Not much beats a 90th-minute winner and for St Patrick's Athletic manager Stephen Kenny, Monday's 1-0 victory over Galway United was all the sweeter because of the source of the goal.
The Saints snatched all three points against Galway when Kian Leavy fired to the back of the net in the 90th minute at Richmond Park, moving the hosts up to second in the league table.
Levy's goal came at the end of a tight game in which Galway had frustrated the Saints for long periods but his precise left-foot finish into the far corner from just outside the box ultimately proved decisive.
Kenny made a beeline for the goalscorer at the full-time whistle, celebrating with the match winner and speaking afterwards he was adamant that the goal was just rewards for all Leavy's hard work on and off the pitch.
"I'm delighted. It's a sense of joy, really, not relief. I think a sense of joy," Kenny told RTÉ Sport.
"For Kian, it's been a phenomenal effort from him in pre-season and all the games. Sometimes that effort is not reflected in the number of goals.
"That's been his area to work on and that was just an incredible goal really. In the 90th minute to run on like that and hit it first time and arrow it into the corner. It was a good way to win the game."
"Galway are difficult to break down. We hadn't played very well in the first half but still had lot of the play. That wasn't reflected in the number of clear-cut chances because they defended their box really well. They defended every cross and they're very well organised.
"We didn't have it all our own way in the second half at all. It was a tough game, a real tough game. We brought on players who had been out long-term with injuries, everyone played their part and thankfully we got the three points."
Kenny was also pleased with the contribution of Max Mata who was instrumental in the winning goal, holding up the play to set up John McClelland who played the final ball to Leavy.
Mata impressed off the bench, coming in for his first appearance for the Saints since signing in December and his manager is hoping to see him make up for lost time now.
"Max obviously hadn't played since last summer when we signed him of course. He was out long-term with a hamstring injury and he had a little setback in pre-season so we have to be careful with him.
"We didn't use him on Friday but we needed him tonight and he made a difference. He's very intelligent, you can see that. He's got great football intelligence and he certainly had an impact."
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