 In late June 2010 , Mousinho rejected a contract extension at Wycombe , which led to Wycombe manager Gary Waddock saying " we wanted to keep John , but he 's decided to go elsewhere . It 's an open secret where he 's going " . Two days later Mousinho joined newly promoted League Two outfit Stevenage on a two – year deal , officially signing for the club on 1 July . A day later , he was assigned the number 21 shirt ahead of the 2010 – 11 season . Mousinho made his Stevenage debut in the club 's 1 – 0 loss to Bradford City in the club 's second game of the season , playing the whole game in the centre of midfield . He scored his first goal for Stevenage in October 2010 , scoring the equaliser in the club 's 1 – 1 draw with Rotherham United . A month later , Mousinho scored twice in Stevenage 's 3 – 0 victory away at local rivals Barnet . Mousinho scored his fourth goal of the season in a 1 – 0 away win at his former employers , Wycombe Wanderers , at Adams Park , scoring with a low drilled shot from 30 yards out . Ten days later , Mousinho scored both of Stevenage 's goals in their 2 – 0 away win against Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium . This subsequently meant that all six of Mousinho 's goals were scored away from Broadhall Way , although this record ended when he scored a penalty in Stevenage 's 2 – 1 home win against Bradford City on 2 April 2011 . Mousinho was sent @-@ off for the first time in his Stevenage career on 30 April 2011 , receiving a straight red card in Stevenage 's 2 – 0 defeat at Northampton Town . The red card meant that Mousinho served a three @-@ game suspension . Stevenage appealed against the sending off , but were unsuccessful . He subsequently missed the club 's 3 – 3 draw against Bury , as well as Stevenage 's 3 – 0 aggregate play @-@ off win against Accrington Stanley . Mousinho returned to the first @-@ team for the 2010 – 11 play @-@ off final against Torquay United at Old Trafford on 28 May 2011 , a game in which he scored the only goal with a strike from 20 yards out in a 1 – 0 Stevenage victory . During his first season with the club , Mousinho finished as the club 's joint top goalscorer with eight goals in 44 appearances . 
