Ashington goalscorers Burns and Henderson talk through their goals after win against Lincoln United

Teenage striker Louis Burns came off the bench on Saturday – and within a minute had not only netted his first goal for the Colliers but also bagged what turned out to be the winner.

The 18-year-old – on-loan from South Shields – said afterwards: “To be honest I was a bit annoyed that I didn’t start. However, I knew when I came on that I would get a chance and I would have to take it.

“There wasn’t much going on in the game – it was quite scrappy – and other than my goal I only had a couple of touches.”

Lincoln ‘keeper Heath Richardson parried an effort from Josh Gilchrist with Burns tucking away the rebound.

He said: “I just wanted to make a clean contact with the ball because the ‘keeper was quite close at my feet.

“The ball has gone under him and into the net and it’s the goal which got us the three points, so I’ve got to be delighted with that.”

Durham-born Burns added: “We’ve got to push on. We needed a result and got one today – but now we’ve got to build on it.”

Seasoned striker Liam Henderson, who scored the first goal, said: “I think our last two performances – for 65 minutes against Garforth Town and probably 90 minutes today at Lincoln – we’re not too far away from turning the corner. Sometimes all it takes is a bit of luck – and I thought we got some today. Obviously it was another mistake and a poor goal which we conceded but if we can eliminate the errors, we can push on.”

He added: “We had enough chances but the longer the game goes on, you start to think it’s going to be one of those days, especially the run which we have been on.

“For my goal it was just about having the composure to get my head down and make sure that I got a clean strike. There were a lot of lads on the line but I was lucky the ball hit the back of the net.

“That’s two goals in my last two games and I’d like to think that the run will hopefully continue – but the main thing today was the three points because we massively needed a win.”

Gateshead-born Henderson praised the army of Ashington fans who made the round trip of over 340 miles.

“It’s an absolute pleasure to see them come down in their numbers,” he said.

“It’s a long way to come so hats off to them on a dreadful day weather-wise. As usual we went over to thank them after the final whistle and it’s huge having their support – and especially the run which we’ve been on.

“We can only, as a squad of management and players, thank them and ask them to keep doing it because it does make a difference.”