Leatherhead bounced back from their FA Trophy defeat at the weekend by registering their first home league win of the season on Tuesday night.
The Tanners came from behind to beat Croydon Athletic 2-1, but they did not make life easy for themselves.
Dave Stevens and Tommy Moorhouse missed penalties that would have given the home side the lead, but fortunately Scott Bennetts marked his debut by scoring the winner.
It has been a tough time for Bennetts on and off the pitch this year, but Tanners' co-managers Barry Barnes and Dave Harlow will hope the goal will help the midfielder settle at Fetcham Grove.
The 24-year-old was thrust into the media spotlight when his then-girlfriend
Saskia Howard-Clarke went on the television show Big Brother and started a high-profile relationship with Maxwell Ward while in the house.
Having poured his heart out to the News of the World, Bennetts returned to his club Met Police for pre-season training, only to be released by manager Jimmy Cooper.
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