FC UNITED boss Karl Marginson insisted justice had been done after seeing his promotion-chasing Reds produce a stunning late comeback to beat fellow UniBond premier division high-fliers Guiseley.
Marginson's men snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with two goals in 60 seconds in the closing stages giving them their fifth win in six games.
Simeon Bambrook's deflected 17th minute free-kick appeared to have sunk United until Jerome Wright, whose touch had taken the ball past keeper Sam Ashton, lashed in a stunning 25-yard equaliser with less than four minutes left on the clock.
And, with the home fans still celebrating, Tommy Turner then headed home Adam Carden's teasing cross to send the vast majority of the 1,986-strong Gigg Lane crowd into raptures and earn FC a victory which lifts them into the play-off places.
A delighted Marginson said: "Guiseley scored an unbelievable late equaliser when we played at their place, so maybe this one was our pay-back.
"But I still expect Guiseley to be in the mix for the play-offs, so perhaps we'll get to meet them again."
It wasn't, however, all good news for Marginson, who gave a debut to Adam Tong, signed from Bamber Bridge, as United's 24-goal top scorer Kyle Wilson was forced off after just 21 minutes with a knee injury
FC UNITED got their UniBond Premier Division promotion bid firmly back on track with a comfortable 2-0 win at bottom-of-the-table Leigh Genesis in front of a crowd of 1,302.
But the rebel Reds, who were desperate to bounce back from their agonising last-gasp defeat at Witton, had to wait until two minutes from time to secure the win.
Jamie Baguley was on hand to clinch their fourth victory in five games with a 25-yard screamer.
Jerome Wright had given United a 15th minute lead when he drilled home from just inside the box.
But, despite dominating throughout, Karl Marginson's men were unable to kill off plucky Genesis, who were playing for the first time at their new Leigh Sports Village ground, until Baguley finally settled the issue with time running out.
The win takes United to within a point of a play-off place ahead of Saturday's crunch home clash with fellow promotion contenders Guiseley.
FC UNITED boss Karl Marginson saluted ace marksman Kyle Wilson after his 24th goal of the season had secured the rebel Reds another three precious points towards their planned promotion assault.
Wilson struck five minutes from time after seizing on a defensive blunder to give United a hugely satisfying 1-0 win at Boston on a day when senior non-League was again hit hard the freezing conditions, with all but a handful of fixtures being postponed.
It was a sweet triumph for Marginson's men as it avenges home defeats by the Lincolnshire side in both the league and FA Trophy.
And, while it wasn't enough to move the visitors up from 11th in the UniBond premier division, victory at York Street means FC are now just four points short of a play-off place and set fair to challenge for a fourth successive promotion.
Marginson said: "It was a tough game and there weren't many clear-cut chances, but Kyle (pictured) showed you only need one sometimes.
"He brings a lot to our team and results like this when hardly anyone else played really help our push for the play-offs."
BOSS Karl Marginson insisted it's not beyond FC United to achieve a fourth successive promotion in 2009 after seeing them kick off the New Year in style.
Two Tommy Turner goals plus Simon Carden's simple tap-in gave the rebel Reds a comfortable 3-0 win at Worksop on a day when most local non-League fixtures were again frozen off.
Although FC remain 11th in the UniBond premier division, victory in Nottinghamshire means they're now just seven points short of a play-off place with at least one game in hand on many of the teams above them.
Marginson said: "We've a lot to do, but we firmly believe promotion to Blue Square North remains a realistic target."
Carden opened the scoring seven minutes before the break after Simon Garner and Kyle Wilson had combined to provide him with the simplest of chances.
Turner then struck twice in eight minutes midway through the second-half as lowly Worksop were sunk without trace.