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Fab Forbes The opening game of last season ended with the Portuguese winger suffering a knee-ligament injury that kept him out for much of the campaign. But on Saturday he experienced very different first day fortunes as he mesmerised the St Albans City defence in a 3-0 victory at the Jewson Stadium. Speaking after the game, the 21-year-old said: “I cannot describe how happy I am at the moment. I just cannot put it into words. “Not only was it great that we won the game but to score twice was just fantastic and I think everyone could see just how happy I was after I scored the opening goal. “Before I was playing behind the strikers but now I am playing out wide so I did not think I would get as many opportunities to score this season. However, we played really well and thankfully I took my chances when they came along. “It is always great to win your first game of the season but football is all about consistency and we need to now focus on going to Staines Town on Tuesday and putting on a similar performance.” New-signing Neil Martin was also on target for the Magpies and boss Roy O’Brien was delighted with the overall display. He said: “We continued the work rate we displayed throughout pre-season and that is exactly what I asked for. “We chased people down, hunted in packs and also created some great chances so I am absolutely delighted. We knew the first 15 to 20 minutes would be a bit gung-ho but we defended well and once we got in front we always looked in control. “It is always nice to get off to a good start but it was how we went about it that was so encouraging. The challenge now is keeping that going. “I know I keep saying it but if you have a work rate about you, you will always create problems for your opponents and that will be the message we will be drilling into the players again ahead of the game at Staines.” Commenting on Forbes’ impressive display, O’Brien added: “I am delighted for him, along with the rest of the lads. It is great to have him back and it was good to see him working forward and back, which is fantastic.” As for debutants Martin and keeper Ryan Northmore, O’Brien said: “Neil did very well. He is a natural left-sided player and I thought he worked really hard. “Ryan did not have many saves to make but his handling was assured and there is no doubt that he is a great presence back there.”
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