Luke Williams admitted it was a risk to introduce Geraldo Bajrami in Notts County's 2-0 win over Gateshead on Tuesday evening.
The Albanian, who has not featured for the Magpies since their away win over Eastleigh last month, was brought on as a half time replacement for Adam Chicksen after the full-back suffered an injury in the first half.
This allowed Kyle Cameron to push forward in the wing-back role which proved effective, with the Notts skipper notching his fourth assist in two games as his looping header was met by Ruben Rodrigues on the line.