Shrewsbury Town 2 Stevenage 1
Marvin Morgan came off the bench to snatch victory for Town with a dramatic late winner at the Greenhous Meadow.
It appeared Graham Turner's men would have to settle for a point against a hard-to-break down Stevenage side.
But the big striker met fellow substitute Jon Taylor's delivery and clipped a clever finish past visiting keeper Chris Day with four minutes left.
James Dunne handed the visitors a first-half lead (20) when he produced a sweet voilley from the edge of the box.
Marcus Haber's failure to connect at close range minutes later was a let off for Town, who quickly edged themselves back into the game.
Steve McGinn toe poked an effort past the post before Paul Parry made the most of the space offered at the far post to pick his spot and ram a right-footed finish past Day for an equaliser just over the half-hour mark.
Debutant Tom Eaves was a thorn in Stevenage's flesh with some powerful play.
The Bolton youngster's surging run set up a a gilt-edged chance for Chris Porter in the second-half, but his fellow loanee could only head Joe Jacobson's pinpoint cross over from close range.
Salop were fortunate to escape when substitute Steve Beleck went down under the oustretched boot of Darren Jones, but visiting penalty appeals were ignored by referee Carl Boyeson.
Chris Weale kept out a stoppage-time header from Mark Roberts before Taylor ran clear with a third goal in the offing. But after Day pushed the winger's shot away David McAllister's follow-up was cleared off the line by Sam Hoskins.
