"It was a very special night for me to make my first start for the club," said Spearing.
"To play the full 90 minutes was fantastic and we had to work hard for the win.
"The atmosphere was unbelievable and it was a great cup tie to play in.
"When I was warming up it was more excitement than nerves to be honest.
"We trained in the formation we used on the night on Monday so I thought I might have a chance of starting, and then when we got to the hotel the boss told me I was playing.
"It has been a long time coming waiting for my first start but I've had to keep grafting hard and wait for my chance. I knew it was going to come soon and thankfully we got the result we needed.
"I thought we battled well and it was a team effort. We wanted to get through so we can play more games in this competition."