Town youngster Monty Patterson scored his first international goal as New Zealand ended their USA tour with a 1-1 draw with the hosts in Washington DC overnight.
The 19-year-old, who played the full 90 minutes partnering ex-Blues loanee Chris Wood up front as he won his seventh full cap, netted in the 72nd minute, Julian Green having put the USA in front on 27.
Patterson, who can also operate in midfield, was delighted to open his senior international goals account.
"It was just an unreal feeling scoring my first goal for the All Whites, just really happy,” he said.
"I think we worked really hard and we had few chances in the first half. Obviously they scored but we always knew there were going to be chances there for us as long as we took one, which we did, which was good.”
Patterson, who joined the Town academy as a scholar in the summer of 2014 and signed a one-year professional deal in the close season, said he enjoyed playing alongside Wood.
"I loved it because Woodsy’s a great player and I just feel honoured every time I represent my country,” he added.
Patterson, who was booked in the 84th minute, previously came on as a sub in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Mexico in Nashville.
The Auckland-born youngster, who won his first senior caps in the summer when he helped New Zealand to win the Oceania Nations Cup in Papua New Guinea, missed much of last season after suffering a serious ankle injury.
Speaking last week, manager Mick McCarthy said he is pleased with Patterson's current progress but that he’s not yet in his thoughts for the senior side.
"He’s doing all right at U23s level, he’s doing fine, but he’s not pushing to get a position in front of the other lads at the moment,” he said.
Another former Town loanee, Rory Fallon, these days playing with Truro City in the Vanarama National League South, was an unused sub for the All Whites.
Meanwhile, Christophe Berra was an unused sub as Scotland were beaten 3-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Slovakia last night.