Fylde keep pace with the leaders

Fylde ................ 14 Leicester L ...... 13

FYLDE battled their way to victory in tough conditions against Leicester Lions.

It looked like being a comfortable afternoon for the hosts in the opening 20 minutes. First, Thomas Carleton scored a try after just two minutes, Gregory Smith converting to give them an early advantage.

Then, just a few minutes later, Adam Lewis added another try, with Smith again making no mistake with his kicking, to hand Fylde a dominant 14-0 lead.

After that dispiriting start, the Lions started to come back into the game and grew in confidence when Harry Key converted a penalty to reduce the deficit.

After half-time Leicester dominated territory and Key converted again to pull the score back to 14-6.

The game really sprung into life when Devon Constant burst through to score the visitors’ first try of the afternoon, and Key yet again kicked well to ensure there was only one point in it at 14-13.

But he finally lost his range when he had the chance to put the visitors into the lead on the 65th minute but missed.

Fylde did just about enough to defend their lead and stretch their unbeaten run to nine games in a match they might well have lost.