Lewis Morgan heaped praise on the St Mirren supporters who backed the team to a 2-0 win over Ayr United on Saturday.
More than 1200 Buddies turned up at Somerset Park to cheer on their side and the 20 year-old says they were excellent as they supported the team throughout the match.
And he also admitted that it felt good to give something back to the fans who have given the team great backing throughout the season.
It was brilliant," he told stmirren.com after the match. "The fans turned out in massive numbers again and supported us from minute one. They were excellent and it's good to give something back to them. We earmarked this as a must win and we're happy to get it done.
"We all knew the importance of the game. We knew it was a bit of a six pointer but we've closed the gap and have a game in hand so we know it was massive. They are the team closest to us and we're trying to hunt them down. We know we have a squad that shouldn't be where we are and I felt we dominated the game.
"We know at 1-0 it's tough," he continued. "We didn't want to drag out a 1-0 and we knew they were going to start putting the pressure on. It was a relief getting a second goal and it gave us a wee bit of a weight off our shoulders."
It was the winger who scored the second goal when he cracked home an effort from the edge of the box with less than ten minutes remaining to secure victory. And while he feels the way the match was going didn't allow him to perform to his best, he has been pleased with his contribution to the team over the last few weeks.
It was a good goal but I think I maybe could have done a wee bit more apart from that," he confessed. "But it was maybe just the way the game went, getting a goal up and not wanting to go all out.
"I was happy enough to make an impact in the previous two games, get myself back in the starting eleven and happy to score a goal. I think that is three in three so hopefully I can get some more between now and the end of the season."
Saturday's win over nearest rivals Ayr made it three wins on the trot for the Saints and Morgan confessed that keeping up that momentum could be massive in the coming weeks.
At this stage momentum is a big part of things. That's three wins in a row and three defeats in our last 13 so we're proving hard to beat and hopefully we can kick on until the end of the season.
"We all sat down and we know what we want from each game. We know what direction we want to head in and we're definitely positive."
