There, it was another England substitute, this time Chloe Kelly, who scuffed home the winner at the second attempt to send the biggest crowd in Euros history, men or women, in to a state of delirium as the Lionesses made history. Those victory scenes could have come half an hour earlier than they did, after substitute Ella Toone had given England a second-half lead, but Lina Magull's equalizer ten minutes from time sent the game to extra time.
The tone, if not the scale, of the English euphoria will have been familiar to the pockets of German fans watching on, spoilt by eight previous titles. When the final whistle blew at Wembley, Lena Oberdorf, sank to the pitch, the young player of the tournament pulling her shirt over her face to hide the tears and block out the celebrations erupting around her.
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