Boss Jake Leberl felt there were lessons to learn from promotion-chasing Dover’s Isthmian Premier home win over relegation-threatened Hendon on Saturday.

With just three league fixtures to go this season, Whites, on a four-game winning run, are fourth.

They raced into a two-goal lead within 15 minutes through an own goal and a second that was claimed by Luke Baptiste, only for the Greens to pull one back through one-time Chatham player Kofi Anokye-Boadi before half-time.

Second-half Dover goals from man-of-the-match Baptiste and midfielder Ryan Hanson then left a Hendon second by Olusanya Fadahunsi a mere consolation and it finished 4-2 at Crabble.

Leberl said: “Obviously, we’re really pleased to get the three points at this stage of the season.

“That’s all, really, that counts. That makes it four wins on the spin so I can’t complain about that.

“The game was a strange game. Obviously, we got a goal early - a little bit of a fluke goal - and then we were the very dominant team. I actually felt we came off it a little bit.

Report: Dover 4-2 Hendon

“We should have put them to bed in the first half where we had a few chances. We started making some sloppy decisions and became a little bit lacklustre, which allowed them back in from a set-piece, which was disappointing.

“I wasn’t too happy at half-time because we gave them a chance. The game should have been dead and buried - and it wasn’t. They’re fighting for their lives so anything can happen when it’s 2-1, can’t it? An own goal, a penalty or whatever.

“But to be fair, the boys understood it. They knew themselves and I thought we played some really nice stuff (in the second half), and I think the third goal was an absolutely amazing goal.

“I couldn’t be prouder, but there’s lessons to be learned.

“Everyone else won so nothing changes.”

Kick-off was delayed by 10 minutes due to the visitors arriving late because of traffic problems - and Whites took full advantage with a fast start.

“We couldn’t have started better but, after we got the second, that was when we were too lacklustre,” Leberl explained.

“I think we felt the game was won, which was a little bit of inexperience and not a great mentality. As a group, we definitely need to learn that lesson because we won’t get away with it against the better sides.

“Obviously, everyone got on and had a run out. I’m really pleased about that because some boys haven’t had a lot of minutes recently.

“It's hard for them, but they’re very much a part of this.”

A 720-strong attendance watched the match in the sun and were treated to plenty of entertainment.

Leberl said: “They did get behind us, which was really pleasing. They were very noisy.

“We gave them something to cheer about. It was nice to get back among the goals here because we had only scored once or twice here for quite a long time.

“It was really nice to get four goals and, ultimately, we could have had a few more, as well.”

Dover will visit leaders Dartford for a massive Kent derby on Easter Friday before their final home fixture of the regulation season against relegation-bound Hastings on Easter Monday.