WHO let the Gouck out? John Coleman - and what a tactical masterstroke it proved to be.

Andy Gouck has never shied away from goalmouth activity, but the midfielder will have scored fewer important goals than the cracker which fired Accrington Stanley into the FA Cup second round.

With just four minutes of normal time to go, Gouck vowed to get the Reds the goal they needed for their dream cup ticket.

And after replacing Paul Cook, the super sub delivered with a strike plucked right out of the top drawer to send the Stanley faithful into raptures.

"The ball came out, I got in front of my man and as soon as I controlled it I caught it on the volley and I knew it was in," said Gouck, who had to book the day off work so he could be involved in this FA Cup first round clash.

"I'm always confident of scoring goals and I'd said 'get me on and I'll score the winner'.

"It's a great moment, not just for me but for Accrington. But with the nostalgia of the FA Cup, to score a goal like that, on the television as well, it's probably one of the best goals I've scored.

"For games like that, you do hope you get to play and score the winner and, fortunately for me, it happened."

Looking at Huddersfield's poor away form this season, it was not surprising they were terrified of an upset at the Interlink Express Stadium. From the moment the draw was made they had looked on the game with more than a degree of trepidation, while Stanley and the Match of the Day officials revelled in the prospect of an historic home win.

Stanley had made a bright start but the Terriers too were beginning to look menacing with former Sheffield Wednesday striker Andy Booth heading an early chance just over before Danny Schofield made his presence felt as he curled a left foot strike just wide.

Jon Stead then played a neat backheel into Chris Holland's path but Robbie Williams covered and deflected Holland's shot away from goal.

But the visitors' fear factor would have trebled when they were controversially reduced to 10 men with just 16 minutes on the clock when, as Rory Prendergast attempted to end another spell of pressure with a clearance from the edge of the box, Jon Worthington steamed in to attempt a shot.

The midfielder caught Prendergast's ankle in the process, Stanley's winger went down heavily and referee Mike Jones made no hesitation in reaching for his top pocket to brandish a red card.

Worthington looked stunned, and replays showed he had every reason to be as, going for a 50-50 ball, he had no intention of harming Prendergast.

But justice was arguably served soon afterwards when the referee failed to react as Efe Sodje swung his forearm into Paul Mullin's face.

The sides were even numerically for around two minutes while the striker received treatment to the wound.

Credit to Town, their one-man deficit was barely noticeable for the remainder of the half but Calcutt was causing problems with his pace and power on the right.

With 10 minutes to go, the midfielder found Lutel James, who turned his marker before forcing a good reaction save from Gray with his close range shot.

Prendergast tested the keeper as he ran onto Mullin's knock down from around 25 yards before Stead made a vital clearance as Williams was about to pull the trigger.

After cutting inside from the right then ending the move disappointingly by blazing over, Calcutt rode Nathan Clarke's challenge before his left foot curler, destined for the top corner, was expertly tipped over by Gray.

The second half saw the introduction of Jonathan Smith for Steve Halford.

The central defender had been a menace to Town's front two throughout the opening period but was walking a disciplinary tightrope having been booked, and Smith's height was preferred to thwart the rangy centre forwards.

Booth had a header tipped over the bar before thumping the ball wide from the resultant corner.

Huddersfield were then throwing bodies at the ball in a goalmouth melee, with James and Mullin scrapping for the ball before Andy Procter's shot bounced off Sodje.

Gray saved comfortably from Cook's long range drive while, at the other end, Stead cracked a free kick just wide of the angle.

Justin Jackson replaced Calcutt to give Stanley fresher legs up front, with James reverting back to the wide right position. And Jackson was immediately involved as a blatant penalty for handball by his marker, Sodje, was missed by the referee.

But Stanley maintained the pressure and Mullin was unlucky not to get a glancing header from Cavanagh's cross on target.

Kennedy caused a scare as he wandered out of his area, failed to stop Booth in his tracks but managed to get back to smother the Town captain's ball into the area before making a great save to deny Anthony Lloyd.

Things looked to be heading for a replay at the McAlpine Stadium but Gouck had a better plan following his introduction for Cook, who had won his battle against 'flu to play.

Huddersfield had been forced into some desperate defending thanks to collective probing from Mullin, Jackson and James.

The visitors had cleared but only temporarily as Kennedy fired a virtual length-of-the-field punt forward. Mullin headed it down, Gouck beat Dwayne Mattis to the ball and caught it ever so sweetly on the volley.

The ball swerved in the air and keeper Phil Senior, who was hoping for a quiet few minutes after replacing the injured Gray in additional time, had no chance as it dipped over him into the back of the net.

Today it was back to work, as usual, for social worker Gouck as well as the rest of the Stanley squad.

And then it's back to Nationwide Conference business at home to Hereford tomorrow night.

But for a few hours at least they could enjoy being cup heroes.

STANLEY 1

Gouck 90

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0

Att: 3,129