Finlay Pollock says he achieved a childhood dream when making his European debut for his beloved Hearts on Thursday.
The Jambos were already on their way out of Europa Conference League Group A but went down swinging in third place via 3-1 defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir. Attentions now turn to reclaiming third spot in the Premiership for Robbie Neilson's side and they face Motherwell at Tynecastle this weekend, but the match on Thursday was one attack-minded midfielder Pollock will never forget.
Pulling on the maroon shirt oversea is something he always thought about when supporting Hearts and finally getting to enjoy that moment was something he savoured. He told BBC Sport Scotland: "It's the things you dream of when you're a wee kid, being a Jambo. You want to get minutes for the team you love and you want to do it on the biggest stage.
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"Doing it in Europe and getting ten minutes at the end was just fantastic. It was just really enjoyable to play in. I was just getting assured my time would come so I just had to stay patient, and it came tonight.
"And I was really pleased with what I done when I came on. "It was a pretty surreal moment. It's really hard to describe.
"It's just the things you dream of when you're young. I wanted to come on and do to it in Europe is just fantastic."
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