Castleford battled adversity to snatch a nailbiting 26-21 victory over Huddersfield that strengthens their position at the top of the Super League.
Huddersfield were clinging to a 21-20 lead against the 12-man Tigers when skipper Danny Brough became the second player to be sin-binned and the Tigers struck the decisive blow with Jesse Sene-Lefao's 75th-minute try.
Without their trio of England players and losing Ben Roberts before kick-off as well as his replacement Rangi Chase to injury, Castleford may well look back at this victory as the pivotal point in their season.
The Giants' defeat came in spite of a first-half hat-trick of tries from former Newcastle fullback Jake Mamo, who has now scored six times in his four Super League outings, making up for lost time after sitting out the first two months of the season with a broken ankle.
Castleford, who gave a debut to former Leeds and London Broncos forward Alex Foster, were a pale shadow of the side that thrashed Wigan 54-4 in their previous game but coach Daryl Powell will be delighted with the way they coped without a host of big names.
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Huddersfield too, emerged with considerable credit, even though they were unable to follow up their shock 31-2 win at Headingley that prevented Leeds going top of the table.
The players and coach Rick Stone dedicated that victory to Jennifer Davy, wife of Huddersfield owner Ken Davy who had died on the eve of the game, and there was a moving tribute before kick-off at the John Smith's Stadium.
