Hendon won their first league game in a month as they beat Harlow Town 5-3 at a misty Burrows Farm on Tuesday night despite going a goal behind on two occasions during the match. Harry Hunt was the star of the show with a first class hat-trick.

There were two changes to the starting line up that began the 3-0 win against Bedfont Green six days earlier, as Jamie Turley and William Viner returned in place of Charlie Mapes and Richard Wilmot.

It was a thoroughly entertaining game and as early as the first minute, Harlow had a good chance to take the lead when Danny Green was left unmarked, but he could only direct his header wide of the goal.

As it turned out, it was to be Hendon who scored the first goal. In the 7th minute Hunt was put through. He beat Darren Williams, and cooly slotted the ball under the keeper and into the net.

Shortly afterwards, the Greens had a great chance to double the lead, but Glenn Garner's shot across goal flew narrowly wide of the target with James Hasell beaten.

Harlow then began to get themselves more involved in the game, and after Viner had made two good saves, the home side equalised. Leon Lalite found himself in space around 25 yards from goal and he fired off a fierce shot that swerved nastily at the last minute leaving Viner only able to help the ball into the net.

Viner was back in action two minutes later when he made a good stop from a Jamie Richards shot. At the other end Hunt fired off a shot from the edge of the area, but it was straight at Hasell who made a comfortable save.

In the 40th minute Harlow took the lead. Jamie Turley lost possession in the middle of the park and the ball fell to Craig Calver. The striker beat the challenge of Marc Leach, rounded Viner and slid the ball into the net.

As the first half moved into stoppage time, the home side had a chance to move further ahead but Lalite's shot was well saved by Viner. The ball was launched down the other end by the tall keeper, and Harlow conceded a free kick on the edge of the area on their left hand side.

Sam Byfield swung the free kick in, Leach saw his shot blocked, but the ball fell to Garner who sidefooted the ball home - leaving Hasell completely wrong-footed. It was an excellent finish.

Within four minutes of the second half starting, the Hawks were in front for a second time. They broke down the Hendon left, and the ball was played into the near post, from where Richards was able to tap home from close range.

However, the goal sparked Hendon into life once again, and within six minutes it was level again. Viner sent a long punt forward which Harry Hunt latched on to, beating the offside trap in the process. Hunt carried the ball into the area, took it round the keeper and slotted the ball into the unguarded net.

Just after the hour mark, Harlow's Mark Taylor fired in a superb free kick, which forced Viner into an equally superb save high up near the corner of the goal. Two minutes later Byfield had a turn with a free kick, but his effort was straight at Hasell.

This marked Hendon taking control of the game, and in the 76th minute they were given a helping hand. As Jamie Busby delivered a free kick about 30 yards from goal, the referee spotted Taylor elbow Hunt in the head just inside the penalty area in an off the ball incident.

The referee made it clear why he had given the spot kick and there wasn’t a huge amount of complaint from the Harlow players. He duly showed Taylor a red card for violent conduct, and Hunt stepped up to send Hasell the wrong way to complete his hat-trick - his first since joining the club in September.

From here on, there was going to be one winner as the Greens put in a very disciplined performance for the last quarter of an hour, ensuring that any Harlow attacks were dealt with comfortably and with little fuss.

Five minutes from time came the icing on the cake. Harlow gave away a free kick just outside the penalty area, almost central to the goal. Somewhat inexplicably, Hasell positioned himself and his wall so that his left hand post was unguarded. For a couple of seconds Scott Holding decided to cover that post, but then decided to mark Brian Haule. Jamie Busby spotted the huge gap that had been left and curled the ball round the wall and into the net, leaving Hasell a mere spectator.

In the dying seconds, there was a chance for the Greens to score a sixth goal, but Haule's strike hit the woodwork, and Scott Shulton’s follow up flew narrowly over the bar.

Gary McCann was delighted after the game and said "There were two sides out there tonight who were lacking in confidence. The big difference was that we knew how to go on and win the game. Harry Hunt was unplayable and thoroughly deserved his hat-trick, but every single player played their part in that victory this evening."