AFC Fylde Vs Fleetwood Reserves
Result : 3 - 4
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Town’s second string made the short journey to a rain lashed, blustery Kellamergh Park for this Lancashire League derby game. Fleetwood had to come from behind twice to secure all three points with what turned out to be a competent performance. If truth be known they actually made hard work of a game they should have easily won. Too many individual defensive errors cost them dear and Town had to dig deep to win, writes Steve Edwards.
The side was bolstered by the returning Adam Warlow and he will be more than pleased to of got the game under his belt. With fellow strike partner Theo Johnson he continually looked a threat and could have come away with a hat trick.
IMAGE: Welcome return. Warlow scores his first.
Fleetwood went behind against the run of play when Sam Christensen was caught in possession on the edge of the box. The Fylde striker crashed in the loose ball off the underside of the bar leaving Craig Dootson no chance. They weren’t behind too long however, Johnson flying down the right wing and crossing low and hard toward the front post. With Warlow lurking behind him, the defender panicked and slipped the ball past his own goal keeper.
Fylde started the second period the better, but Dootson was rarely tested. Unfortunately for Town more defensive sloppiness allowed the home side to take the lead for a second time. Fleetwood now upped their work rate and started to test the Fylde defence with every attack. From a long ball by Jack Duggan the home centre half misjudged his header and Warlow was on it like a flash. With the keeper coming towards him he expertly lifted the ball into the empty net.
With twenty minutes to go the home side began to show signs of tiredness and Fleetwood sensed the game was there for the taking. It was then Grant Dell was sent crashing to the floor in the penalty area Warlow stepped up to stroke the ball into the bottom corner from the resultant spot kick.
To their credit AFC kept going and from a wind assisted cross they levelled the scores when Dootson was put at a disadvantage by the wayward ball. The visitors would of felt hard done by if they had not taken all three points as they were clearly the better footballing side.
The deserved winner came with ten minutes left. From a Liam Wynn corner, Chrstenensen atoned for his earlier error by smashing the ball pass the home the custodian from twelve yards.
Manager Steve Edwards added “Fleetwood must tighten up defensively if they are to challenge for this league but the signs are good and their points haul now stands at ten from the last twelve.”
Team- Dootson, Bennett A, Moulding (Tanser 70), Duggan, Christensen, Dell, Camozzi, Wynn, Few, Warlow (Bennett K 75), Johnson.
Scorers: Warlow 2, Christensen, OG
The side was bolstered by the returning Adam Warlow and he will be more than pleased to of got the game under his belt. With fellow strike partner Theo Johnson he continually looked a threat and could have come away with a hat trick.
IMAGE: Welcome return. Warlow scores his first.
Fleetwood went behind against the run of play when Sam Christensen was caught in possession on the edge of the box. The Fylde striker crashed in the loose ball off the underside of the bar leaving Craig Dootson no chance. They weren’t behind too long however, Johnson flying down the right wing and crossing low and hard toward the front post. With Warlow lurking behind him, the defender panicked and slipped the ball past his own goal keeper.
Fylde started the second period the better, but Dootson was rarely tested. Unfortunately for Town more defensive sloppiness allowed the home side to take the lead for a second time. Fleetwood now upped their work rate and started to test the Fylde defence with every attack. From a long ball by Jack Duggan the home centre half misjudged his header and Warlow was on it like a flash. With the keeper coming towards him he expertly lifted the ball into the empty net.
With twenty minutes to go the home side began to show signs of tiredness and Fleetwood sensed the game was there for the taking. It was then Grant Dell was sent crashing to the floor in the penalty area Warlow stepped up to stroke the ball into the bottom corner from the resultant spot kick.
To their credit AFC kept going and from a wind assisted cross they levelled the scores when Dootson was put at a disadvantage by the wayward ball. The visitors would of felt hard done by if they had not taken all three points as they were clearly the better footballing side.
The deserved winner came with ten minutes left. From a Liam Wynn corner, Chrstenensen atoned for his earlier error by smashing the ball pass the home the custodian from twelve yards.
Manager Steve Edwards added “Fleetwood must tighten up defensively if they are to challenge for this league but the signs are good and their points haul now stands at ten from the last twelve.”
Team- Dootson, Bennett A, Moulding (Tanser 70), Duggan, Christensen, Dell, Camozzi, Wynn, Few, Warlow (Bennett K 75), Johnson.
Scorers: Warlow 2, Christensen, OG
