What a cameo.
Irish supporters have been excited about Daryl Horgan for a while now.
And for good reason.
Ever since he was performing incredibly well for Dundalk on the European stage in the Europa League there has been a huge clamour for Martin O'Neill to give the exciting winger his opportunity in a green shirt.
Horgan has so far had to be content with remaining on the bench in Ireland's last few fixtures but thankfully tonight the Galway man finally made his international debut.
And it didn't take long for him to impress.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/846817006276034563
Horgan caused havoc down the left-hand side of the pitch and he proved to be a real handful for the Icelandic defence.
He got past his man on numerous occasions and most importantly, supplied excellent crosses into the box with both feet.
https://twitter.com/eirSport/status/846818401263726592
Horgan definitely made an impression as fans were quick to outline their admiration for the Preston North End winger on social media.
https://twitter.com/CiaranFox11/status/846820840968802305
https://twitter.com/KillianMurphy2/status/846819818460327938
https://twitter.com/electionlit/status/846818228139671552
https://twitter.com/DatTormeyFela/status/846817893044178944
https://twitter.com/odonovandenism/status/846817887012704256
https://twitter.com/BDawgTweets/status/846820050845794304
And it wasn't just Horgan who impressed, Callum O'Dowda and Eunan O'Kane also came in for some praise.
https://twitter.com/georgia98hannon/status/846819035362807810
https://twitter.com/Gavinflaherty11/status/846818800209158146
https://twitter.com/AndrewLowth1/status/846820573951016962
https://twitter.com/ismiseliam/status/846823718286508033
Horgan won out in
our player ratings and it's not hard to see why.
If he can have a strong end to the season for Preston then we may well see him feature at home to Austria in June.
