Stood behind Illan Meslier, the Accrington Stanley ultras, as they call themselves, bobbed and danced in unison. They relished a moment that, had not arrived, would have been unjust.
Even though the tie was long done, Leslie Adekoya’s goal was a fair reward for an afternoon that, for a long while, felt as if it might stir something. For over an hour, Stanley were progressive and caused more problems than Leeds United might have initially envisaged.
They unsettled Leeds – no strangers to being on the wrong end of cup upsets – and had a couple of things dropped differently, Accrington may well have been added to a list of recent giantkillers who include Sutton United, Histon and Crawley Town.