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Stevenage FA Cup hero Campbell on Aston Villa matchwinner: I thought 'just have a go'

Stevenage midfielder Dean Campbell says the final minutes of their famous FA Cup victory over Aston Villa were "a bit of a whirlwind".

Sent on as a substitute with less than half an hour to go, he was fouled for the equalising goal at Villa Park and then scored the winner.

It was Campbell's first for Boro - and only the second goal of his career.

"It's an incredible feeling personally, but for the whole squad as well," he told BBC Three Counties Radio.

"We won a corner and I was kind of at the edge of the box. I heard the gaffer screaming, as he does, 'go get the ball' - and when I got the ball I took a good touch, saw I had space and just thought I'd have a go, focus on my technique, get it on target and it just snuck in at the front post.

"It was a good strike. I knew there were a lot of bodies in the way so I had to keep it down, I got a good connection and I saw it go in - it was just elation after that."

Loan signing Campbell, 21, scored his only previous goal for parent club Aberdeen in a 2-1 Scottish Premiership victory at Livingston in December 2018.

He added: "The gaffer has put together a brilliant dressing room. They are top guys and really good footballers so it's been a successful season so far. We've got to enjoy this one and keep pushing towards our ultimate goal, which is promotion."

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