Hastings goalkeeper Matt Armstrong-Ford spoke of his "best night in football" as the non-league minnows booked an FA Cup third-round trip to Middlesbrough.
The Isthmian League Premier Division side went all the way against Harrogate Town tonight, going to penalties and winning 5-4 in front of a shade over 4,000 fans at the Pilot Field.
Armstrong-Ford was not called upon in the shoot-out as Harrogate's misses - from Lee Elam and Tom Platt - were wild hacks over the bar, but that did not stop him savouring the moment
"It's my best night in football, this makes it all worth it," he told ESPN.
"It's the best thing that has happened to me in football. It doesn't get any better."
The keeper's 90th-minute error - he misjudged a cross which allowed Platt to cancel out Lee Carey's penalty - may well have been costly, but Dee Okojie kept his cool to put them through from the spot.
"It was hard work," Carey said.
"I dreamed about scoring last night. I told the boys in the car I was going to score. When we go behind, we still believe we can win the game."
Player-manager Sean Ray was a rock-like presence for his side, and he is now dreaming big.
"The character of the players and the desire... Every game we have played we deserved to win. You can't question their character," he said.
"This is my first time as a manager in the FA Cup. Only another five rounds to go and we'll be at Wembley!"
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