The Shaymen looked to be heading for their 25th defeat in 33 games on the road when they trailed at half-time, but goals from Darryn Stamp, Simon Heslop and Jon Shaw in a seven-minute spell early in the second period gave them a stunning win.

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"It is about time," said Wilder. "With the players we have at the football club, our away record is, to say the least very very poor.

"We have been close on a number of occasions this year, but to get a win at a place like Stevenage is a tremendous effort, especially with all the things going off before the match with the new manager being introduced to the crowd.

"I have been in the game a few years and I know that players want to make a first impression.

"If there was any side I would not want to go 2-0 down to on their own pitch, it would be Stevenage.

"If we got an early goal I felt we would have a chance. To get two in as many minutes to get back on level terms put us in the ascendancy.

"It was down to the players who had to walk onto the pitch and produce a performance - and they did that to a man."

The down side to the victory was the sending off of skipper Tom Kearney, who was red carded between the equalising goal and the winner after tangling with Stuart Lewis.

He became the sixth Town player to be sent off in nine games and followed John Martin to the changing rooms after the home captain had been dismissed in the first half for a foul on Kearney.

"I am flabbergatsed by the sending off," said Wilder. "There was a furore about their sending off and a lot of questions asked about the referee.

"I felt the first one was debatable as well. I think it was a case of evening up the game.

"Looking at it from my point of view, I didn't understand where the referee was coming from.

"Tom put his hand on their player's chest and their player did the same.

"If there is a sending off, both players have to go."

There was a late scare when Steve Morison fired against the bar with three minutes remaining, but Wilder said his side deserved a break.

"We had a touch of luck at the end, but I felt we were the better side and anyone watching us over this season and last would say we were due a little bit of luck," he said.

"Saying that we had opportunities at 3-2 to kill the game off as well."

The Shaymen were without Daryl Taylor who pulled out on the morning of the match due to illness.

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