If there was one man on the pitch that Galway wanted to have in possession of the sliotar with seconds ticking away at Croke Park, Joe Canning was the man.
The Portumna man slotted 0-11 for the Tribesmen, but one in particular will be remembered forever.
With the sides level for the 13th time in a pulsating All-Ireland semi-final, Canning somehow managed to get on the ball wide on the right wing. He launched a shot from the touchline, just beyond the 45, and it sailed through the uprights to sink the All-Ireland champions Tipperary.
Galway 0-22, Tipperary 1-18. The dreams of a first All-Ireland title in 29 years still alive for the men out west.
It looked like a replay may have been on the cards for much of the game. Any time Tipperary pulled away Galway hit right back. When Galway reeled off successive scores, Michael Ryan's side found a way to level the game once again.
John McGrath's goal had helped Tipp into a one point lead at the break, but it was a lead that had been exchanged continuously throughout the first half.
Canning had looked nervy at times early on, missing three frees, but as the game wore on and the stakes grew higher, so did he.
12 months on from arguably his toughest moment when he suffered a career threatening hamstring injury, his sweetest was about to arrive.
He stood over a free inside his own 45 deep in injury time, and despite his strike falling short the clearance found Johnny Coen, who handpassed back to Canning. Cue delirium. Roy of the Rovers stuff.
Here's the moment that decided ANOTHER #GALvTIPP classic! Joe Canning's late point sent @Galway_GAA into the 2017 All-Ireland Hurling Final! pic.twitter.com/TBqgrG3Ghc
— The GAA (@officialgaa) August 6, 2017
Galway manager Micheál Donoghue says that it was a score "worthy of winning any game", and also told Today FM's Paul Collins that he was a nervous man on the touchline in those final moments.
It was dejection for Tipperary boss Michael Ryan, as they surrendered their All-Ireland title.
After two seasons in the job, Ryan says he'll now take time out before deciding if he's to put himself forward to lead the Premier again in 2018.
