Match ends, Alfreton Town 3, AFC Telford United 2.
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Alfreton survived a second-half Telford fightback to record back-to-back wins for the first time since mid-March.
The home side took the lead through Andi Thanoj's deflected strike, but the scores were soon level when Tony Gray got on the end of a long ball upfield.
Alfreton went back ahead as Tom Shaw's volley found the net and Joe Ironside finished well after a strong run just before half-time for a 3-1 lead.
Neill Byrne's header cut the gap but Telford's late onslaught came up short.
The Bucks, promoted back to English non-league football's top flight in April, remain bottom of the Conference, with just three points from their first 10 games.
Midfielder David Mellor, 21, made his debut for Alfreton after joining on a month's loan from League One side Oldham.
Alfreton Town manager Nicky Law:
"David will give us extra cover as he can also play left-back and he came in and slotted in well on the left, giving us better balance. He showed us the quality he has.
"We have done well but we are not out of the woods yet. We were never as bad as the results and position suggested. We are not the best in the division, but we are certainly not the worst.
"In the first half we were worthy of our lead, we played really well. In the second half, they changed it slightly and went more direct. They are a big side and caused a few problems.
"We also probably caused ourselves a few problems with a couple of errors but we hung on in the end. It is another good win and great return from the last three games. But we need to push it on now."
Telford United manager Liam Watson told BBC Shropshire:
"The second goal was the turning point. We had just equalised and all Wes Baynes had to do was put his foot through it.
"But it looked like he would be on the receiving end of a tackle, he pulled out, they got a cross in and scored.
"As long as fans see a shift and a spirited performance they can accept defeats.
"What they can't have is people jumping out of tackles."
Line-ups
Alfreton
Formation 4-4-2
- 20Dawson
- 3Rowe-TurnerBooked at 90mins
- 6Smith
- 5Graham
- 2Wood
- 11Howell
- 24MellorSubstituted forSheridanat 82'minutes
- 12Shaw
- 21Thanoj
- 18IronsideSubstituted forClaytonat 87'minutes
- 23Hawley
Substitutes
- 9Clayton
- 10Bradley
- 14Sheridan
- 17McDonald
- 22Gorman
Telford
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Hedge
- 15Owens
- 3LeverSubstituted forPokuat 46'minutes
- 5Akrigg
- 4Byrne
- 8BarnettBooked at 6minsSubstituted forFarrellat 46'minutes
- 22O'Keefe
- 2BaynesBooked at 88mins
- 21ToddSubstituted forClancyat 63'minutesBooked at 80mins
- 7Phenix
- 10Gray
Substitutes
- 9Farrell
- 11Clancy
- 13Pryce
- 17Platt
- 20Poku
- Referee:
- Richard Wigglesworth
- Attendance:
- 519
Match Stats
Home TeamAlfretonAway TeamTelford
- Possession
- Home59%
- Away41%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away5
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Alfreton Town 3, AFC Telford United 2.
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Attempt missed. Wes Baynes (AFC Telford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Offside, Alfreton Town. Paul Clayton tries a through ball, but Paul Clayton is caught offside.
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Foul by Josh O'Keefe (AFC Telford United).
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Paul Clayton (Alfreton Town) wins a free kick.
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Offside, Alfreton Town. Paul Clayton tries a through ball, but Paul Clayton is caught offside.
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Foul by Sean Clancy (AFC Telford United).
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Bradley Wood (Alfreton Town) wins a free kick.
Booking
Lathanial Rowe-Turner (Alfreton Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Josh O'Keefe (AFC Telford United).
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Karl Hawley (Alfreton Town) wins a free kick.
Booking
Wes Baynes (AFC Telford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Wes Baynes (AFC Telford United).
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Paul Clayton (Alfreton Town) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Alfreton Town. Paul Clayton replaces Joe Ironside.
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Offside, AFC Telford United. Andy Owens tries a through ball, but Andy Owens is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Alfreton Town. Jake Sheridan replaces David Mellor.
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Attempt missed. Tony Gray (AFC Telford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Foul by Joe Ironside (Alfreton Town).
