“I’m really happy, really proud of them”: AFC Fylde boss pays tribute to his players after midweek win

The Coasters made it three consecutive victories in National League North, extending their lead at the top to four points with eight games remaining.

That was after South Shields’ loss at King’s Lynn Town, a result which leaves Fylde in the driving seat as they seek a return to non-league’s top flight.

Mahon told Fylde’s media team: “Really professional performance. I thought from the first minute until the last minute, the lads were in control.

“Some of the patterns, some of the play, it was outstanding. It’s frustrating to concede late on but we’re a footballing side and we’re going to try to play out.

“If we concede goals from trying to play out, I’ll take the hit on that because that’s just who we are.

“Apart from that little bit of a blip, the lads were perfect tonight and I’m really happy, really proud of them.”

Goals from Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile, Danny Mayor and Tom Whelan put Fylde 3-0 up at half-time, after which Luca Thomas extended their advantage.

Although Harrison Sohna pulled one back, it didn’t detract from a fine evening’s work by the league leaders, who are back on the road again this weekend when they travel to Worksop Town on Saturday.

Mahon added: “We spoke before the game that coming to a place like this on a Tuesday night, with the crowd that they get, it’s a tough place.

“Once that crowd gets behind them, you can feel the difference, you can get a vibe from them and it can lift their players.

“We talked about how we stop that and the only thing I can say is the ruthlessness in front of the net. The lads just look ruthless.

“Every chance or every opportunity that we get going forward, we look like we’re going to score and that’s complete credit to the lads.

“They worked on this from the first day of pre-season and it’s paying off now when we look dangerous.

“It’s a good win but there’s still eight to go.”