Martin Scott fired Raith Rovers to victory on his return to Livingston but insisted there was no hard feelings behind his wild celebrations.
Scott struck in the 18th minute then celebrated in front of the home fans and dug-out before embracing manager Grant Murray on the sidelines.
It was the midfielder’s first goal since switching clubs in the summer and he revealed afterwards that he had been desperate to get off the mark.
“I probably should’ve had a goal by now,” Scott said.
“I’ve been slow to get off the mark but anyone who settles into a new team right away is probably worth £1m unfortunately I’m probably not. It’s great to get my first goal against the club I used to play for. I’d been looking forward to the game all week it was like waiting for Christmas to come. It’s always nice to go back and show them that they were wrong to let you go.
“But the celebration wasn’t directed at any of the coaching staff at Livingston. John McGlynn is a great guy and I’ve got a lot of time for him.”
The result ensured Raith got their Championship campaign back on track after their 4-0 hammering against Rangers the previous week.
Raith signalled their intentions within just 20 seconds of the kick-off as Kevin Moon fired a volley narrowly over the bar.
The Kirkcaldy men were lucky, however, in the ninth minute as slack marking at a corner allowed Keaghan Jacobs a free header at the back post but he nodded wide.
Rovers took the lead in the 18th minute as Ryan Conroy laid off Calum Elliot’s cross to Scott who steered a shot past Darren Jamieson from 12 yards with the outside of his boot.
Raith had chances to extend their lead before half-time but Conroy and Moon both dragged efforts wide from the edge of the area.
There was a warning for Raith at the other end as David Robertson beat the offside trap and fired a powerful strike inches wide.
Raith were handed the chance to put daylight between themselves and the home side early in the second half when defender Craig Sives was ruled to have pulled back Christian Nade as the striker tried to connect with a Conroy free-kick and referee Bobby Madden awarded a spot kick.
However, Elliot saw his penalty saved by Jamieson, who dived to his right to push the striker’s effort over the bar.
Raith boss Grant Murray said: “Scoring early gave us massive belief, but at 1-0 anything can still happen. They put us under pressure but we showed determination and grit. All round it was a great performance.”