Forest Green Vegans 0 - 1 Ginsters Meat Pilgrims.
Superb! The complete team performance.
The first half was about attacking and getting the goal, the second was about resolute defending with the make shift back five holding firm to keep a clean sheet.
Wootton won every header, Josh Grant won every tackle and Palmer made the saves late in the game to spark fantastic celebrations between the fans and players at the final whistle.
We needed a win like this to kick start our season, especially after the defeat against Exeter and it doesn't feel this type of result is a one-off because the players looked so determined and focused typified by substitute Joe Riley who made a crunching tackle that left him injured.
We shaded the first half having done our homework in stopping FGR from playing, we pressed and harried and also created chances.
The winning goal was a short corner by Mayor to Sarcevic who ran along the edge of the penalty area who shot over the keeper with what looked like a slight deflection.
Are footballs still made of leather? If so - the perfect irony.
Sarcevic ran the game during the first half.
McFadzean picked up an injury just before half time and was replaced by Riley for the second half with Edwards switching to the left.
We sat back and repelled attack after attack and in truth we rode our luck at times with shots whistling past Palmer's posts.
Riley was then injured so Moore became our third RWB of the game and Telford came on up front.
Moore had a chance with a flicked header that flew wide and Canavan should have done better with a free header but normal service was FGR laying siege on our goal.
The back five and Palmer were fantastic with Grant mopping up in front of them, he's now found his best position.
Six minutes of injury time seemed like an eternity especially with FGR winning corner after corner.
We held out for a fantastic win.
One criticism is you just wish Danny Mayor would be more involved but hey ho.
Edwards didn't look out of place at LWB when Cooper seemed the obvious option when McFadzean went off.
The ref was very whistle happy which meant most of the game was stop-stop.
We showed a lot of gamesmanship late in the game, nowhere near Wycombe's standards but it's obvious and a sign we can close out games, something that Lowe has previously criticised the players for.
It's difficult to pick a Man of the Match, a lucky dip for Sarcevic, Wootton, Palmer or Josh Grant.
Palmer 8, Wootton 8, Canavan 7, Sawyer 7, Josh Grant 8, Edwards 7, Sarcevic 8, Mayor 6, McFadzean 6, Joel Grant 7, B Moore 7. Subs Telford 7, Taylor 7, Riley 7.
