Dunfermline will face Celtic in the Scottish Cup Final after a late Jim McIntyre penalty gave them a 1-0 win over Hibernian at Hampden on Tuesday evening.
In addition to winning through to the final, Stephen Kenny's side will also now qualify for next season's UEFA Cup, courtesy of Celtic having booked their place in the Champions League.
Dunfermline's Irish manager was thrilled for everyone connected with the club, whose team are at the bottom of the Scottish Premier League.
"I'm just delighted for all the people behind the scenes who put so much effort into the club and for the players themselves," Kenny said.
"The players have had a difficult season to say the least and have had a lot of kicks in the teeth but they were tremendous tonight. It's fantastic to have qualified in Europe and we will be aiming to do Scotland proud," he said.
"Dunfermline have the potential to be a real influential team in Scotland but at the moment we will just enjoy getting to the final," Kenny said.
Hibs, meanwhile, have now lost in three consecutive Scottish Cup semi-finals against Dundee United, Hearts and now Dunfermline.
Manager John Collins, however, did not believe his side deserved to lose.
"The result was a bit harsh on us. From the kick-off we took the match to them and tried to go forward. We had shots going just wide, shots just over but sometimes you don't get the breaks and that's football," he said.
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