NIINO Adom-Malaki scored a delightful volley to help wrap up a huge win for Sutton United.
The Us have been fighting for their lives at the bottom of the League Two table for most of the season with former Millwall striker Steve Morison drafted in at the beginning of January to lead the survival charge.
Adom-Malaki told NewsAtDen earlier this week that he was confident his new loan side would stay up.
And they are now just one point off safety after Saturday’s crucial 3-1 win over Accrington Stanley.
Harry Smith and Omar Sowunmi gave the south London side a two-goal cushion before Adom-Malaki’s moment arrived.
Midfielder Charlie Lakin, who would end the game with three assists, lofted a ball over the top for the onrushing 20-year-old (Video below, 1.30 in).
Playing in a more advanced left-wing position, Adom-Malaki let the ball bounce before unleashing a sumptuous dipping volley into the top corner.
It is his first senior goal and the youngster celebrated with a back flip that was almost as impressive as the strike itself.
Sutton’s relegation rivals Forest Green Rovers lost at Doncaster Rovers while Colchester United gained an unlikely point away at the league leaders Mansfield Town in the live televised Saturday lunchtime game.
Sutton are the most in-form team in that relegation scrap but they have played a game more than Forest Green and three more than Colchester.
Elsewhere, Kamarl Grant managed 11 minutes off the bench in Bromley’s shock 2-0 defeat to relegation-battling York City in the National League.
Third-placed Bromley look very likely of finishing in the play-offs but will want to stay above Solihull Moors, who are just four points back with six games to go, so they can receive a bye through the initial round of games.
And Kyle Smith was missing for Wealdstone’s 1-1 draw with Kidderminster Harriers with both sides among those scrapping to survive in the fifth-tier.
Finally, Lincoln City’s Alex Mitchell enjoyed the weekend off thanks to the international break.