Lewis Morgan admitted he was delighted to help Saints secure their place in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals with a 3-2 win over East Fife.
The 20 year-old climbed off the bench as a second half substitute to score twice as he helped send the Buddies through to the last eight, with a showdown against Brendan Rodgers' unbeaten Celtic on the cards.
But the winger confessed he was just pleased that the team progressed to the next round rather than take the plaudits for his two strikes.
Yeah it was brilliant, especially at such a hard venue," he told stmirren.com. "I was disappointed not to start but maybe I needed that wee rest and to get that appetite back. The boys put such a massive effort into the game and I'm just happy that we've got into the next round, that's the most important thing.
"When you're on the bench you want to come on and make an impact and try to get back in the team. I'm just disappointed I didn't get a third. I had a chance to get a hat-trick which would have topped it off. But I just wanted to make an impact when I came on to show why I feel like I should be playing."
And make an impact he did as Morgan's brief cameo earned him the official man of the match award. But he believed that it could have been given to anyone in the team on Saturday.
I thought I did well, but it's the impact of the two goals that got me it. It could have gone to anyone out there because it wasn't a great game to play in. There were lots of good performances in what were difficult conditions.
"It was very difficult, trying to judge the flight of the ball and the pitch was quite hard as well. But all that matters is that we managed it in the end and got through what was a very difficult cup tie."
While speaking before the draw was made yesterday, Lewis said that he wasn't fussed who the Saints drew in the next round.
We are in it to win it. We're not in it to take part. We're two games away from a final which would be massive for our season."
