St Johnstone substitute Jonatan Johansson hopes his first goal in Scotland for a decade helps the club achieve their new cause of staying in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for knee injury victim Martin Hardie.
Johansson netted with his second touch in the 87th minute to claim a comeback 2-1 victory over 10-man Hearts at Tynecastle and heap more pressure on Jambos boss Csaba Laszlo.
The Finland international endured an unhappy stint at Hibernian last term, meaning his tap-in was his first goal in the SPL since he scored for Rangers in November 1999.
Johansson, signed recently by Derek McInnes on a short-term contract until January, admitted the spur for the victory came on Friday when Hardie was ruled out for the rest of the season with medial and cruciate ligament damage.
The midfielder was hurt in a closed-door game at Falkirk in midweek and despite initial hopes the injury was not too severe, a scan has revealed otherwise.
Johansson, 34, said: "It was very sad for everybody.
"We spoke about it before the game. The gaffer said that we were the lucky ones being able to put the jersey on to go and play.
"He said we've got to make sure we're a Premier League side next season when Martin is back.
"So it was great to score. It was what you wish for when you come on for the last four minutes, you just hope to be in the right place. It was a good head on from Liam Craig and an easy tap-in.
"It's my first Premier League goal for 10 years. Hopefully the next one comes quicker."
Hearts broke their three-game SPL goal drought with a stunning 25-yard finish from Christian Nade in the first half - also the Frenchman's first goal since February.
But Saints were much improved after the break and levelled through Collin Samuel's neat header on the hour.
Referee Stevie O'Reilly's decision to then controversially hand Jose Goncalves a straight red card for a high boot on Craig swung the contest in the visitors' favour.
Johansson, who is unsure of his future beyond January, said: "I think the atmosphere at the club is very good - that is one of the reasons why we came out in the second half and really played well. We let ourselves down not playing too good in the first half."
Regarding his deal, he added: "There are a lot of things that come into it, so we'll see in January.
"At the moment, we have a lot of injuries and I just want to play as many games as possible and try to help out."
The victory saw McInnes' side leapfrog their opponents as Hearts slipped to ninth spot - just two points above Falkirk at the foot.
Laszlo looks disenchanted with life in Edinburgh and again pleaded for talks with his board post match as he seeks much needed reinforcements in the January transfer window.
But Johansson, asked if it was sweet to score against Hearts as an ex-Hibernian player to intensify their problems, was more pleased to open his account for the Perth men.
He said: "I didn't really think about it like that, it was just nice to get my first goal. It's always a bit of a relief."
An under-fire Laszlo held a 10 minute discussion with owner Vladimir Romanov over the phone immediately after the defeat.
Laszlo said: ``We must accept the reality. We are at the moment in a position I don't wish to be and we are closer to the bottom than the top. This is the reality.
``Last season was a great season but I don't like to go back. I know why we stay where we stay. I think everybody knows this but I don't like to talk about this.
``I would like to see some people come out and say this is the situation.
``I would like to talk definitely with the board as soon as possible, about what is important. I also have my opinion and tried to sit together with the board this week.
``I need to talk to the board for the best way to stabilise us."
