GLOUCESTER CITY 1 FLEETWOOD TOWN 2

AN INJURY-TIME winner from Garreth Seddon broke Gloucester City hearts and ensured Fleetwood kept pace with the Blue Square North leaders.

With only seconds remaining, Seddon latched on to Shaun Beeley's through-ball, sprinted past James Baldwin and fired low across Mike Green.

It was a cruel blow for Gloucester who, after taking the lead through Marc Richards' first goal of the season, looked like forcing an unlikely victory against the high-fliers.

The visitors dominated in the first half but only managed to test Green once, through Sean Clancy's powerful drive.

Despite having the lion's share of possession, they were unable to find a way through the Gloucester back line, impressively marshalled by Richards and Neil Mustoe.

Tom Hamblin denied Michael Wilde a tap-in with a last-gasp clearance from Clancy's cross and Mustoe and Lee Smith also threw their bodies in front of goal-bound efforts.

Despite losing Jack Pitcher before half-time and Hamblin at the interval to injury, Gloucester started the second half brightly and even took the lead.

After being teed up by debutant Sean Seavill, Smith stung the hands of Danny Hurst with a powerful 30-yard drive.

After Fleetwood failed to clear Lee Marshall's resulting corner, Richards stabbed past Danny Hurst at the second attempt.

The visitors threw on former Forest Green Rovers winger Lee Dodgson, to join one-time Cheltenham Town men Alan Wright and Michael Taylor, and it was the ex-New Lawn favourite who pulled Fleetwood level on 71 minutes.

Seddon looped a cross over Green for Dodgson to clip home at the far post.

Green saved well from substitute Tom Cahill after Dodgson's corner caused havoc in the Gloucester box and produced an even better stop to keep out Mustoe's poorly directed defensive header.

But the visitors were not to be denied and Seddon made the 360-mile round trip a worthwhile one for the visiting supporters.

Gloucester City: M Green; N Mustoe, M Richards, T Hamblin (46 J Baldwin), L Marshall; L Smith, M Rose, T Webb, J Pitcher (33 S Seavill); W Morford, M Symons (79 A Sykes). Subs unused: J Palmer, A Harris

Fleetwood Town: D Hurst, S Beeley, M Taylor, S McNulty, A Wright; J McGuire, N Pond, C Jorgensen (64 L Dodgson), S Clancy ; G Seddon, M Wilde (70 T Cahill).

Subs unused: J Milligan, A Grundy, J Hills

Referee: M Perry (Sutton Coldfield)

Attendance: 363

Star Man: Marc Richards