Farnham Town manager Paul Johnson praised his side’s quality after they came from behind to beat Tonbridge Angels 3-1 and earn a second successive win in the National League South.

Ricky Korboa gave the Angels an early lead, but goals from Marcel Lavinier, Darryl Sanders and Bobby-Joe Taylor earned the Town all three points in front of a crowd of 1,280 at The Memorial Ground.

The win moved Farnham up to fourth place in the National League South table and cemented their spot in the play-off places.

“I thought it was a really competitive game,” said Johnson. “Credit to both sets of players – they gave it their all and there was some good football on show.

“Tonbridge are a good side. They are in and around us in the league, and these are the games you've got to win if you want to get in those play-off spots. I thought our boys adapted really well.

“It was a funny game in terms of moments. George Alexander could have put us 1-0 up and two minutes later we find ourselves 1-0 down. At 1-1 Tonbridge had a massive chance to go 2-1 up and two minutes later they find themselves 2-1 down. It swung to and fro, but we had enough quality in the end.”

Lavinier scored Farnham’s equaliser and was named man of the match after another impressive performance, and Johnson was delighted with his right-back’s performance.

“Marcel was an out for us all game,” said Johnson. “It was another solid performance from him.

“It was a fully deserved equaliser – it would have been harsh for us to go in at half-time 1-0 down.

“Marcel's perfect for the formation we play and the way we play. He's the perfect replacement for Jack Dean at the minute. He's been a breath of fresh air.”

The Town were on level terms at 1-1 at half-time, and Johnson admitted he felt the game was there for the taking for his side in the second half.

“We got in a lot of times in the first half but we seemed to choose the cutback quite a lot and it didn't quite come off,” said Johnson.

“The cutback was our own worst enemy in terms of Tonbridge breaking on us.

“At half-time I gave the boys credit for getting back into the game.

“I thought we were the better side, it was just a matter of tidying a few things up like the cutbacks.

“In the areas where we were giving the ball away we had to be a little bit more tidy. It was there for the taking.

“Darryl was in the right place at the right time for the second goal, and Bobby’s goal was a great team goal on the break from one side to the other that fully deserved to win the game.”