Sean Raggett could barely believe Lincoln City's "crazy" achievement after his 89th-minute goal secured a 1-0 upset at Premier League club Burnley and a place in the FA Cup quarterfinals.
Raggett nodded in at the far post late on as Danny Cowley's side, from the National League, became the first team from outside the Football League to reach the last eight of the competition since Queens Park Rangers in 1914.
The 23-year-old told BT Sport: "I'm lost for words, it's mad, I can't believe it. The fans were amazing, all through the game. They're a top quality side, drew with Chelsea last week, it's amazing."
Asked if Lincoln had belief going into the match, Raggett said: "Massively, we didn't come to draw, we came to win the game. Crazy, a non-league side in the quarterfinals in modern football, it's unheard of.''
Lincoln manager Cowley said he was too overcome with emotion to speak after the final whistle.
"Last eight of the FA Cup -- it sounds really good,'' Cowley said. "I'm lost for words.''
It was, therefore, initially left to his brother Nicky, Lincoln's assistant manager, to sum up family feelings.
"We said it was a one in 100 chance and we had to believe it was going to be that one opportunity. Thankfully for us it was,'' he said.
"Incredible, a fantastic day. You wake up in the morning and you hope it's going to be that day. It's just brilliant for all the supporters, all the players, their families, directors, it's fantastic.''
The Lincoln manager managed to find some words when recalling his reaction to Raggett's goal.
Raggett's winner came after a Sam Habergham corner was headed back across goal by Luke Waterfall. Burnley keeper Tom Heaton pushed the ball away but it had already crossed the line, with referee Graham Scott immediately awarding the goal.
"From the view we had it was difficult to see whether it was over the line or not,'' the Lincoln boss said. "We needed the referee to point his arm in the direction of the centre spot and when that happened it was a fantastic feeling.''
Burnley boss Sean Dyche, who as a player was part of Chesterfield's shock run to the semifinals in 1997, said of his side's loss: "We've unfortunately played a part in Lincoln's fairytale and obviously we didn't want to do that.
"There can be no excuses. I've been on the other side, on a team that had to find a way to win a game in this competition and we did that back in the day.
"They found a way to find a result and that is what football is about. You have to find a way.
"I don't think we were near our levels, but still enough to get the job done -- if we take our chances. We had to do that and didn't, and they got their one chance. It's one of those things."