Rhyl claimed three points away from home against Denbigh Town in the Welsh Championship.
The visitors finished 1:3 up on the scoreboard after six rounds of the North section.
It was a result that shifted the balance slightly, leaving Rhyl with five points and Denbigh sitting on four.
Denbigh Town entered the fixture looking to build on their recent resilience, having drawn 2:2 with Penrhyncoch and lost narrowly 2:3 to Portmadog.
Rhyl, meanwhile, arrived with momentum despite a heavy 1:3 defeat to Bala Town on the previous weekend.
By then, the visitors had taken control of the tempo and refused to let the hosts settle.
To be fair, the away side controlled the tempo from the outset.
Denbigh attempted to press high but found themselves exposed on the counter-attack.
The visitors refused to go away and punished the gaps in the home defence.
It was a tactical shift that caught the home team off guard.
The table tells the story more than any box score could.
Rhyl moved into ninth place with five points, while Denbigh dropped to tenth on four points.
Both sides have played five games so far.
The gap between them remains narrow at just one point.
Denbigh failed to secure a win for the third time this season.
They now face a tricky run of fixtures away from home.
Rhyl had nothing to do all evening after taking the lead.
The visitors kept knocking on the door for more until the final whistle blew.