Maidstone boss George Elokobi was delighted for the club after their FA Cup shock at Ipswich.
The Tractor Boys were beaten 2-1 at home by National League South Maidstone.
Elokobi said: "This is what it means to our community, it is all about us being together on days like this. It was up to the players to go out and enjoy competing against a fantastic Championship side.
"We had to be lucky in the first half but then we had to be resilient. And we knew they played so high, so can we catch them on the break if we played the right passes and had the runners behind."
Maidstone goalscorer Sam Corne told BBC One: "I don't think I've got the words to describe it. We had belief and it showed on the pitch, that desire to put our bodies on the line.
"The manager said we had to have that belief not to sit too deep, to counter attack and if we did concede we may be able to nick another one and we did that.
"The fans aren't going anywhere, they'll stay and celebrate. To follow us all the way to Ipswich, they are the 12th man for us and helped us through, especially in the later stages."
