan into any serious action.

Wright was fouled inside the Barnet half on 24 minutes but Devitt's free kick was headed away by Joe Devera.

The best chance so far came for the Mariners two minutes later when Hudson found himself one-on-one with Cole after good hold-up play by Akpa Akpro on the left.The midfielder could not take the opportunity though as Cole made the block, before Coulson smashed the rebound into the side netting.

Widdowson won a corner after being put through by Devitt on the half-hour but the ball was eventually cleared by Cole from the flag-kick, before Coulson sent it out of play for a goal kick.

Akpa Akpro was adjudged to be fouled 30 yards from goal soon afterwards but the Mariners could not make the free kick work as Bore touched the ball to Coulson and his shot was charged down.

Barnet under Fairclough were looking like a completely different side to the one that had lost its previous five matches, as the Bees were composed on the ball and were making it very difficult for Town to create many good opportunities.

The visitors had a chance of their own on 37 minutes when Micah Hyde shot from outside the box but the effort was straight at Colgan.

At the other end, Akpa Akpro found Devitt inside the area but his control let him down before he went down under a challenge from Kenny Gillet.Referee Nigel Miller waved the winger's penalty appeals away.

The first booking of the game came soon afterwards, with Hyde's name going into the referee's notebook for a foul on Coulson.

As half-time approached, it was Barnet who were seeing most of the ball and were dictating the play as they looked to keep a clean sheet going into the break.

Two additional minutes were signalled at the end of the half as the away side continued to hold the upper hand.

That continued as Mr Miller blew for half-time, with another nervy 45 minutes in store for Mariners followers as they knew their favourites would have to break down the visiting defence in order to have any chance of preserving their League status.

Barnet had been resolute, playing with a five-man midfield and appearing to be set up to collect the draw they needed.

The visitors started the second half well, with Adomah showing his pace for the first time in the game to create himself an opening within seconds of the restart.

The winger beat Lancashire before racing into the box but the centre-back got back to put in a good challenge and ensure the only damage was a corner.

From the flag, the ball was cleared for another Barnet corner and this time, there was a real scare for the Mariners with a scramble inside the six-yard box after Colgan pushed the ball away on his line.

Barnet were on the front foot in the early stages of the half as they seemed to change their approach from looking for a draw to pushing for the victory.

They had another early chance when Adomah tried his luck with a curling shot from the edge of the box but the ball went over Colgan's bar.

One goal either way would completely change the game and the vast majority of the 7,000-plus inside the ground were nervously praying it would be the hosts who would break the deadlock.

Another Barnet chance came and went when O'Flynn headed over from Adomah's cross, before Adomah escaped punishment for a foul on Coulson on the right.

The first substitution of the day came when Lee Peacock made his entrance in place of Wright in the Town attack on 55 minutes.

An Albert Jarrett cross from the Barnet left led to Furlong going down at the far post but as the travelling supporters in the Osmond Stand screamed for a penalty, referee Miller again waved play on.

Michael Leary replaced Sinclair for Grimsby just before Akpa Akpro won a corner as the hour mark approached.

From the flag, the Mariners took a precious lead.Devitt's kick was half-cleared but the ball was sent back into the penalty area and ATKINSON controlled it well before turning and hooking it over Cole and into the net.

The home supporters and coaching staff erupted with sheer relief as the scoring was finally opened by the Mariners - and at a time when the visitors had looked the more likely to get themselves in front.

Grimsby were galvanised by the goal as they poured forward in search of a second goal.Peacock thought he should have had a penalty when he went down under a Barnet challenge but Mr Miller disagreed, booking the Town skipper for diving.

The away side's next chance came when O'Flynn made progress inside the Town half

before shooting straight at Colgan from 20 yards.

Leary was booked for a foul on Furlong inside the Town half but the resulting free kick did not bring any danger.

Then, Colgan had to make another save when Mark Hughes headed Devera's cross towards goal.The Town stopper dived to his right to claim the ball well.

Akpa Akpro forced Cole to push away a stinging shot on 69 minutes after O'Flynn had sent a header wide at the other end.

Barnet forced a corner when Ahmed Deen's left-wing cross was cleared by Lancashire and from it, Colgan produced a great reaction save to deny Hughes and preserve Grimsby's narrow lead.

At the other end, Devitt saw a shot blocked by Cole after he had been set up by Peacock, before the ball came out to Akpa Akpro and he secured another Mariners corner.

The onus was now on the visitors to force the equaliser that would swing the pendulum back their way and boss Fairclough shuffled his pack, taking off captain Hyde and leading marksman O'Flynn, to be replaced by Nicky Deverdics and Mauro Vilhete.

Adrian Forbes was sent on in place of Coulson for the hosts and the former Millwall man made an immediate impact, forcing Cole into a save from an 18-yard shot and winning a corner.

Devitt was the latest name to enter referee Miller's notebook when he was cautioned for a foul with 10 minutes remaining.

Both teams' seasons were now firmly in the balance, with the visitors pushing for the goal that would level matters and break Grimsby hearts.

Leary put his body on the line against his former club to block a 20-yard shot from defender Gary Breen.

Then, there was a chance for Town to seal the victory when Akpa Akpro turned and shot from the edge of the area.Cole was beaten but the shot came back off the post, with Peacock unable to beat the keeper from the rebound.

Barnet kept coming forward as the seconds ticked down, with fingernails being bitten around the ground.

All eyes were on the fourth official to see how long the game would be extended by and there were groans from the anxious home fans as five extra minutes were signalled.

Grimsby's whole season and 100 years of Football league history were now reduced to five nervous, tense minutes as Barnet refused to lie down.

Those nerves were finally calmed when Town sealed the points with a crucial second goal in the fourth of those added minutes.

HUDSON again found himself one-on-one with Cole and this time, the midfielder kept his composure, finishing brilliantly and sparking wild scenes around Blundell Park.

Hundreds of fans invaded the pitch as the jubilation momentarily threatened to get out of hand but after they were cleared away, the game was able to restart.

Seconds later, the final whistle meant another pitch invasion as the home fans celebrated a huge three points that keep their side in the survival race, going into the final day of the league season.