More home misery for Boston United as Mayor strikes for Fylde

Danny Mayor's 51st minute strike sealed all three points for the visiting Coasters, who had needed some competent goalkeeping from Zac Jones to keep the Pilgrims at bay either side of half-time.

Mayor scored the decisive goal six minutes after the break and United's woes were compounded six minutes from time when Jake Rooney was handed a second red card inside six home matches so far this season.

With three players away on international duty, Paul Hurst made two changes to his starting XI, with Levi Sutton and Jack Holmes both coming into the side.

United needed a big Louis Chadwick save to deny Harvey Broad within four minutes - but it was soon Jones flying around at the other end with a good save to thwart Tom Cursons.

Holmes' goalbound drive was charged behind by Corey Whelan, while Gavan Holohan headed too high from the resulting Georgie Gent corner.

Jones made a terrific save to deny Holohan moments before half-time after Gent had pulled a corner into his path on the edge of the box.

Fylde sneaked in front when Mayor picked his spot from 20 yards to leave Chadwick helpless.

Jones made brilliant saves to deny Cursons and Holohan in the 63rd and 67th minutes respectively, but the remaining noteworthy action for the Pilgrims saw Rooney handed his marching orders after picking up a yellow card in both halves.

Greg Olley was inches away from clinching the points for Fylde, but was denied by a Jamie Grimes goalline block, while Jones stood tall at the death to stop an advancing Gent.

PILGRIMS: Chadwick; Teale (Sachdev 81), Rooney, Grimes, Gent; Holohan, Sutton (John-Lewis 81), Agyemang; Holmes (Aboh 70), Wheeldon (Shipley 87); Cursons. SUBS NOT USED: Canavan, McBride, Faxon.

FYLDE: Jones; Drewe, Lancaster, Whelan, Broad; Mitchell (Upton 87), Merrie (Butterfield 70), Whelan; Thomas (Morris 80), Matthews-Lewis (Main 70), Mayor (Olley 70). SUBS NOT USED: Taylor, Boyes.

REFEREE: Andrew Miller.

ATTENDANCE: 1,672 (43 away).