ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman was this morning toasting his first slice of FA Cup glory.
"It's the first time I've been to the first round and now we're in the second. It's like waiting for a bus isn't it?" quipped the Reds chief after late substitute Andy Gouck fired a dramatic injury time winner to sink Huddersfield Town 1-0, and set up a trip to Bournemouth in the second round.
"Hopefully now, we'll get to the third round and we'll have a good day out," said Coleman.
But the manager was disappointed his players didn't live up to his own high expectations in front of the BBC's Match of the Day cameras and a bumper crowd at the Interlink Express Stadium.
"It wasn't tense, nailbiting stuff - I just don't think we played anywhere near like we can," he said.
"We didn't attack Huddersfield enough, we didn't hurt them enough and I think they deserve a lot of credit because they played for a long period with 10 men.
"Their keeper has only made one or two decent saves and we can work them a lot harder than that."
Coleman believes nerves may have played a big part in his side's fitful performance yesterday.
"I don't think we settled down enough and I don't think we passed the ball as well as we can," he added.
"Our crosses were always getting cut out at the near post, which isn't ideal, so we can play better.
"We are a very good, attacking side and I just think it was a disappointment in front of so many people that we didn't attack the way we can. I'm just pleased that we got the win and it was a great goal."
Coleman, who made a bee-line straight for goalscorer Gouck when the final whistle sparked wild celebrations, revealed: "I said to Andy with seven minutes to go, 'it's not a tall order, just go and get me the winner' and he said 'no problem'.
"And I promised whoever scored the winner a Hollands Pie and Andy Gouck's always first in the queue for them!
"He has a great pedigree and he's an experienced player.
"He missed last week's game through suspension and with being two weeks off the pace through not playing, we decided to go with a more of an attacking 4-4-2 formation - otherwise he would have started.
"Obviously he was disappointed not to start, but he's come on and made the most of it."
Stanley's reward for their slice of FA Cup history is a second round trip to Division Two high-flyers Bournemouth.
And the Reds boss, who watched the second round draw live immediately after the game, wasn't relishing a trip to the south coast club.
He groaned: "It's a bit of an anti-climax, but we've just got to go there and give it our best shot.
"I'd like to think we can play a bit better than we did yesterday and, if we do, we've got every chance.
"The lads want more days like yesterday. Hopefully they'll have learned from it and next time they're in this situation they'll perform better."
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