AFC Fylde 3, Spennymoor Town 2: Coasters edge past last season’s finalists in Trophy
AFC Fylde secured their spot in the third round of the FA Trophy with a 3-2 win against Spennymoor Town.
A brace from Jon Ustabasi and a first half strike from George Wilson proved the difference as Fylde extended their excellent away record.
Fylde started brightly and had a penalty appeal inside three minutes as Charlie Jolley hit the deck inside the area, with the early claims waved away.
Spennymoor then had a lengthy spell of pressure with Pat Boyes forced into two great saves.
But then against the run of play, Fylde took the lead as George Wilson picked out the bottom corner to break the deadlock.
As the half headed to a close, the home side turned the game on its head in a matter of minutes. The equaliser came from Junior Mondal who finished into the bottom corner after a neat move, before a deflected effort from Ethan Robson crept past Pat Boyes to give Spennymoor the lead heading into the break.
Charlie Jolley looked to equalise early in the second half as Luca Thomas drilled in a dangerous cross, but his effort was charged down.
Fylde did get the equaliser shortly after mind. A wonderful move saw Healy-Byrne and Thomas link up brilliantly before the ball was spread wide to Ustabasi who cut inside and smashed into the far corner.
Luca Thomas almost scored a brilliant solo effort as he drifted in between three or four Spennymoor defenders before his sliding effort could only find the side netting.
With 20 to play, Ustabasi grabbed his brace as Fylde completed the turnaround as Wilson's corner looked to perfect for Corey Whelan, but the ball fell to Ustabasi who smashed into the roof of the net to grab Fylde's third.
Fylde had a chance to seal it with two minutes of normal time to play as Luca Thomas went through one-on-one, but a great save from Bobby Jones denied the No.7.
Five minutes were added as Spennymoor pushed for a late equaliser, but Fylde stood strong to secure a place in the Third Round.