Hucknall Town striker Adam Nelson expressed his delight after coming off the bench to score the winning goal for the Yellows in stoppage time against Clifton All Whites.

Andy Graves’ side produced a battling team performance away from home which was rewarded with all three points thanks to Nelson’s fantastic long-range effort.

After the match, the forward spoke of the pleasure he took from sending the supporters home with a victory.

He said: “It feels beautiful, absolutely beautiful. It’s always nice to see the fans happy and to get the winner at the end. I was obviously on the bench so it’s even better when you come on and score the goal, so yeah we’re buzzing after that.

“I always feel that I can come on and score, and as the game was progressing I felt that if I was to be brought on then I could definitely help to swing it in our favour.”

Discussing the decisive moment when he found the net, Nelson revealed that he doesn’t remember scoring many better goals in the past.

He admitted: “I’d say it’s probably one of the best goals I’ve scored in my career.

“I saw the opening and I decided to try and curl it into the corner, and it was one of those when I knew it was in as I hit it, which was pretty satisfying.”

Nelson was keen to praise the performance of Yellows goalkeeper Jake Pearson, who produced numerous saves throughout the afternoon to restrict Clifton to only two goals.

“He’s a blinding goalkeeper,” Nelson stated. “Obviously we’ve got two really good keepers in our squad, and it’s a fair battle for that starting spot.

“Both of them have been making a real good effort this season, and Jake smashed it today by pulling off some blinding saves, so he deserves a lot of credit.”

Hucknall manager Andy Graves was also eager to applaud Pearson’s display when speaking just after full-time.

He said: “Jake was probably our man of the match today. He was brave throughout and put in a really good shift.

“It certainly wasn’t easy for him given what the conditions were like, but he was determined and made some great saves.”

Words by George Wilson