Jeff Schlupp thanked the travelling Crystal Palace fans after his wondergoal set the Eagles on the way to an impressive victory over Wolves in Annapolis.
"It was one of those ones: as soon as it left my foot, it was in," Schlupp told Palace TV after lobbing the Wolves goalkeeper from 40 yards out. "It was in straight away.
"I mean, I just tried to hit the target. But like I said, as soon as it left my foot, I saw it sort of shape and bend around towards the top corner. It felt nice."
Jordan Ayew and Asher Agbinone added two more as Palace beat their Premier League rivals and earned valuable competitive minutes.
"It's always important to keep momentum and win a game," Schlupp said, reflecting on the game. "Obviously, it was a bit different.
"It was a workout: 45 minutes [with] two different squads. First-half, we had to dig deep a bit. But like I said, it was a workout, almost like a training session.
"But again, like I said, winning is always good. First-half, we obviously went 1-0 up and then the second-half team won that game 2-1, if that's [the way] you want to look at [it].
"3-1 against another Premier League team. It's always a good feeling."
Palace gave several Academy youngsters a chance to impress in the second-half, with Schlupp impressed by their hard work on tour so far.
"After our first-half, we obviously came back out to watch them play," he said.
"There was a lot of them in the team. I thought the senior players looked after them really well.
"Then the young boys performed really well. I think they looked more than comfortable playing against a Premier League team.
"I think they had a lot of first-team players out there as well. So, it was a great experience for them boys and I think they've done really well."
The Eagles head to Tampa to take on West Ham next, and Schlupp had special praise for the Palace fans who came to Annapolis and who are heading to Florida this weekend.
"A massive thank you, it's always appreciated," he said. "You saw everyone go over to clap them.
"They made themselves heard singing all the songs. We can hear them. We definitely appreciate it.
"Hopefully, we get some more fans in Tampa and hopefully we can put on another good show for them and win the game."
