In nine nerve-wracking minutes, Christian Fuchs admits he lost a few years.
Now the man who was part of Leicester City’s 5,000-1 Premier League win could be just a week away of securing an unlikely EFL survival as the numbers start adding up for his Newport County side.
The Exiles were bottom of League Two and four points from safety when the ex-Austria international was appointed in his first crack at management.
It had been looking bleak for some time for the Amber Army, wondering if their 13th season at this level would have proven an unlucky one.
But, after enduring nine minutes of injury time, the weekend’s 2-1 win over fellow strugglers Harrogate Town has pushed Fuchs’ men four points clear with three games remaining.
“As you can imagine, it was a huge one,” said Fuchs on the importance of a win secured when defender Joe Thomas turned unlikely hero with an eye-catching first goal of the season.
“We knew the importance of the game, obviously, and it was very important for the players to understand that all the feelings that you have around this game are completely normal.
“We knew what was on the line, what can be with either outcome, but the boys showed the right response.
“But I definitely lost a couple of years of my life!”