While Lee Tomlin will rightly grab all the headlines for his stunning, dramatic late winner against Barnsley , another Cardiff City star turned out an invaluable performance.
For, until the 94th minute, Aden Flint was arguably the best player in a Cardiff shirt.
He was a bulldozer inside his own box and more than a handful down the other end of the field.
Towards the end of Neil Warnock's rein as Bluebirds manager, Flint had become something of a lightning rod for fans' frustrations, with many believing his performances to be symptomatic of the cumbersome football the Bluebirds were churning out.
Following the 2-2 draw with Charlton Athletic, in which City's defence looked far too disorganised, the £6m centre back came in for a lot of flak - including from this website .
However, since that game, he has been the cornerstone of City's vastly improved backline.
He was superb in the 1-0 win over Stoke City and just as good in the brilliant away win at Nottingham Forest a week ago.
But City boss Neil Harris believes his display against Barnsley was arguably his best in a Bluebirds shirt and you would be hard pressed to find many who disagree with that assessment.
"It’s not just about the lads who played today," Harris said after the match.
"It’s not just about Lee Tomlin, who scored the winning goal, or Aden Flint, who was a rock and gave one of his best performances in a Cardiff shirt.
"It’s about the whole group."
One of the biggest gripes among Cardiff City fans, however, is that this is what they had expected from him all along.
Having signed for a relatively princely fee, supporters wanted bone-crunching challenges, interceptions preceding marauding runs up the pitch and dominant aerial displays in both boxes. Flint offered all that against Barnsley.
Let's rewind to the start of the season. The towering, 6ft 5in defender's performance in the first home win over Luton Town, which included a goal and a commanding defensive display, prompted much praise among many sections of the fanbase.
And, yes, some supporters are still hugely disappointed by Bruno Manga's exit this summer and will always compare him to Flint.
But we have just seen the tide turn a little in recent weeks, with the relationship between him and Curtis Nelson blossoming.
And City need him to be at his best, consistently, moving forward. They need his leadership and his experience.
When the game was locked at 2-2 yesterday, with the Bluebirds desperately chasing a winner late on, he turned around and screamed in frustration at Neil Etheridge after another errant kick from the goalkeeper - very few players on that pitch would have done that.
When Cardiff bought Flint, they expected leadership, experience, dominance in the air and goals. He gave them all that against Barnsley and will need to do so again this week as unenviable trips to Brentford and Leeds United loom.
