Ardley beleives his side were the better team throughout the game at Kingsmeadow, despite the Iron being firmly in control at the half time interval.
"I thought for two-thirds of the game we were the better team.
"We had that spell where they scored and that really knocked the stuffing out of us. We took a while to recover"
Ardley switched to a three man defence and made a double substitution, bringing on match winner Chris Arthur when the Dons' were 2-1 down.
"In the second half we came out and did really well.
"We got the goal and decided on a tactical substitution and we thought that rather than settle for 2-2 at home, let's go for 3-2, and that one's paid off.
"It doesn't always happen, but it's great when it does.
"You always enjoy the win, however they come."