LYMINGTON Town manager Dave Lewis has described as “the glamour tie of the round” their eagerly-awaited FA Cup showdown with non-league big guns Torquay United.

Victory last night at Lydney Town in a first qualifying round replay set up a date with the Gulls who will travel to Lymington’s quaint Sports Ground headquarters a week on Saturday.

Jake King’s headed winner four minutes from time settled in Lymington’s favour what had been two high-octane encounters between the rival clubs from step five.

Ash Jarvis put the Wessex Premier visitors ahead from the penalty spot before Lewis Thompson – whose late leveller on Saturday earned Lydney a 2-2 draw – equalised for the Hellenic Premier outfit in the 70th minute.

Torquay, who reached the fourth round proper in 2010, were relegated from the Football League in 2014 and from the National League last season. They are currently 14th in National South – with 60 places separating them from Lymington.

Lewis told the Daily Echo: “We wanted a glamour tie against a big club at home and that was exactly what we got.

“We didn’t mind who we got, we just wanted a big gun. As a former Football League club, they don’t come much bigger than Torquay at this stage of the competition.

“As a club and a team, we were bowled over when the draw was made and it was such a big carrot for us and Lydney.

“We can approach the game with a really positive mindset and certainly won’t be looking to just contain them. We will try to take the game to them.”

Lewis, who takes Lymington to Eversley & California in the FA Vase on Saturday, added: “Lydney pushed us over the two games.

“We went down to 10 men early in the first game but our lads were tremendous. We were the better side and created enough chances to have put it to bed.

“Lydney were much improved last night and it was a proper ding-dong. Their crowd were fantastic, the atmosphere was electric and it seemed like the whole of the Forest of Dean had turned out!

“We edged it after deservedly going 1-0 up. But they were always a threat. They had a really good way of playing so concentration was the key.

“They had a 15-minute spell in the second half when they were rocking. It ended with a goal but that galvanized our players and we got back on top again. We won it on small margins and it was really close."

Lymington have banked £11,140 from this season's FA Cup run and will duel with Torquay for another £9,000.