Stevenage 2-1 AFC Wimbledon
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Jamie Reid's winner saw Stevenage boost their League Two automatic promotion chances as they beat AFC Wimbledon to end a run of five games without a victory.
Midfielder Jordan Roberts gave the home side the perfect start when he smashed home after only four minutes, rifling in after the visitors failed to deal with Jake Forster-Caskey's free-kick.
But the visitors needed just seven minutes to restore parity thanks to Ali Al-Hamadi's sweet strike for his 10th goal in his past 12 league outings.
The 21-year-old Iraq international collected Saikou Janneh's ball in the box before firing into the far corner.
Defender Will Nightingale headed narrowly wide just before the break for the Dons, while midfielder Kasey McAteer shot wide.
But Reid restored the home team's lead with a clever lob shortly after the hour mark, with his eighth league goal of the campaign securing Boro's first win in a month.
Al-Hamadi could have equalised once more in stoppage time but he blasted wide for the Dons.
Stevenage move back up to third and are two points ahead of fourth-placed Stockport and a game in hand on County.
Match report supplied by PA Media.