Tyrone and Mayo will have to meet again after this very entertaining GAA Football All-Ireland minor final was levelled for a final time by Matthew Donnelly's 62nd minute point.
A well-struck free from Aidan Walsh had Mayo a point ahead as injury-time approached at Croke Park, but Tyrone engineered a last gasp chance and Donnelly admirably took it to set up a replay.
With Cathal Freeman their scoring hero, the Connacht champions pushed into a 0-06 to 0-02 lead by the 18th minute.
Tyrone showed their quality though, and never buckled as they fought back to lead by 0-08 to 0-07 at half-time.
Full-forward Paddy McNeice caught the eye with three first half points for the Red Hands, and he added three more after the break.
There was catching and kicking of the highest order and Mayo centre-forward Aidan O'Shea excelled in both departments.
But the destination of the Tommy Markham Cup will remain a mystery for another week after Donnelly's right-footed shot squared up the game for the seventh time.
Tyrone made one change to the team that trounced Meath by 1-21 to 2-07 at the semi-final stage. Wing-back Ronan McNabb came in for his first start of the season after recovering from a groin injury.
Mayo manager Ray Dempsey had originally selected an unchanged line-up, following an impressive semi-final replay defeat of Kerry.
However, he made one late change for today's tussle by picking Kieran Charlton at right corner-forward at John Carney's expense.
Mayo had ended their 23-year wait for an All-Ireland Under-21 title two years ago, and their minors were hoping to pull off a similar feat.
Current selector Tomas O'Grady was part of the last Mayo team to taste All-Ireland minor success, way back in 1985, and the class of 2008 showed their eagerness to win in the opening quarter-hour.
Last champions at this grade in 2004, Tyrone stuttered early on with danger man Kyle Coney have a goal chance smothered away - and the Ulster title holders' wides tally was up to three by the sixth minute.
After an O'Shea shot had bounced down off an upright, Raymond Geraghty scooped up possession to fire over the lead point for Mayo.
A well-taken point from Freeman, who got past Stephen MacRory and kicked past the outstretched Gavin Teague, doubled Mayo's lead.
Tyrone steadied themselves by scoring two of the final's next three points.
Conor O'Neill opened their account with an 11th-minute free and Ciaran Gervin rifled score from the right wing was one of the best of the opening half.
In between, the elusive Freeman gathered a short pass from O'Neill before splitting the posts for Mayo's third point and Dempsey's charges then hit a real purple patch with three points in-a-row.
The teak-tough O'Shea powered forward and thumped over off his left and then a neat build-up between the Mayo forwards led to Aidan Walsh tapping over.
When Tyrone defender MacRory was whistled up for handling the ball off the ground, Walsh kicked the resulting free for a 0-06 to 0-02 Mayo advantage.
Stunned into action, Tyrone, who had a number of survivors from last year's final defeat to Kerry, exerted more control as the half progressed.
Paddy McNeice from Coalisland came into his own as he fired over a series of impressive points, lighting the touch paper for his side's comeback.
He left-footed over in the 20th minute after a short burst into space, only for the on-fire Freeman to find the posts again at the other end.
But that was to be Mayo's last score of the first half as successive efforts from McNeice (0-02), O'Neill, Niall McKenna and Gervin edged Raymond Munrone's side ahead.
The game was picking up as McNeice, in his third year on the panel, slotted his second point.
Tyrone number 8 McKenna, playing in an advanced role, then watched his chipped shot be easily saved by goalkeeper Robert Hennelly as the Mayo defence opened up.
As the sunshine faded, Tyrone continued to press forward in search of scores and a fisted point from O'Neill and a curling shot from McKenna got them back on terms - 0-07 to 0-07.
They were not finished, however, and the impressive Gervin made a 20 metre burst before notching his second point and the lead score for the Ulster champions.
While they had looked the part over the latter stages of the half, Tyrone kicked seven wides in the first half-hour and Aussie Rules prospect Coney, who scored seven points against Meath, was certainly having an off-day.
He was moved to midfield for the restart, with Martin Rogers taking up an attacking station, but Mayo drew first blood. Team captain Shane Nally sent over an angled point from the left.
Tyrone's lack of consistent accuracy was shown when Coney and McKenna hit successive wides, though McNeice was unlucky when his 37th minute goal-bound shot was parried over by Hennelly.
The high-fielding of James Cafferty was a feature throughout for this gutsy Mayo side and it was no surprise when one such catch led to a point for Alex Corduff.
Really, Mayo could have had a goal in that attack but when O'Shea pulled the trigger from 13 metres out, McNabb rushed across him to produce an outstanding block.
Corduff mopped up with his point, levelling at 0-09 apiece, yet Tyrone managed to push into a two-point lead over the next three minutes with McNeice and O'Neill again on target.
Freeman, who had been quiet in the second half, ended Tyrone's short period of dominance with his fourth point, after linking with O'Shea.
And then, with just eight minutes remaining, substitute Dean Gavin won a left-sided free which Walsh knocked over out of his hands - proving that Mayo's tails were definitely up.
They regained the lead, just seconds later, when the menacing O'Shea flung over a fantastic left-footed score from distance.
This was a thrilling finish which gripped those in attendance and fittingly, it was honours even when referee Rory Hickey blew for full-time.
Mayo will be kicking themselves though as, armed with a 0-14 to 0-13 buffer, they were in a position to take the ball downfield and maintain possession with just a minute-and-a-half left in injury-time.
Substitute Daniel Gavin, a real bundle of energy, misplaced his pass, allowing Tyrone to race back towards centre-field, win a free and Donnelly was picked out to the left of the square for his all-important point.
Before that, the nip-and-tuck nature of this encounter was borne out in the final minutes of normal time.
McNeice's sixth point of the afternoon levelled the tie at 0-12 apiece and Mayo almost sneaked a goal before Gervin turned on the jets to register his third point and shoot Tyrone ahead.
Mayo's 13th point followed as substitute Gavin left-footed over after slipping by his marker.
Gavin was involved again, in the 60th minute, as he won the free which Walsh rasped over off the ground. But the drama was not over and Donnelly made sure he had the final say.
The replay has been scheduled for Pearse Park, Longford on Saturday 27 September at 2.30pm.
Tyrone: T Harney; F McQuaid, G Teague, R Pickering (capt); S MacRory, P Harte, R McNabb; N McKenna (0-01), M Rogers; C Gervin (0-03), D McNulty, M Donnelly (0-01); K Coney, P McNeice (0-06, 1f), C O'Neill (0-03, 3f).
Subs used: R Tierney for MacRory (50 mins), S Warnock for Rogers (53), B McGarvey for McNabb (55).
Mayo: R Hennelly; D Dolan, K Keane, J Broderick; S McHale, E Reilly, S Nally (capt) (0-01); J Cafferty, G McDonagh; C Freeman (0-04), A O'Shea (0-02), R Geraghty (0-01); K Charlton, A Walsh (0-04, 3f), A Corduff (0-01).
Subs used: D Gavin (0-01) for Charlton (39 mins), D O'Hara for Geraghty (50).
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare).
