AFC TELFORD UNITED | INTO THE GROOVE

Matt Stenson is finding his rhythm

It’s certainly shaping up to be a closely-fought battle at the top of the Pitching In Southern League Premier Central with the top five separated by just three points.

Two of those teams went head-to-head at the weekend with AFC Telford United coming from behind to secure a good 3-1 win at Stamford as Matty Stenson hit two second half goals to see his side to victory.

“I was delighted to be able to play my part in getting the three points against opponents who are right up there with us,” Stenson told us. “We started the game slowly; Stamford dominated the opening 20 minutes and for us to go a goal down and still win at what is a difficult place to go to is massive credit to the lads.

“We know that as a group, we’ve started the season slowly. Personally it’s also been a bit frustrating as I picked up an injury, but we’ve started to find a bit of rhythm recently and hopefully we can push on from here now.

“One look at the table shows how close it is at this stage and I’m expecting that to continue right up until the end of the season. All we can do is focus on we do and ensure that we’re doing our jobs rather than worry too much about what is happening elsewhere.

“A club of this size should be right up there challenging and I want to do all I can to ensure that we remain in the leading pack. Promotion is the ultimate aim, of course, and coming so close last time out, we want to make sure we go one better this time around.

“We have the belief and the quality to do it, so we need to prove it and if I can contribute with a healthy tally of goals then I will be happy.”

A mouth-watering home game against leaders, Kettering Town, takes place on Tuesday evening.

“We’re really looking forward to it,” added Stenson. “They are in good form and will come here full of confidence, but we’re ready to face the challenge head-on.

“I’m sure there will be a large and vocal crowd in attendance. These are the games that you want to be involved in.”

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