The Penalty Box Dancer
Player Valuation: £35m
Coventry City vs AFC Fylde
3rd March 2029
It was first against second in League One and a chance for Fylde to go top of the table and put the title in their hands. Alan O'Neill was in good form and kept his place in the team next to Morgan Feeney. Fylde were giving a good account of themselves and taking the game to Coventry in the first half, Bytheway was getting into good positions in the final third but unable to finish. Fylde were playing well but Josh Ferguson tripped Josey and awarded Coventry a penalty on 50 minutes. Shipley took the kick for Coventry and put it down the middle to make it 1-0! Fylde had a free-kick on 57 minutes and McGavin sent the ball into the box, Feeney rose for the header but was pushed by Parkin, the referee gave Fylde a penalty! A chance for Henderson to get his team back in the game. Henderson put it to the keepers left into the top corner and he guessed the right way but he couldn't stop it! 1-1! The game opened up and both teams wanted to win, Bytheway got down the line but his cross was deflected behind. Was there to be a winner? The match went into stoppage time and Sargent had the best chance to win it for Fylde when he won the ball back in the opposition box but the keeper saved his shot. Both teams fought it out in stoppage time to get the winner but they both cancelled each other out.
DF: A point is a fair result, the game was entertaining and was anyone's. We gave as good as we got and didn't stop playing until the final whistle.
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AFC Fylde vs Rotherham United
6th March 2029
Three days after the Coventry match it was a home game against Rotherham. Wisdom was serving the last match in his suspension and was eagerly awaiting his return to action. Bytheway played the ball into the middle to Scott, he lobbed the ball forward into the box and O'Neill headed over the committed keeper and the ball looped into the net! A good start for The Coasters! O'Neill celebrates his 20th goal of the season! The Coasters took the game to Rotherham into the second half catching their opponents off guard, Tyler Garrett crossed low for O'Neill and he got his second! Fylde were taking full advantage in the opening minutes of the second half, Ferguson turned nicely on the ball and sprayed it out wide to Henderson who got it down the left for the oncoming Tyler Garrett, he crossed low into the box and O'Neill stabbed it home for his hat-trick! Brilliant from the striker! 58 minutes gone and it didn't stop there, Henderson got an assist for none other than Tyrone O'Neill when he crossed into the box and he volleyed it past the keeper for his fourth! The fans sang O'Neill's name and it looked like their strikers training with Beattie and Ferguson was paying off. Fylde drifted off for a moment a minute later and Scarisbrick set up Lambert inside the box for Rotherham pulling one back with 30 minutes to go. Fylde went more defensive in the last 20 minutes and helf their nerve against an attacking Rotherham. Time was running out Rotherham to get something out of the match and Garrett got up the pitch on 89 minutes and put the ball in the box for Bytheway who was brought done and the penalty was awarded! Henderson had been replaced by Allaway so Bytheway took the kick and put it to the left but the keeper got across and saved! It was a poor penalty. Ferguson put Lee Lofthouse on in midfield for the last 30 seconds of added time and the whistle blew and The Coasters went top of the table!
DF: We have to keep performing like this now until the end of the season. We are in the best possible position and we have the possibility of doing something very spectacular.
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3rd March 2029
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It was first against second in League One and a chance for Fylde to go top of the table and put the title in their hands. Alan O'Neill was in good form and kept his place in the team next to Morgan Feeney. Fylde were giving a good account of themselves and taking the game to Coventry in the first half, Bytheway was getting into good positions in the final third but unable to finish. Fylde were playing well but Josh Ferguson tripped Josey and awarded Coventry a penalty on 50 minutes. Shipley took the kick for Coventry and put it down the middle to make it 1-0! Fylde had a free-kick on 57 minutes and McGavin sent the ball into the box, Feeney rose for the header but was pushed by Parkin, the referee gave Fylde a penalty! A chance for Henderson to get his team back in the game. Henderson put it to the keepers left into the top corner and he guessed the right way but he couldn't stop it! 1-1! The game opened up and both teams wanted to win, Bytheway got down the line but his cross was deflected behind. Was there to be a winner? The match went into stoppage time and Sargent had the best chance to win it for Fylde when he won the ball back in the opposition box but the keeper saved his shot. Both teams fought it out in stoppage time to get the winner but they both cancelled each other out.
DF: A point is a fair result, the game was entertaining and was anyone's. We gave as good as we got and didn't stop playing until the final whistle.
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AFC Fylde vs Rotherham United
6th March 2029
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Three days after the Coventry match it was a home game against Rotherham. Wisdom was serving the last match in his suspension and was eagerly awaiting his return to action. Bytheway played the ball into the middle to Scott, he lobbed the ball forward into the box and O'Neill headed over the committed keeper and the ball looped into the net! A good start for The Coasters! O'Neill celebrates his 20th goal of the season! The Coasters took the game to Rotherham into the second half catching their opponents off guard, Tyler Garrett crossed low for O'Neill and he got his second! Fylde were taking full advantage in the opening minutes of the second half, Ferguson turned nicely on the ball and sprayed it out wide to Henderson who got it down the left for the oncoming Tyler Garrett, he crossed low into the box and O'Neill stabbed it home for his hat-trick! Brilliant from the striker! 58 minutes gone and it didn't stop there, Henderson got an assist for none other than Tyrone O'Neill when he crossed into the box and he volleyed it past the keeper for his fourth! The fans sang O'Neill's name and it looked like their strikers training with Beattie and Ferguson was paying off. Fylde drifted off for a moment a minute later and Scarisbrick set up Lambert inside the box for Rotherham pulling one back with 30 minutes to go. Fylde went more defensive in the last 20 minutes and helf their nerve against an attacking Rotherham. Time was running out Rotherham to get something out of the match and Garrett got up the pitch on 89 minutes and put the ball in the box for Bytheway who was brought done and the penalty was awarded! Henderson had been replaced by Allaway so Bytheway took the kick and put it to the left but the keeper got across and saved! It was a poor penalty. Ferguson put Lee Lofthouse on in midfield for the last 30 seconds of added time and the whistle blew and The Coasters went top of the table!
DF: We have to keep performing like this now until the end of the season. We are in the best possible position and we have the possibility of doing something very spectacular.
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