Fleetwood v Ebbsfleet
- 90 +4
- HT 4-1
Jamie Vardy hit a hat-trick at Highbury as Blue Square Bet Premier leaders Fleetwood hammered Ebbsfleet to do their goal difference a power of good.
Ebbsfleet shocked the home side when Liam Enver-Marum found the top corner.
But the Cod Army roared back to lead 4-1 by the break, thanks to goals from Gareth Seddon, Peter Cavanagh, Vardy and an Andy Mangan penalty.
Vardy scored two long-range stunners to make it 6-1 by the hour but Enver-Marum had the last word with his second goal.
Fleetwood's win made it six wins out of seven as they stay two points clear of nearest rivals Wrexham, who won 1-0 at Kidderminster.
The visitors had high hopes after Enver-Marum's early strike, but Fleetwood levelled straight from the kick-off when Seddon's shot came back off a post and he coolly converted.
Cavanagh then finished neatly from Alan Goodall's cross before Town added a third when Vardy followed up Magno Vieira's parried shot.
And Mangan scored from the spot after Yado Mambo brought down Vardy.
It took Fleetwood just three second-half minutes to score their fifth, Vardy curling home a 25-yard stunner.
And the prolific striker completed his hat-trick with an even better goal - a superb lob from distance to take his tally to 25 for the season.
After Vardy was replaced by Richard Brodie, Fleetwood went off the boil, Enver-Marum grabbing his second with a well-taken strike from the edge of the area.
VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Ebbsfleet manager Liam Diash told BBC Radio Kent:
"We showed naivety at times and a lack of communication against a side who you can see why they are top of the league.
"They were brighter, sharper, fitter and clinical with their finishing.
"You can see why they will probably end up in the league next year.
"Jamie Vardy, what's he (worth) - £750,000? That buys the whole club for us."
Lineup, Bookings (2) & Substitutions (6)
Fleetwood Town
- 01 Davies
- 05 McNulty
- 13 Goodall Booked
- 26 Cavanagh
- 06 Pond
- 18 McGuire
- 27 Fowler (Milligan - 68' )
- 10 Vieira (Rose - 57' )
- 14 Mangan
- 19 Seddon
- 33 Vardy (Brodie - 61' )
Substitutes
- 34 Stephenson
- 25 Atkinson
- 08 Milligan
- 31 Rose
- 09 Brodie
Ebbsfleet United
- 01 Cronin
- 06 Lorraine (Phipp - 46' )
- 22 Mambo
- 02 Stone
- 08 Marwa Booked
- 14 Howe (Smith - 30' )
- 24 Barrett
- 09 Willock
- 15 Marum
- 23 Ugwu
- 26 Pinney (Shakes - 46' )
Substitutes
- 12 McNeil
- 16 Smith
- 11 Phipp
- 10 Shakes
- 19 Williams
Live Text Commentary
The final whistle goes and the game is over.
90:00 +2:38Outswinging corner taken by Jamie Milligan from the right by-line played to the near post, Ram Marwa makes a clearance.
90:00 +2:17Short corner taken by Danny Rose, Yado Mambo manages to make a clearance.
90:00 +0:39Outswinging corner taken by Jamie Milligan from the right by-line.
90:00 +0:39Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Jamie Milligan from the right by-line.
89:48 BookingBooking Booking for Alan Goodall for unsporting behaviour.
89:23Foul by Alan Goodall on Ricky Shakes, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Craig Stone.
88:18The ball is swung over by Andy Mangan.
88:04Foul by Yado Mambo on Jamie Milligan, free kick awarded. Jamie McGuire takes the direct free kick.
85:37 Goal scoredGoal - Liam Enver-Marum - Fleetwood 6 - 2 Ebbsfleet Liam Enver-Marum fires in a goal from just outside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Fleetwood Town 6-2 Ebbsfleet United.
84:59Gareth Seddon challenges Neil Barrett unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Tom Phipp.
83:16Centre by Ricky Shakes.
80:51Richard Brodie takes a shot. Ross Smith gets a block in. Corner taken by Jamie Milligan.
80:07Richard Brodie takes a shot. Lance Cronin makes a save.
79:31Liam Enver-Marum sends in a cross, save made by Scott Davies.
77:54Yado Mambo fouled by Richard Brodie, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Tom Phipp.
