AFC Fylde 3 Alfreton Town 0: Ormerod at the double yet again

Having scored five times in their last two games, Fylde continued their scoring form and earned a 10th clean sheet of the season in the process.

An eighth Danny Ormerod brace of the season and an own goal were the difference between the two sides.

It didn’t take long for Fylde to break the deadlock. With just four minutes on the clock, Jon Ustabasi’s press resulted in a slip from right back Harry Perritt. The winger picked up the pieces and was unselfish in squaring it to an open Ormerod, who tapped in for his 25th goal of the season.

A superb burst of pace got Ormerod his second of the game just 20 minutes later. A through ball from Argentinian Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile found the onrushing Ormerod, who squeezed the ball to the bottom right of the keeper.

The Coasters went three up just five minutes later. It looked as though Ormerod would grab a first-half hat-trick when a square ball from Ustabasi fell to him, but for a misjudged finish which fired directly into an Alfreton defender and went down as an own goal for Nathan Newall.

Fylde started the second half quickly and would have scored if not for a fine save from Harry Burgoyne from Ustabasi.

On the hour mark, it looked like the visitors could have nicked one back. Fresh off the bench, Billy Fewster drove at Lincoln McFayden and played the ball back to an unmarked Joseph Cummings, who blasted over from close range. Alfreton continued to put on the pressure, with goalkeeper Zac Jones almost giving up his clean sheet as he gifted the ball to Siyabonga Ligendza.

But Jones managed to make amends for his error and produced a strong save to deny the winger.

Fylde saw out the rest of the game, with perhaps the best chance falling for Tom Whelan with 15 to play, when he placed over from the edge of the area.

Academy products Ben Jackson and Mason McKay both came on with just moments to go.