Irish striker Ruairi Keating rose from his sick bed and the subs bench to help secure what could be a crucial three points for Torquay United in their quest to stay in the National League against fellow strugglers Southport.
Luke Young gave the Gulls a first half lead in the 36th minute with his fourth goal of the campaign, but United found themselves pegged back early in the second half as the Sandgrounders equalised through a 20-yard strike from Jim Stevenson.
Louis Almond went close for the hosts and Gulls leading scorer Brett Williams was denied by a point blank save from Sandgrounders keeper Craig King before Keating, nephew of Irish singer Ronan, struck with his first goal in English football to clinch a valuable three points for Kevin Nicholson's side.
Keating hadn't travelled with the United squad and wasn't expected to play any part due to a sickness bug and had only joined up with his teammates on the day of the game.
The result moves the Gulls out of the relegation zone, at the expense of Woking, and they now require another 13 points from their remaining ten fixtures to equal their points total of last season of 51 which saw them retain their National League status.
