Forest Green made it four wins from six league matches and went top of the Blue Square Premier with victory at Histon.

The visitors dominated from the start but managed to spurn three decent chances early on.

The most notable of those missed opportunities came when Daniel Wright volleyed over from 12 yards.

Then on 20 minutes Conal Platt's cross from the left found John Hardiker and he kept his cool to fire home in clinical fashion from close range.

Histon: Naisbitt, Oyebanjo, Langston (Nightingale 70), Ada, Gwillim, Midson (Reeves 64), Mitchell-King, Andrews (Kennedy 75), Knight-Percival, Wright, Murray.
Subs Not Used: Key, Barker.

Booked: Ada.

Forest Green: Robinson, Thomas, Jones, Hardiker, Stonehouse, Lawless, Smith, Fowler, Mohamed, Platt (Afful 65), Mangan (Rigoglioso 81).
Subs Not Used: Preece, Molyneux, Burton.

Goals: Hardiker 20.

Att: 740

Ref: R Merchant (Staffordshire).