FC UNITED recovered from a nightmare start to leapfrog Ossett Albion into second place in UniBond division one north.
Shane Kelsey stunned the Rebels as he ghosted in behind their defence to side-foot Ossett in front after just 35 seconds.
And it took a slice of good fortune to get Karl Marginson's men back on terms in the 40th minute when Chris Baguley's blocked shot hit Rory Patterson on the side of the head and went in.
Patterson squeezed in his 15th goal of the season to give FC an advantage they rarely looked like conceding and Peter Thomson added the third.
2 Liam Foster
3 Shaun Roscoe
4 Nicky Platt
5 Dave Brown
6 Rob Nugent
7 Cayne Hanley
8 Chris Baguley
9 Aaron Burns
10 Jerome Wright
11 Rory Patterson(captain)
Subs Used
12 Simon Carden
14 Jamie Baguley(for 7, 77 mins)
15 Peter Thomson(for 9, 77 mins)
Attendance 2160
Scorers Patterson 38, 65 Thomson 92, Kelsey 1