76:36Corner taken left-footed by Liam Enver-Marum, Neil Barrett takes a shot. Save made by Scott Davies. Liam Enver-Marum decides to take a short corner. Tom Phipp crosses the ball, clearance made by Nathan Pond. Ricky Shakes produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.
76:04Unfair challenge on Yado Mambo by Richard Brodie results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Lance Cronin.
75:28Alan Goodall fouled by Ricky Shakes, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Davies takes the indirect free kick.
74:58Ross Smith takes a shot. Scott Davies makes a save.
Unfair challenge on Ram Marwa by Andy Mangan results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Craig Stone.
72:39Jamie Milligan takes a shot. Lance Cronin makes a save.
71:47The ball is swung over by Liam Enver-Marum, Scott Davies makes a save.
71:08Centre by Liam Enver-Marum, save by Scott Davies.
70:31The ball is crossed by Ricky Shakes, Liam Enver-Marum takes a shot. Save made by Scott Davies. Inswinging corner taken by Liam Enver-Marum from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Danny Rose.
69:55The referee blows for offside. Craig Stone restarts play with the free kick.
69:36Calum Willock takes a shot. Nathan Pond gets a block in.
69:06Richard Brodie concedes a free kick for a foul on Tom Phipp. Free kick taken by Yado Mambo.
68:30The official flags Richard Brodie offside. Lance Cronin takes the indirect free kick.
67:57 SubstitutionSubstitution Jamie Milligan replaces Lee Fowler.
65:51The offside flag is raised against Richard Brodie. Indirect free kick taken by Lance Cronin.
65:03Foul by Richard Brodie on Liam Enver-Marum, free kick awarded. Lance Cronin restarts play with the free kick.
64:42Richard Brodie takes a shot. Blocked by Lance Cronin. Peter Cavanagh sends in a cross, Ross Smith manages to make a clearance.
64:26Calum Willock concedes a free kick for a foul on Nathan Pond. Scott Davies restarts play with the free kick.
63:17Andy Mangan has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
62:03Ricky Shakes produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the goal.
60:08 SubstitutionSubstitution Richard Brodie on for Jamie Vardy.
60:08Shot from just outside the penalty box by Andy Mangan misses to the left of the target.
59:18Craig Stone crosses the ball.
58:56Steve McNulty challenges Calum Willock unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Tom Phipp.
57:53 Goal scoredGoal - Jamie Vardy - Fleetwood 6 - 1 Ebbsfleet Jamie Vardy grabs a goal from a long way out high into the middle of the goal. Fleetwood Town 6-1 Ebbsfleet United.
57:28Jamie McGuire concedes a free kick for a foul on Neil Barrett. Ross Smith takes the direct free kick.
56:29Save by Lance Cronin.
56:29 SubstitutionSubstitution Magno Vieira goes off and Danny Rose comes on.
56:29Corner from the right by-line taken by Alan Goodall,
56:24Jamie Vardy crosses the ball, Tom Phipp gets a block in.
55:04The ball is delivered by Jamie Vardy, Ross Smith manages to make a clearance.
55:04 BookingBooking Caution for Ram Marwa.
54:50Ram Marwa challenges Jamie Vardy unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Steve McNulty.
54:42Craig Stone delivers the ball, Jamie McGuire manages to make a clearance.
54:07A cross is delivered by Ricky Shakes, Alan Goodall gets a block in. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Liam Enver-Marum played to the near post.
53:00The ball is swung over by Liam Enver-Marum, Steve McNulty makes a clearance. Ram Marwa takes a shot from just inside the penalty box which clears the bar.
49:38Shot from just outside the box by Gozie Ugwu goes over the crossbar.
49:14The ball is swung over by Ricky Shakes, clearance by Steve McNulty.
47:22Assist by Peter Cavanagh.
47:22 Goal scoredGoal - Jamie Vardy - Fleetwood 5 - 1 Ebbsfleet Goal scored by Jamie Vardy from outside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Fleetwood Town 5-1 Ebbsfleet United.
46:39Ricky Shakes sends in a cross. Liam Enver-Marum sends in a cross.
46:21The ball is delivered by Alan Goodall, save by Lance Cronin.
45:55Magno Vieira takes a shot. Craig Stone gets a block in. Alan Goodall takes a short corner.
45:01The referee starts the second half.
45:01 SubstitutionSubstitution Ricky Shakes is brought on as a substitute for Nathaniel Pinney.
