Last Monday's win over Rushden was a special day for everybody associated with Oxford United, though few will have been as ecstatic with the day's events as United forward Matt Green.

With his opening strike on 53 minutes seemingly knocking the wind out of the Rushden sails and sending the U's on their way to Wembley for the first time in twenty-four years, the on-loan striker was walking on air come the final whistle.

"I was buzzing right the way through to the following day to be honest. After the game I went and saw my family and they were all as excited as I was, but ultimately it means nothing if we don't go to Wembley and do the business. The gaffer told us all to enjoy the moment but that's literally all it was. Now it's a case of making sure we prepare in the right way and focus solely on what's coming up."

Having earned a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the tie many had been confident of the side winning through in front of a sell-out home crowd, and 'Greeny' is the first to admit that the players felt exactly the same way.

"With all respect to Rushden we weren't really in any doubt that we could win through. In both legs we were strong enough and had enough organisation to see us through, but we know that we can't afford to rest on that. We need to keep working hard to make sure that we play the same way against York and we knowthat if we don't they're more than capable of hitting us where it hurts."

With four days having passed since the Kassam Stadium positively erupted the striker has had plenty of time to watch the highlights back. But just what was going through his mind as he bore down on goal?

"I didn't really have time to think. Clisty put a great ball through and I could see that the keeper was absolutely flying out, so my instinct was to get the ball away from him first and foremost. Once I'd managed that it was a case of holding my nerve, looking up and rolling it in. Everybody seemed to think that I'd gone really wide but when you watch it back on the TV it's not that tight of an angle at all."

Having been an unused substitute in Torquay's Play-Off Final victory over Cambridge last season, Matt is just over a week away from making it two trips in two years. He is, however, hoping that there will be one major difference to his experience this season compared to last…

"I've had a few texts from people saying that it can't be all bad going to Wembley for the second season in a row, although I'm just hoping that I get to actually play a part this time. It didn't mean as much to me as it would have done to other people because I didn't get any minutes on the pitch, but at the same time you have to appreciate it to an extent because a lot of professional players never make it there. All of the lads are looking forward to it and I'm sure the fans are as well, and hopefully it can be a day to remember for everybody concerned."