HERO of the hour Charlie Searle says he was quick to forgive Calum Brockway for conceding a penalty at Nuneaton Griff after the defender gave strict instructions on which direction to dive.

Brockway tripped Josh Ruff in the area six minutes after the resumption and, before Ashley Wilks stepped up to take the spot kick, Brockway told the gloveman where he was going.

And Searle dived high to his left where he parried the effort to preserve Whites' 1-0 lead.

"The game could have changed if that went in. Calum [Brockway] told me he watched his [Ashley Wilks] last three penalties and he went that way every time," the 20-year-old explained.

"He gave it away then told me the right way to go so I thought I'd better let him off for giving it away I suppose.

It was quite a comfortable height for me to keep out.

If that goes in, the fans would have got behind them and the game could have changed.

"We were poor weren't we? There's no beating round the bush.

"I felt, watching it from the end, we rode our luck a bit."

But Searle, whose fine performance, coupled with Sam Wilson's hat-trick, saw Whites win 3-0 at The Pingles Stadium, is now setting his sights on a dayout at Wembley in May.

He added: "We just need to keep going as the ultimate dream is to get to Wembley.

"Every lad you asked, it would be their childhood dream.

We'll just wait and see and take every game as it comes.

I've never played there but had a chance with Havant, well to be involved, but they lost in the semis to Gosport in the FA Trophy.

It would be a dream come true to get there.

We've got a lot to do yet.

If we played like we did in the first half at Dunstable we can beat anyone.We have to be at it."

Searle signed for Steve Claridge a month ago on dual registration from parent club Havant and Waterlooville.

The keeper was at Fareham Town before joining Whites, where he has kept three clean sheets in his first four appearances.

Searle was originally brought in to provide cover for the injured Gareth Barfoot but, after a clutch of good performances, he's been occupying the number one spot ahead of Nathan Ball.

"It's different to Fareham. Here, you are expected to win games and at Fareham you are not expected to lose or win either," said Searle, who is a coach in Portsmouth's development system.

It's different contrast and different type of game management for me and my development.

"My ideal aim is to get the number one spot at Havant."