If the British and Irish Lions had written a wish list for a test against the All Blacks in Wellington then it would not have been far away from what played out at Westpac Stadium on Saturday night.
Terrible weather - check.
The All Blacks lose a man to a red card early on - check.
All Black goal-kicker Beauden Barrett has a slight off night with his boot - check.
Lions put on a top defensive display to win the game in the dying minutes - check.
It was a thrilling test as the result went down to the wire but as a spectacle one could take it or leave it.
Driving rain and wind tend to do that to games. The ball can not be shifted quickly to space so it becomes a defensive battle.
The Lions were a patch above last week and more abrasive at the breakdown.
Once Sonny Bill Williams was dismissed for a shoulder charge on winger Anthony Watson in the 25th minute, the home side was always going to struggle against a Lions team knowing its tour was on the line.
The All Blacks were forced to take blindside flanker Jerome Kaino off for midfield back Ngani Laumape straight after Williams was marched, and had to play seven forwards against eight for the rest of the game.
Kaino said after the game he did not mind coming off as it was part of being in a team.
''You always want a long involvement in the game and want to play. But you've also got to trust the coaches and what they see and what they decided,'' he said.
''I thought the guys did really well with 14 men. It's never as exciting sitting down on the bench as you don't have an influence on what is happening.''
Kaino said the Lions brought more edge and physicality and delivered a good kicking game.
''I thought we did not start that well - they came out well. But we hung in there but perhaps lacked that bit of composure in the final five minutes. But credit where credit is due. The Lions played well.''
It was tough playing with 14 men, he said.
''You try and prepare for it but with the intensity in these games it is always going to be hard.''
The All Blacks had few attacking opportunities and never got over the line but pulled out all the stops on defence. The Lions, though, finally worked the ball wide better and impressive No8 Toby Faletau crashed over with just over 10 minutes left.
Halfback Conor Murray then dabbed down the blindside and sneaked over to tie the game.
Owen Farrell kicked the winning penalty with less than five minutes left.
Best for the All Blacks were lock Brodie Retallick and flanker Sam Cane.
Barrett played well but missed three kicks which was the difference.