AFC Fylde 5, Peterborough Sports 2: Coasters hit five past Boro to stay within reach of the top
AFC Fylde bounced back from last weekend’s defeat in the FA Trophy in style with a 5-2 victory over Peterborough Sports on Tuesday night.
Two goals apiece from Felipe Rodriguez Gentile and Jon Ustabasi, along with a strike from Danny Ormerod, sealed all three points at Mill Farm.
The visitors grabbed two consolation goals, but struggled to cope with Fylde’s blistering attack on a cold evening on the Fylde Coast..
Fylde flew out of the traps early on with Danny Mayor running the show from midfield. His driving runs were causing the Peterborough defence all sorts of issues as he looked to carve open the Sports’ back line in search of the opener.
And it didn’t take long for the Coasters to hit the front. A wonderful delivery from Lincoln McFayden picked out Rodriguez-Gentile at the back post, and he headed home.
It was soon two for Rodriguez-Gentile and Fylde as the winger doubled his tally for the evening, popping up at the back post once again to squeeze the ball in.
Danny Ormerod added a third just before the interval after the ball pinged around in the area, the striker picked up the scraps before slamming home.
Within a minute of the restart, Phil Brown’s side did have a goal back as Shaquile Coulthirst tapped in following Zac Jones' initial save from Marcel Oakley's strike.
But despite the disappointment, Fylde reacted well and restored their three-goal cushion soon after as Ustabasi received a drilled pass from Ormerod and slammed the ball into the corner for the Coasters' fourth of the evening.
Rodriguez-Gentile was inches away from grabbing his hat-trick as he grabbed possession on the edge of the area and looked to pick out the bottom corner, but it was brilliantly tipped around the post by Peter Crook.
Fylde soon scored a fifth as Ustabasi’s wonderful curling effort found the far corner, and he topped it off by performing a special celebration to commemorate his partner's pregnancy.
George Wilson and Max Taylor went close to adding a sixth late in the contest, before Peterborough managed to secure a second with Maliq Cadogn coming off the bench to hit a deflected effort past a stranded Jones.