Buxton 0 AFC Fylde 3: Three goals and three points for the Coasters
AFC Fylde rose to the top of National League North after picking up three points at Buxton on Saturday.
Goals from Jon Ustabasi, Danny Mayor and Luca Thomas sealed a fourth consecutive win, with Fylde also recording a third straight clean sheet.
They got off to a fantastic start as Ustabasi broke the deadlock inside eight minutes.
After an Alex Healy-Byrne clearance went over the top of the defence, Ustabasi stole in before lifting the ball over Joe Young for his 16th goal of the season.
Buxton had plenty of possession in what became a very transitional and scrappy affair, without putting too much pressure on the Coasters in the opening 45 minutes.
Will Lancaster had to make a crucial touch from a dangerous ball which flashed across the box before Fylde scored again with the half drawing to a close.
They won a corner in the third minute of injury time, when Mayor and Tom Whelan found themselves in a two-on-one situation.
Whelan looked set to pull the trigger but, instead, laid off the ball to Mayor, who curled it into the far corner.
Leading 2-0 at half-time, Fylde had an opportunity within 40 seconds of the restart.
Ustabasi again capitalised on a ball over the top of the Buxton backline but, on this occasion, was unable to beat Young.
Buxton made a double substitution, which swung a bit of the momentum in their favour.
Johnny Johnston linked up with fellow substitute Connor Douglas, who almost converted as a ball from the right flashed across the face of Zac Jones’ goal.
Danny Ormerod had a chance to seal victory as he got in one-on-one, but his effort was kept out by Young.
Then, at the other end, Jones was called into action late on to keep out a Connor Kirby strike from the edge of the box.
However, with three of the additional six minutes gone, Fylde finally wrapped up the points in topping off another brilliant afternoon on the road.
Ustabasi showed a great turn of pace down the left before slipping in substitute Thomas, who sent a drilled effort into the far corner.
AFC Fylde: Jones, McFayden, Merrie, Mayor (Mitchell 60), Ustabasi, Healy-Byrne (Coates 66), Lancaster, C Whelan, T Whelan, Rodriguez-Gentile, Ormerod (Thomas 86). Subs not used: Boyes, Taylor, Wilson, McKay.