An 86th-minute penalty from Gavin Geddes gave Horsham a 1-0 division two win at struggling Edgware.
Geddes smashed home the spot-kick after Matt Smart had been tripped by Gary Issott as the Hornets sought to break a frustrating deadlock that had seen them waste a hatful of chances against poor opposition.
In fact, it was their third appeal for a penalty after Geddes had been held back in the first half as he sought to shoot and the referee had waved play on when Carl Morlese appeared to handle a Steve Flain cross in the 59th minute.
Horsham boss John Maggs was relieved.
He said: "We always dominated against a very poor side and it would have been an injustice if we had not take the three points. I was very pleased that Matt Smart, who was only playing at 60 per cent, made it through the whole 90 minutes."
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