Hendon took another giant step towards Ryman League Premier Division safety with a superb 3-1 win at Staines Town on Tuesday night.

The Greens are up to 15th in the table. They now have 40 points - one more than last season - with seven games still to go.

Manager Gary McCann said: "I'm very pleased with the result, but I won't be smiling until the job is really done."

That job is well on the way to being done, however. And, with a trip to Ashford Town (Middx) - a side below them in the table - to come this Saturday, Hendon have another great chance to pull even further clear.

The Greens produced one of their best performances of the season to comprehensively see off Staines.

A goal behind after seven minutes - Ali Chaaban shooting in via keeper Richard Wilmot and the post - Hendon managed to turn the tide on 18 minutes. Dean Green attacked down the right and set off Jamie Busby, whose first touch denied him a shot, but his second gave Darragh Duffy the chance to equalise.

The two centre-halves combined for Hendon's second after 34 minutes. Mark Leach took a corner and James Parker powered a header home from ten yards.

It was his second goal for the club and both have been scored at Staines - two years apart.

The goal of the game came in first-half stoppage time. Parker started the move, which ended with Busby squaring the ball to Belal Aiteouakrim. The striker showed fine feet in going past two defenders, wrongfooting the keeper and guiding the ball into the net.

Wilmot had to tip over one header in the second half, but the Swans struggled to get anything else on target.

Hendon, meanwhile, looked dangerous with every attack and Wayne O'Sullivan, Busby, James Burgess, Green and sub Takumi Ake all went close. And, in the final minute, Leach saw a 40-yard volley magnificently tipped on to the bar.

HENDON: Wilmot, O'Sullivan, Vargas, Leach, Parker, Busby, Duffy (Ake 51), Burgess, Green, Hudson, Aiteouakrim (Guentchev 90). Subs not used: Hall, Rose, Rouco.

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