There was joy for Northwood on Saturday as they picked up their first win in the Pitching In Southern League Division One Central, at the tenth time of asking.
The 2-1 victory at a sun-kissed Beaconsfield Town was made even more impressive by the fact that they found themselves a goal down after just 45 seconds.
At that point, the team could have been forgiven for thinking; ‘here we go again’, but they were able to turn the scoreline around before half-time thanks to goals from Godlove Oppong and Adeniyi Gbolahan and then saw the game out after the break.
“We’ve been really unlucky in recent weeks, so we knew that the first win was coming,” said Jack Smith, who put in an impressive display. “We’re buzzing to get the three points; the boys showed such great determination to respond to going behind so early in the game.
“I was pleased to have provided the assist for our equaliser and then we went on to get a second goal with virtually the last kick of the first half, and that was crucial.
“It meant that we went in at the interval on a high and with something to hold on to.
“We need to take this, and the feeling we got at the final whistle, into Tuesday’s game at Hertford Town and see if we can make it two wins from two and build some momentum to push us up the table.
“This is only my fourth or fifth game at the club and in each of those we’ve been unlucky. It’s not as if we’re being well beaten. We have a strong squad, which is quite young, so we’ve been able to add a bit more quality and know-how over recent weeks.
“The new management team has also made a difference and just generally there has been a bit more of a buzz around the place recently.
“This is such a competitive division to be part of. It’s all very much still to play for. There are a couple of teams at the top who are flying, but the rest are pretty evenly-matched and a few more wins would see us climb the table pretty rapidly, where, in my opinion, we deserve to be.
“I feel that we can definitely break into the top half of the table before Christmas and then look to have a strong second half of the campaign. A few more assists from me like on Saturday and some goals wouldn’t go amiss either!”
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