Dillon's goal secured a play-off final place for the Swifts against Linfield on Tuesday
Kealan Dillon hailed Dungannon Swifts' progress over the past two seasons as the midfielder fired the club to the brink of another European adventure.
The Swifts secured a European campaign last summer following their historic Irish Cup victory over Cliftonville in the 2025 Irish Cup final.
Nearly 12 months on and after narrowly missing out on a second successive cup win, Dillon bagged the crucial goal to see off the Reds in the play-off semi-final to set up a winner-takes-all showdown with Linfield at Windsor Park on Tuesday night with a place in the Uefa Conference League qualifiers up for grabs.
"We were in a relegation play-off a couple of years ago and now we're competing for Irish Cups and European play-offs, so, can't be too disheartened even though losing an Irish Cup was a tough one to take," said Dillon, who scored the Swifts' winner at Solitude.
