Roosters coach Trent Robinson felt his side were on their way to closing out the match after Mitchell Pearce sliced through to score a try in the 74th minute, taking their lead to 18-12.
Enter Jamie Soward.
The polarising Penrith captain single-handedly inspired their remarkable come-from-behind victory with three of the biggest plays of his career with just three-minutes remaining on the clock.
Pouncing on Soward's perfectly weighted kick to the corner, Zelezniak's acrobatic flick of the football provided Penrith's Dean Whare the try which led to Soward needing to land a sideline conversion to lock the match up at 18-all.
It never looked liked missing. But then came the clincher, as if competing against himself, Soward then landed a 35m field goal with five seconds left.
Eventually, both sides were eliminated in the Preliminary final, but for one night, the Panthers were invincible.
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10 - Djokovic v Federer
9 - Chiefs v Bulls/Cheetahs
8 - Kansas City v Oakland
