Figueroa then had his head in his hands after he was unable to appropriately control Trent Kone-Doherty’s left-wing cross, instead collecting it unusually with his stomach before hitting the right post.
In his final action before coming off for Victor Musa, the lively Lacey curled one excellently towards the left post, only for Pecsi to pull off a fine diving save. Obi powered a right-footed drive from a tight angle soon after, requiring Pecsi to tip it away for another United corner.
Binnion’s boys showed great attacking intent and moved forward with a sudden burst of pace 80 minutes in. Tyler Fletcher and Scanlon combined quickly to send Mantato away down the left wing, from where he pulled back for Obi, whose shot was parried away by Pecsi. Right-back Kamason, whose very presence in the area indicated United’s desire to get forward, was on hand to finish coolly.
United could have extended the advantage, with substitute Musa forcing another good save from Pecsi when shooting from the area’s edge, and Dan Armer then heading over from the resulting corner.
