PAUL DOSWELL was all smiles last night as Eastleigh returned from 'mission impossible' with a 4-1 Premier victory in the bag.
On paper, winning at Slough Town looked a mighty tall order. The Bekshire side had not been beaten all season at their adopted Stag Meadow ground.
Scarier still, they hadn't conceded a home goal in the league and were unbeaten on home soil since December last year.
None of which mattered to elated Eastleigh who, with skipper Rob Marshall back from a viral infection, took only 15 minutes to puncture Slough's steely defence. James Stokoe blocked an attempted clearance and slotted the ball coolly past the keeper.
On the brink of half-time, Andy Forbes broke away to make it 2-0 only for Slough to profit from a controversial penalty awarded against Sam Wyeth seconds later.
That proved only a minor setback for determined Eastleigh, who went on to win in style. Ex-Saint David Hughes struck from 20 yards to make it 3-1 and the last word went to Martin Thomas who supplied the far-post finish to Wyeth's cross in a polished five-man move.
After all the injury problems of the past few weeks, Doswell was relieved to have a near full house to choose from.
He commented: "We had a decent side out and all 11 played well."
The one blot on the night was losing Forbes after an hour with another recurrence of his calf strain.
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