The final whistle brought an end to an eight goal thriller at the Galpharm this afternoon in which the Terriers finally ran out 5-3 winners. The game was in the balance until the final ten minutes when goals from Mirfin, Ahmed and Dolan og in injury time earned Town a valuable three points.

The visitors took the lead with the first real attack of the game after just two minutes when a Clarke header rebounded kindly for frontman Feeney. The Countyfrontman proceeded to hold off the challenge of Mirfin and nonchalantly lob the ball over the hapless Rachubka from 15 yards.

Town responded immediately and were back on level terms two minutes later after good initial work by Abbott which resulted in his cross behind deflected behind by Horwood. The resulting set-piece was floated in by Ahmed and met at the far post by the head of Booth who left keeper Spencer with no chance.

Town pressured again on seven minutes when a superb Brandon run saw the ex-Chesterfield man feed top-scorer Pawel Abbott. Just as it looked as thought the Pole would pull the trigger, the covering County defence managed to poke the ball behind for Town's second corner of the game.

Town continued in the ascendancy and both Booth and Ahmed had half chances before the half hour mark, the latter firing in a speculative half-volley from twenty-five yards.

Michael Collins could have opened his first team account on 20 minutes when he met a Booth lay-off. Unfortunately the Academy product failed to guide his header past keeper Spencer who gratefully collected.

Just before the half hour mark the busy Brandon advanced down the left flank and beat the challenge of Goodwin before cutting the ball back for the slightly off-balance Abbott whose shot whisked over Spencer's bar.

The first booking of the game came on 41 minutes for Town's Chris Brandon after the midfielder sarcastically gestured to the referee's assistant. The first was quickly followed by the second. This time referee Olivier produced a card for County's 'popular' Goodwin who had tussled throughout the first half with Brandon.

Town almost took the lead in the first minute of first half injury time when Clarke flicked-on an Ahmed set-piece only for Mirfin, who was sliding in at the back post, to be millimetres away from registered his second goal in as many games.

Half Time: HuddersfieldTown 1 StockportCounty 1

County made their first change at half time replacing Briggs with Tomlinson.

Town's first real effort came on 49 minutes after a hopeful high-ball was half cleared by the County defence and Booth fired in a 30 yard half volley which was narrowly wide of Spencer's left hand post.

The 'Pharm faithful however, did not have to wait long to celebrate after superb play by Mirfin saw the impressive youngster first turn Feeney inside out before releasing arguably the pass of the season to feed Abbott. Town's top marksman showed supreme coolness as he allowed the ball to bounce on the edge of the area before lobbing the hapless Spencer to register his twenty-second goal of the season.

Feeney was involved again moments later when he outpaced Clarke and advanced into the area where Town's captain made a last ditch effort to avert the shot, but unfortunately for the Terriers referee Olivier adjudged the challenge illegal and pointed to the spot. Feeney promptly picked himself up and dispatched the spot-kick past Rabs for the equaliser.

Le Fondre should have put County back in front on 58 minutes when he latched onto Singh's cross from the left but the midfielder headed weakly straight at Rabs.

The visitors kept on the front foot and second later the busy Feeney was involved again when his shot was deflected behind by a last-ditch tackle by Mirfin.

County took the lead on 65 minutes when Rachubka came and punched weakly a County corner. The ball was headed back into the mix by Goodwin for Feeney who headed his second and the visitor's third of the game.

Jacko immediately made his first change of the afternoon replacing Michael Collins with Lee Fowler.

With just over 15 minutes left Town came with in inches of a second equaliser when a fifty yard Fowler pass found the feet Brandon whose lay-off found Edwards on the left flank. The Club captain swung in a cross for Booth whose header bounced inches wide.

With ten minutes of normal time remaining Jacko made his second change replacing loanee Facey with Junior Mendes.

Mendes' first contribution was to be scythed down by Horwood who received a yellow card.

Super Mirf came to Town's rescue on 81 minutes when he coolly collected a Clarke throw-in and proceeded, with all the aplomb of a season striker, to fire in an overhead kick which beat the dive of Spencer.

If that released some of the pressure around the Galpharm stadium, it erupted moments later when Ahmed's sweetly struck volley from 20 yards nestled in the back of the net for the Terriers fourth goal of the afternoon.

County boss Turner made an immediate substitution replacing ex-Leeds player Singh with Jackman.

With just a couple of minutes remaining, Jacko made his final change replacing Abbott with McAliskey.

The Terriers made it a glorious five in the last minute of injury time when excellent link-up play between substitutes McAliskey and Mendes saw the ex-Mansfield man fire in an effort which the unfortunate Dolan could do nothing but help the ball over the line.

Full Time: HuddersfieldTown 4 StockportCounty 3

Attendance: 11,180

Travelling: 547