And there was definitely a party.
Well that is how Otago United coach Terry Phelan remembers the 1988 FA Cup final.
The former Ireland international helped Wimbledon upset Liverpool 1-0 to claim British football's most treasured possession.
But the party had begun long before Lawrie Sanchez knocked the ball into the back of the net with his "muppet head".
"I just remember it being a party atmosphere," Phelan said.
"The night before, the gaffer, Bobby Gould, turned around and said, `Look, take yourselves out, get down to a little local, relax and chill out. Have a couple of wines and then get yourselves off to bed.' "
According to Phelan, one or two wines was just the tonic his side needed the night before the biggest day of their lives.
They rocked up to Wembley with a "ghetto blaster" belting out tunes and "dancing about" as if they did not have a care in the world.
"Liverpool felt they had already won the cup. We were happy with that because there was no pressure on us at all.
"We were going there and it was going to be a party we were going to remember for the rest of our lives, win or lose."
By their own omission, beating the "mighty Liverpool" just did not seem possible.
"The lads were talking like we might get a good hammering but we'd have a bit of fun while were running around chasing shadows."
When Phelan and the team got out on the hallowed turf they were greeted with "a sea of red".
There were 98,000 fans and about 90% of them appeared to be supporting Liverpool.
They were soon silenced when Phelan won a free kick for his side and Wimbledon scored from a slick set-play.
"I got the free kick and little Dennis Wise whips it in with his right foot and Lawrie Sanchez, with his big muppet head, put it in the top corner.
"It was unbelievable when it went in the back of the net. It was like, no, it can't happen. This is not real."
Jubilation turned to despair when the referee awarded Liverpool a penalty in the second half.
But when Dave Beasant dived to his left and made a match-winning save, Wimbledon cast aside any remaining doubts.
"If this goes in we are going to be dead and buried," Phelan remembers thinking at the time.
"But when Beasant made the save we looked up to the skies and said to ourselves, `This is our day.' "The last 10min felt like the longest of his life.
When the final whistle came, Phelan was overcome with joy and struck by the show of sportsmanship from the crowd, who applauded warmly.
That was 20 years ago, but with unfancied sides Portsmouth and Cardiff City reaching the final this year, interest in the extraordinary match has been rekindled.
"I've had phone calls and emails from all over the world wanting to know what happened that day and how did we win it. . . It was just hard work and a wee bit of luck.
"All I'm trying to do now is help do the same with Otago United."
