Dundalk star Daryl Horgan ready to vent Euro frustrations on Cork City

Not even the consolation of having scored his first ever goal in Europe in the same week that he was called into the Republic of Ireland provisional squad for the first time could raise a smile from Daryl Horgan as he left the Petrovsky Stadium in St Petersburg on Thursday night.

However, the 24-year-old winger’s spirits will be quickly lifted from Dundalk’s 2-1 defeat to Zenit if he and his team-mates can get the better of Cork City in Sunday’s FAI Cup final at the Aviva Stadium to complete the double-double.

Horgan showed why he was named PFAI Player of the Year when he latched onto a poor header from Domenico Criscito in the 52nd minute to burst clear and claim a superb equaliser for Stephen Kenny’s side.