Shaun Welford says a midweek training session paid off after scoring in Ashford United's 1-1 FA Vase Fifth Round draw against former winners Dunston at Homelands on Saturday.

United will be in Monday's quarter-final draw, but now face a long trip to Gateshead in next week's replay.

Welford won't be short of support either, hailing as he does from Cramlington - just 12 miles away.

He headed United in front after only 10 minutes, before Aristotte Guerin came off the bench to score the equaliser just past the hour.

He admitted: "I have been struggling with my head this season.

"I am normally good for 15 or 20 a season, but only had one before today.

"So on Tuesday night in training, we did crossing and finishing and it worked.

"What a peach of a cross (from Taser Hassan), I didn't have to move, and I got it in the corner, and we could have nicked another two before half-time, if we had done that it would have been game over, and happy days."

The goal was Welford's 19th of the season.

He added: "It was nice to get one with my head, and I'll take that confidence into next week.

"It's a trip up North, my homeland, and it means my family will get the chance to see me play for the first time in a long while, so they will be happy.

"We would have rather got it done on the day, but we'll go up there and give it a damn good shot."

The quarter-final draw takes place on Monday, but the pairings will be complicated as one other last-16 tie was postponed, while holders North Shields still have to play their delayed fourth round tie at Northern League rivals Morpeth.