Collective heads fell into hands when the referee signalled the end of extra time and the start of the dreaded penalties in the Lionesses' Euros final against Spain.
But no more than five minutes later, England fans at Croydon's Box Park erupted in joy as Chloe Kelly thumped home the winning spot kick.
A night of what could have been soon turned into one of unprecedented success as Sarina Wiegman's side clinched a historic back-to-back title in Basel.
And fans who had gathered in south London to cheer them over the line had been through every emotion when sheer relief and euphoria took over at the end of an eventful shoot-out.
The music blasting through the venue's many speakers could scarcely be heard over the deafening roar of a crowd which had seen the game slip away in the first half and teeter on the brink of a Spanish victory in the second.
