"I was very pleased with that." Dearden told the Mansfield CHAD after the game.
"It was a great result and a great comeback after the result at Accrington in midweek.
"We were poor there but did exactly the opposite today and we have beaten a very good side.
"We rolled our sleeves up and were fully committed against the leaders.
"I thought we had the best of the chances, particularly in the first half and should have been two or three goals up.
"Once we got in front I didn't think we were going to get beaten as we were winning the 50-50 challenges.
"That win will help move us up the table. Hopefully we can carry it on, get cracking and get up into that top half."