Eastbourne Borough 2, Newport County 1.
An injury-hit Eastbourne Borough showed tremendous commitment to come from behind and claim all three points against play-off rivals Newport County.
Victory kept Borough eighth in the table, still a place behind Newport, but their unlikely play-off challenge is looking all the more possible.
With fifth-placed Bishop's Stortford only drawing at Eastleigh, Borough are now just four points off the top five with a game in hand.
They play Bognor tomorrow evening, when Newport travel to already-relegated Weston-super-Mare, and then finish at home to Braintree - a team they can still overtake - on Saturday.
If Borough win their last two games and Bishop's Stortford fail to beat Lewes on Saturday, then Gary Wilson's men will be in the play-offs.
An embarrassing own goal from Dominic Douglas put Newport ahead last night but strikes from Adam Wilde and Matt Smart completed a fine comeback.
Borough were slow to start. The visitors forced corner after corner in the opening ten minutes.
Ian Hillier saw his firm header scrambled off the line and from the next flag kick Wilde cleared off the line from Julian Alsop's free header.
Borough eased their way into the match. Scott Ramsay had a shot flash across the face of goal before Pat Harding's stinging volley forced a stunning save from Jacob Giles.
An own goal by Douglas opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Lee Hook came off his line for Craig Hugh's long through ball and Douglas nodded into the empty net.
Ironically this sprang Borough into life and they soon hit back.
Wilde, who was impressive throughout, blasted in an equaliser at the far post following good work from Ben Austin and Harding.
Eastbourne were now dominant. Wilde forced another save from Giles before the Newport keeper was dismissed for taking out Andy Atkin. Wilde curled the resultant free-kick agonisingly wide.
With a play-off spot at stake Borough threw everything forward. Paul Armstrong fired just wide before substitute Smart arrived late in the box and finished well.
Borough survived a nervy finale to claim all three points and keep them in the play-off hunt.
Eastbourne Borough: Hook, Baker, Douglas, Atkin, Austin, Pullan, Harding, Armstrong, Ramsay (sub Smart 52), Tait, Wilde. Subs not used: McArthur, Agutter, Flaherty, Lightwood.
Newport County: Giles, Steve Jenkins, Searle, Davies, Edwards, Hillier, Bowen, Simpson, Alsop, Hughes, O'Sullivan. Subs: Holdsworth, Griffin, Bassett, Collier, Ovendale.
Referee: W Atkin (England).
Attendance: 522.
Other results: Eastleigh 1, Bishop's Stortford 1; Farnborough 2, Fisher Athletic 0; Histon 3, Thurrock 1; Salisbury 1, Havant and Waterlooville 1.
Horsham YMCA suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat away to Sittingbourne in Ryman division one south.
Both the goals came in the second half, much to the disappointment of manager John Suter.
He said: "We weren't happy with our performance and we weren't happy with the goals we conceded.
"The first one came from our corner as play went from one end to another."
Horsham lifted the Brighton Charity Cup after winning 5-2 at home to County League side Chichester.
Chi were heading to an unexpected win as Jake Lafferty and Steve Boston scored twice in the last six minutes to wipe out Kevin Cooper's opener.
Lewis Taylor equalised with a stoppage time penalty and then netted again in extra time when Matt Geard and John Westcott also scored.
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