He held his nerve to slot home the winning penalty kick.
And Connor Scott admits the celebratory scenes which quickly followed the shootout success will live with him for the rest of his life.
Perth High School players whipped off shirts, sprinted in various directions and celebrated with anyone unable to run away quick enough after winning the Senior Shield on Friday night.
The spot-kick drama against Holyrood Secondary at national stadium Hampden Park brought unrivalled joy to those on and off the field of play.
For trophy-winning penalty taker Scott, the feeling of elation was just perfection.
Scott, who plays for Kinnoull, told the PA: “To be honest, I started regretting my decision to take the last penalty.
“That was only because the nerves started kicking in that it might be down to me to win.
“But as I started walking to take the penalty those nerves completely disappeared and I sort of felt in control of the moment.
“I realised the goalkeeper had gone the same way every time so I just put the ball the other side and thankfully it hit the back of the net.”
Scott added: “Once I scored I just felt a sense of release and happiness. That was it.
“And to have all my mates run over and celebrate was a moment I won’t forget.
“I got to celebrate with them, then managing to see so many people I’ve grown up with and my family - who were there to support - has to be up there as the best moment I’ve had in football.”
The game, watched by a bumper support through from Perth and with the city back home tuned in for updates, had finished 1-1 with Kacper Prześlica netting the High’s goal.
“I feel like the game was very even,” Scott added.
“We were the better side in the first half but Holyrood were better in the second.
“We knew that would happen when we went in at half-time as no team gets to this stage of any competition dominating both halves.
“We believed throughout the entire game that we would win it. It was just about digging deep and working together when Holyrood were pinning us back.
“I feel we did that effectively, with the help of Bruno making some great saves.”
Captain of the triumphant Perth High team, Jack Milne, said it was an “honour” to lead this group of players.
And he made sure to give up time to shine the spotlight in the direction of PE teacher and team coach Ross Robinson.
“When the ball hit the back of the net, it was a feeling of sheer elation,” Milne recalled.
“I ran straight to Mr Robinson before going to the rest of the boys. It was brilliant to share that moment with our coach who has been incredible over the six years. He deserved this.
“To win a national trophy at Hampden was an incredible experience.
“There’s not many professional footballers who get to play at Hampden, let alone school kids.
“To win the trophy as captain and leading my mates out made it even better.
“It’s been an honour to captain this team over the last six years and I’ve loved every minute of our cup run.”
This was not just a group of school kids achieving the greatest of achievements on the national stage, this was a group of close mates.
Milne added: “I think the best thing about the team - apart from footballing ability - has been our team spirit.
“We’re genuinely all good mates and most of us have been playing together as a school team since we were in S1.
“We celebrated every victory together as we got closer to Hampden and the self-belief started to grow.
“Most of us are mates at school, see each other out of school, work together out of school and play football together.
“That’s been massive for us this year. We’ve got to the point where we’ve won a national title with our pals. That is a feeling that is going to be very hard to beat.”
