The pain of a Leinster SFC defeat to Kildare was all too evident in Wicklow manager Oisín McConville's post-match interview, with the former Armagh star lamenting one that got away and got them to a Tailteann Cup campaign.
A week after edging out Division 3 champions Westmeath at O'Moore Park, the Garden County returned to the venue and lost a dramatic encounter, with the Lilywhites prevailing on a 0-16 to 0-12 scoreline.
Jack Sargent fisted over a 75th-minute winning point as Kildare booked a place in a Leinster SFC semi-final, but only after a crazy injury time period when they almost let the game slip from their grasp.
Kildare led by four points with five minutes of normal time remaining, but Wicklow sub Oisin McGraynor's contribution of 1-01 drew the side's level.
It was McGraynor who slotted home the Wicklow penalty after Eoin Doyle's crude tackle on Kevin Quinn. The black card that followed reduced Kildare to 13 men, after the 30th-minute dismissal of Kevin Flynn.
"It's hard to come up with words because we felt that was some battle we were involved in, but we've been here before with moral victories," a crestfallen McConville told RTÉ sport after the full-time whistle. "It's really of no use to us because we didn't get over the line."
"But we really can't ask for more from the players because we played as well as we've played since I've been over them.
"I know there are performances like that in them. I suppose the challenge for us is to make sure that we keep churning those out, but for today, it's obviously sickening.
"We've had a couple of chances for really big results, and I know we had one last week, but we need to put them back-to-back.
"People have been talking all week about 'scalps', but we need to get away from
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