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Papa says that he is “enormous” to see how his son scores in Wembley.

Papa says that he is “enormous” to see how his son scores in Wembley.

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Jacob Panons

BBC News, Southeast

Jack Valpy/BBC, a man with a beard and sunglasses who wears a black white city FC hat, sunglasses and a red football shirt.Jack Valpy/BBC

Paul Smith had brought his son Harvey to Wembley as a child

The father of a Whitstable Town's Fa Vase -Torschruters said it was “absolutely unbelievable” when his son came to the back of the Wembley Stadium in the Wembley Stadium.

Harvey Smith brought the Kent team with Surreys AFC Whyteleaf in the 52nd minute before the oystermens scored a goal in extra time to win 2-1.

Papa Paul Smith said: “I saw him on the sidelines, I made sure that I was there. I hugged him.”

Eric Asare-Mensah, who raised his brother Jerald Aboagye the trophy for Whitstable, said: “It's a proud moment to see my brother out there because it is a unique experience to be out there on national place.”

Jack Valpy/BBC A man in a pink shirt and a gray New York Yanke's hat. He stands next to a woman with bound black hair and black sunglasses. She wears a red -gold white town FC shirt.Jack Valpy/BBC

Eric Asare-Mensah and Shermaine Davis were in Wembley to support Jerald Aboagye

Mr. Smith said it was a special moment to play his son in Wembley and score when he had brought him there 16 years earlier as a fan with a friend of the family who had traveled from Scotland to see the game on Sunday.

“It is fantastic to see all players and see the smile on the face. It is deserved,” added Smith.

In the victory, Whitstable raised her first FA vase in her first appearance in Wembley.

“I'm very proud. You have achieved so much. You missed it [promotion via] The play-offs, but they won in Wembley, “said Smith.

Jack Vaply/BBC A man who has a red white white Town FC shirt with "Smith 9" on the back.Jack Vaply/BBC

Mr. Smith wore a Whitstable shirt with the name and number of his son on the back

Mr. Asare-Mensah said it was a great experience for Aboagye's niece to see the “career-definent moment” of her uncle.

Came back in the 70th minute of the game for Whitstable Town.

“To see it myself, I am so proud; very, very very,” said Mr. Asare-Mensah.

“And to actually get home with the trophy, come – what do you have to say?

“It is the icing on the cake to actually raise the trophy. It's incredible.”

Jack Valpy/BBC Paul Smith, Eric Asare-Mensah and Shermaine Davis take a selfie.Jack Valpy/BBC

It was the first match of the Whitstable Town in the Wembley Stadium

He said that the victory “brought Whitstable onto the menu”.

Shermaine Davis, Aboagye's friend, said: “Jerald also works so hard, he is great. Health, fitness, absolutely everything.

“So we know that today is the most amazing day for not just for him, but for all of us and for white tables.”

Jane Longhurst, whose son Matt was a coach in Whitstable, said that the team did “it for the city”.

“We watched them through their ups and downs, their bad games, their good games, but this is a massive thing for the Little Whitstable Town,” she added.

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