St Johnstone edged a breathless seven-goal contest with a 4-3 victory, thanks to a late strike from Kai Fotheringham that turned out to be the most important goal of his career so far.
The young forward had never scored in the top flight before, but he picked the perfect moment to open that account, netting the winner deep into the match to send the St Johnstone support home absolutely buzzing.
It was a chaotic, end-to-end game that had everything you could want from Scottish Premiership football. Seven goals, momentum swinging back and forth, and a finish that went right down to the wire. The kind of match that reminds you why people bother getting off the couch on a weekend.
St Johnstone came into the season carrying serious confidence after winning the Championship title last term, and performances like this show they are not just happy to be back in the top division. They mean business.
Fotheringham has been one to watch for a while now, and breaking his Premiership scoring duck in such dramatic fashion will do wonders for his confidence. Getting your first goal at any level is a big deal, but grabbing a match-winner in a seven-goal thriller is the stuff that sticks with a player for life.
The Saints had to dig deep to hold on after what was clearly a rollercoaster of a contest. Conceding three goals is never ideal, but scoring four and coming out on the right side of the scoreline is what matters when the final whistle goes.
For St Johnstone fans, this is exactly the sort of result that builds belief early in a season. Winning ugly, or in this case winning chaotically, is sometimes worth more than a comfortable stroll. It shows character and a willingness to keep pushing even when the game is wide open and anything could happen.
Fotheringham will rightly take the headlines, but a win like this is built on the collective effort of the whole squad. Scoring four goals in a single Premiership match is no small achievement, and it points to a team with genuine attacking threat at this level.
The focus now turns to building on this result and proving that St Johnstone can be a consistent force in the Premiership this season rather than just a side scrapping to stay up. On this evidence, they look like they belong here.