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"We thought we passed the ball around okay even though we didn't create a great deal of chances," Hourihane said. "There wasn't much in the game to be honest - they didn't create anything and we didn't really create much until Horgan came on."It's a mark of just how big an impact the winger had with such a short space of time that everyone noticed how everything changed upon his arrival. That's why Horgan easily topped the player ratings from that game.
That's why he's already making waves in the Championship.
The Galwegian has played 12 times in the league already since moving to Preston in January and the club have lost just twice in that time.
His rise doesn't look like it's anywhere near stopping but, at 26, Hourihane too could well force himself into Republic plans for the future.
"I did okay," the Cork native was blunt about his performance. "Obviously it's my first start at international level, I was a bit nervous going out there but I thought I did okay. It's nice to get the first one under the belt and hopefully I'll crack on from here. "Disappointing result, disappointing goal, and disappointing all round really because you dream of playing your first game and winning 3-0 or 4-0 and all that sort of stuff and it being a fairytale but it wasn't to be."There'll be another day. For both of them. And those will be good days.
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