Pablo Fornals was the first West Ham player to clamber on to the advertising hoardings in Alkmaar.
It was his goal, deep into stoppage in Holland, that cemented West Ham’s place in a first European final for nearly half a century.
It was his goal that emptied the away bench and sparked delirium among the 975 supporters crammed into the away end.
It was only a few minutes after he had climbed towards the crowd – to savour his crowning moment – that chaos engulfed this Europa Conference League semi-final.
Soon Fornals’ team-mates were hopping into the stands to defend their families from vicious attack.