45:01 SubstitutionSubstitution (Ebbsfleet United) makes a substitution, with Tom Phipp coming on for Paul Lorraine.
45:00 +2:30The referee blows for half time.
45:00 +2:03The offside flag is raised against Gareth Seddon. Free kick taken by Lance Cronin.
45:00 +0:48Gareth Seddon takes a shot. Save by Lance Cronin.
44:59Jamie McGuire gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Neil Barrett. Free kick taken by Lance Cronin.
42:41The assist for the goal came from Jamie Vardy.
42:41 Goal scoredGoal - Andy Mangan - Fleetwood 4 - 1 Ebbsfleet Andy Mangan scores a placed penalty. Fleetwood Town 4-1 Ebbsfleet United.
41:47Unfair challenge on Jamie Vardy by Yado Mambo results in a Penalty.
40:26Jamie Vardy crosses the ball, save made by Lance Cronin.
39:49Liam Enver-Marum takes a shot. Nathan Pond gets a block in.
38:39Corner taken by Alan Goodall.
38:17Jamie McGuire takes a shot. Craig Stone gets a block in. The ball is crossed by Jamie Vardy, Ram Marwa gets a block in.
33:04The ball is swung over by Nathaniel Pinney, save made by Scott Davies.
31:30The assistant referee signals for offside against Magno Vieira. Lance Cronin restarts play with the free kick.
31:01Andy Mangan decides to take the corner short, clearance by Paul Lorraine. Jamie McGuire decides to take a short corner.
30:34Andy Mangan takes a short corner.
30:16Alan Goodall delivers the ball. Alan Goodall sends in a cross, Yado Mambo manages to make a clearance.
29:31 SubstitutionSubstitution Ross Smith joins the action as a substitute, replacing Joe Howe.
28:38Assist on the goal came from Magno Vieira.
28:38 Goal scoredGoal - Jamie Vardy - Fleetwood 3 - 1 Ebbsfleet Jamie Vardy finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the box low into the middle of the goal. Fleetwood Town 3-1 Ebbsfleet United.
28:15Magno Vieira takes a shot. Lance Cronin makes a save.
27:30Magno Vieira takes a shot. Save made by Lance Cronin.
26:05Gareth Seddon produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net.
24:45The offside flag is raised against Magno Vieira. Lance Cronin takes the indirect free kick.
23:57A cross is delivered by Gozie Ugwu.
22:10Assist by Alan Goodall.
22:10 Goal scoredGoal - Peter Cavanagh - Fleetwood 2 - 1 Ebbsfleet Peter Cavanagh finds the net with a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Fleetwood Town 2-1 Ebbsfleet United.
22:05Centre by Alan Goodall,
21:33Gozie Ugwu sends in a cross, save by Scott Davies.
19:54The assistant referee signals for offside against Gareth Seddon. Craig Stone restarts play with the free kick.
19:06Magno Vieira has a shot on goal from outside the area which misses right.
18:24Nathan Pond crosses the ball, Craig Stone manages to make a clearance.
17:59The assistant referee flags for offside against Calum Willock. Nathan Pond takes the indirect free kick.
16:34Nathaniel Pinney handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Free kick taken by Scott Davies.
10:00Peter Cavanagh produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.
15:35 Goal scoredGoal - Gareth Seddon - Fleetwood 1 - 1 Ebbsfleet Gareth Seddon gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Fleetwood Town 1-1 Ebbsfleet United.
15:02Gareth Seddon takes a shot from close range that bounces off the post.
14:05 Goal scoredGoal - Liam Enver-Marum - Fleetwood 0 - 1 Ebbsfleet Liam Enver-Marum fires in a goal from just outside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Fleetwood Town 0-1 Ebbsfleet United.
12:04Effort on goal by Magno Vieira from deep inside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.
11:29Shot from just outside the area by Nathaniel Pinney misses to the right of the target.
11:03Magno Vieira crosses the ball.
10:00Peter Cavanagh has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the target.
5:00Jamie Vardy delivers the ball, Shot by Magno Vieira. Save made by Lance Cronin. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Alan Goodall from the right by-line, save by Lance Cronin.
3:38Close range effort by Nathaniel Pinney misses to the left of the target.
1:48Jamie Vardy produces a cross, Lance Cronin makes a save.
0:00The match gets underway.
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