Darryl McMutrie was the star of the show as our Under-19s recorded an impressive 6-1 victory over Alloa Athletic last night, with the striker helping himself to a superb hat-trick.
We caught up with Darryl to reflect on his three-goal contribution and the team’s impressive performance.
He said: “It was a brilliant result for the boys and personally to get back on the scoresheet with a hat-trick was nice.
“My aim is always to score in every game that I play. I am striker and that is what I like to do. You obviously need a successful team to do that and we are on a good run of form at the minute.
“I am feeling confident in front of goal. Even after my third tonight I was disappointed not to get more.
“I am always looking to improve. My hold up play is important so I will keep working on it. It all comes with how hard you train every day.
“I am learning a lot from our coach Gerry Creaney. He has obviously done it on the big stage.”
Darryl has build a strong partnership with fellow striker Kai Hughes in recent weeks and he feels the connection between the two is getting better with every game that they play.
He continued: “We train hard together and of course that partnership is important on the pitch.
“We get on well together and obviously that is showing on the pitch at the minute. We push each other all the time to be as good as we possibly can be.
“I feel like as a team we are getting better with every game we play and connections are building all through the team.
“We just need to keep that momentum going.”
Next up for the young Saints is St Mirren in the Scottish Youth Cup a week on Friday.
Looking ahead to that game, Darryl added: “Cup games are always exciting and we are looking forward to it.
“St Mirren will be a tough test but we are ready for it.”
