AFC Fylde boss a happy man following their display against Huddersfield Town

Craig Mahon was pleased at what he saw when his AFC Fylde team lost 2-1 to Huddersfield Town in their latest pre-season workout on Saturday.

The Coasters lost at Mill Farm, where Jack Morris’ early goal gave them a half-time lead before Joe Low and Ryan Ledson were on target to secure victory for the League One club.

Speaking after the game, Fylde’s head coach - whose players visit Longridge Town on Tuesday - said there was plenty to be pleased about in their performance.

He said: “I think if you break it into two halves, the first half was extremely good. The lads were fantastic.

“Some of the play, some of the patterns and the bravery, that was the ultimate Fylde way.

“Everything about it screamed our DNA and how we want to do things - and I couldn’t be happier.

“Second half, when they make 11 changes, it’s going to be difficult and if I look at their two goals - even though I don’t want to be over-critical - it’s set-pieces or balls into the box.

“We’re not being cut open, so I can deal with that because they’re things I can work on, but even the second half, the lads stepped up again.

“They looked tired for the first 15 minutes, which you expect, then they got into a bit of a groove and then when we make the changes, the oldest player we brought on was 19 and the rest of the lads were 17, 18.

“It can be frustrating if people think we’re going backwards but we’ve got a plan, we have a way of doing things.

“Huddersfield are an unbelievable club if you look at the size and structure but we were able to get them moving, make them run and create chances for ourselves.

“I thought, first half especially, some of the things I saw were fantastic but there’s still a tiny bit of detail I want to be better at.

“For me, all in all, it was a really good performance and it’s minutes into the lads’ bank.”