Liverpool midfielder Tyler Morton was less than 10 minutes away from ensuring another landmark in his burgeoning career.
The 20-year-old had helped Blackburn Rovers, the Championship side where he is spending the season on loan from Anfield, into a 2-1 lead at Sheffield United in their FA Cup quarter-final last Sunday.
Then the home side equalised. And worse was to come when, after Morton went to ground during injury time when caught in the face by a flailing arm, the officials allowed play to continue and the Blades smashed in a dramatic winner to end the youngster's hopes of a Wembley appearance in the semi-final.