Georgie Kelly bagged his first Dundalk goal last night and the Inishowen man says he wants to make a big impact at Oriel Park.
Kelly was a summer recruit from First Division leaders UCD and he netted the second goal last night in Dundalk’s 2-0 win over Finn Harps to send the Lilywhites into the FAI Cup quarter-finals.
It was his fifth goal of the season against Harps having tormented Ollie Horgan’s side while in UCD’s colours.
“There’s a lot of relief – the first one is always the hardest to get,” Kelly said.
“I’m delighted to get the goal and get the win.
“The whole move, in general. Ronan took one touch and put a fantastic ball in and lucky I finished it.
“It wasn’t an easy game, Harps are a tough, physical side.”
Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny is a long-time admirer of Kelly and finally landed his man this year.
Now, Kelly wants to repay his manager’s faith in Dundalk’s bid for League and FAI Cup honours.
He said: “It’s great to be up and running. We have five or six games in 15 days. They’re coming thick and fast and it’s important to keep picking up wins.
“I want to keep making an impact in games and try to score important goals. Hopefully I can do that and support Pat (Hoban) with goals.”