Ardley proud of Wimbledon show

AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley praised his side's courage after a battling 1-1 draw at York.

Ardley's men earned a replay in the FA Cup first-round clash after Andy Frampton's 21st-minute effort cancelled out Jake Hyde's early goal for the hosts. The result was the perfect response for Ardley, who had seen his side outclassed in a 2-0 defeat at Northampton seven days earlier. He said: "We had a really tough week last week having let ourselves down. Actions speak louder than words though and, after going behind early on, it takes a lot of courage to come back and eventually get a draw. "We listened to what we'd said during the week and we applied ourselves really well in the actual game. We can be quite proud of the effort and endeavour we put in. "It was a proper cup tie. The conditions weren't great but the action was end to end - but most importantly we're still in the hat and that's hugely important. "We've had our chances. We certainly had some good ones in the first half and I can't fault our effort. "We did a lot of the stuff we didn't do last week really well and we're really pleased to still be in the cup, which is what matters at the end of the day." Hyde gave York an eighth-minute lead when he side-footed in from four yards after Michael Coulson had sent in a low cross from the right following Adam Barrett's slip. But Wimbledon came back strongly with Ade Azeez denied in a one-on-one situation by Michael Ingham. That only offered brief respite for the Minstermen, as Frampton scored from five yards after George Francomb's subsequent corner despite Ingham saving his initial effort. Both teams went on to have good chances to win the tie in the second half but Adebayo Akinfenwa side-footed wide from four yards and Wombles keeper James Shea made a stunning double save to deny Wes Fletcher and Coulson late on. Home boss Russ Wilcox felt his side deserved to progress on the afternoon but does not fear a replay at Kingsmeadow either, saying: "I thought our second-half performance was terrific and they didn't have a shot on target or a corner. "We just need that bit of luck in front of goal. We had three or four chances to get the ball in the net and their keeper made a great save off Wes Fletcher but, when the ball came back out, we've got to be more clinical. "There were lots of shots going in and plenty of goalmouth action but we just need to work on that final delivery, cross and strike. We are still in the hat though and that's the key thing. "It will be a long trip in ten days' time but we will address that when it comes along. We've also got four points from our last two away games and should have had six so we will go there very confident."