LUKE McCormick made his first start of the current Paul Sturrock era at Argyle and played a huge part in Argyle progressing to the FA Cup Fourth Round.
Super Luke made a wondrous double save in first half injury time, followed by another stunning block after the interval to keep the Pilgrims 2-0 ahead of Hull City.
A brace from veteran Tiger Dean Windass eventually brought the visitors back into the match, but the Greens made it into the hat for the next round with a Sylvan Ebanks-Blake winner.
"It was my first game for a while and, on the whole, it went quite well," said McCormick.
"There was a 20-minute spell when my kicking was really bad, which is not like me. I usually find that is one of the strongest parts of my game.
"It has been tough [being out of the team] and you realize how much you miss it when you are out there. You just have to get your head down and wait for opportunities to come.
"[For the first half saves] the ball was with the lad on the edge of the box, so I tried to smother it but it popped out and then Barmby had a go. Fortunately, I was able to make another save.
"[For the second half save] I gambled because it was the only place he could really put it and I managed to get myself across, and get enough on it to turn it round the post.
"It was a typical Cup tie in the second half. The first half was more like a league game. The conditions didn't help and the game got stretched.
"They started to go for it more and they made it difficult for us by putting balls in behind us. The threat of Windass made it tough in the second half.
Windass reduced the arrears to 2-1 with a neat lob before Ebanks-Blake restored Argyle's two-goal lead, but Windass struck again with a sublime free-kick to set up a nervy ending for the Pilgrims.
Luke said: "I lined my wall alright [for the free-kick] but, with the things players can do with the ball, it makes it harder. He could have tried reversing it and putting it in the other corner. Fair play to him, he put it right in the top corner and I didn't have much of a chance."
The return of Sturrock to Home Park following Ian Holloway's departure coincided with Luke spending a spell on the sidelines.
Luke and Romain Larrieu have been contesting the goalkeeping jersey ever since the early days of Sturrock's first spell in charge, and there is still little to choose between the two.
Luke said: "Whoever came in, it was still a case of having to prove yourself again. A lot of years have passed since he [Sturrock] was last here and I think I have changed as a goalkeeper, and I am sure Romain feels the same.
"At the time I came out of the team, I felt I had put in some of my best performances. A couple of weeks later Paul Sturrock came in and I felt in limbo a bit.
"It is a difficult time when you have a new manager and you are not in the team. It is just one of those things and I was pleased to have the opportunity today.
Luke's friendship with Romain over the years has never wavered and the pair have undoubtedly helped each other develop into better goalkeepers.
Luke said: "I had a good season the year the Gaffer [Sturrock] left, but Ro had some good seasons as well. He played in the first Championship and I played the majority of the second. It is a clean slate now and all that is history.
"We are both at the age now where we both need to be playing, which is a bit of a problem for us and for the manager.
"We are both in the same situation and it is for the best that we help each other through. We don't want to make it harder than it already is and I really enjoy working with Romain."
Luke is now looking ahead to Monday's draw for the Fourth Round and, hopefully, a repeat of last season's dramatic run to the Quarter Finals.
He said: "I have grown up watching it all my life and with the experience of last year, which was phenomenal.
"The boys have done well to stick to the task and get us through. We have got ourselves in the hat. It would be nice to pull one of the big ones out."
