RTE Late Late Toy Show hero Adam King met Ryan Tubridy at the Republic of Ireland's Nations League clash with Scotland on Saturday evening.
The Boys in Green ran out 3-0 winners thanks to goals from Alan Browne, Troy Parrott and Michael Obafemi, who stole the show at the Aviva Stadium.
Brave Adam was all smiles as he posed for a photo with the Late Late Show host and after creating the virtual hug during lockdown, the youngster was finally able to give Tubridy a real one at the match.
Adam King Adventures tweeted: "Look who we met at the @AVIVAStadium @FAIreland game! And after 2 years and all the lockdowns - finally - a real hug. What a lovely moment."
Sharing a photo with Adam and his family on his Instagram story, Tubridy wrote: "I found our lucky charm! My dear friend, Adam King and family."
He added: "And after two years, 5 times on the #latelateshow and all the lockdowns ... finally ... a real hug."
Tubridy took in the game with his brother Garrett and was blown away by the atmosphere at the Dublin 4 venue.
Obafemi marked his full debut with a stunning strike as Ireland ended their wait for a first Nations League victory at the 13th attempt by putting Scotland to the sword.
The 21-year-old Swansea striker drilled home a 30-yard piledriver to cement a 3-0 League B Group One win, just Ireland’s third victory in 18 competitive games under manager Stephen Kenny.
And Kenny admitted he could not have expected Obafemi to make quite the impact he did after seeing him inspire Ireland to victory.
Asked if he had been surprised by Obafemi’s contribution before he limped off with a groin problem, the Ireland boss said: “I couldn’t have envisaged him scoring a goal like that, but I think having watched him play in the run of games – I watched him play quite a bit towards the end of the season – his performances were the best of all our strikers.
“His overall performances for Swansea towards the end of the season were the best of our strikers, if I was to rate them.
“He worked very hard for the team, but obviously his pass for Troy Parrott’s header, it was just a great combination between the two players, terrific play, and his goal was really a moment of immense quality.
“It was great to see that hit the back of the net and it lifted the stadium. It was terrific.”
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