Thomas Frank and Tottenham have suffered badly at home this season - and for 45 minutes this looked like another nightmare to add to the list.
Spurs simply could not get near Manchester City, who outclassed and out-passed their opponents with comfort, scoring two goals and offering the promise of many more.
And yet, as has happened before this season, Spurs can be a team of two halves. Once they sensed City had let their intensity and concentration drop, Spurs took the encouragement and ran with it.
Dominic Solanke was the player at the heart of the comeback, hustling City's defence into a mistake before his freakish equaliser.
Was it by accident or design?
Solanke flicked a leg out behind him, perhaps in hope rather than expectation, but it did the job with a connection strong enough to loop over Gianluigi Donnarumma.
It was a tale of the unexpected after the first half, with Spurs even threatening to win.
It was enough for Spurs to hear the rare sound of applause at the final whistle - and it was fully merited after a show of real resilience.
Spurs have won only two of 12 league games at home this season, but Frank can take heart from this one.