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Stockport County claimed a late, late 3-2 win in a dramatic game at AFC Fylde on Monday.

The Hatters twice took the lead at Kellamergh Park, only for goals from former County players Richie Baker and Danny Rowe pegged them back.

But in the fifth minute of stoppage time, Tranmere loanee Jake Kirby struck from close range to see County return to winning ways in the National League North match after Saturday's home defeat by Stalybridge.

County had opened proceedings through an Abdulai Baggie penalty before Calum Dyson struck after Baker’s second-half equaliser.

Victory sent the Hatters above the Coasters into fourth place in the table, five points behind leaders Solihull Moors.

Neil Young’s men dominated the first half, remaining camped in the hosts' half for much of the first 45 minutes.

Despite creating no real chances prior to Baggie’s opener, County enjoyed the majority of possession and new boy Kirby was causing the title hopefuls no end of problems.

Baggie was the catalyst of County's first goal, switching the play to Kayode Odejayi, who played in Kirby.

The 21-year-old midfielder burst past Dom Collins with ease before being hacked down in the area, and key man Baggie stepped up to roll the penalty past Ben Hinchcliffe.

But County suffered a blow soon after taking the lead, when the influential Baggie felt a recurrence of a troublesome hamstring injury and was replaced by Micah Evans.

It was a different story at the start of the second half, though, as the hosts flew out of the blocks, and one minute after the interval Danny Hurst magnificently tipped over a Danny Lloyd strike.

But from the resulting corner, Baker curled home from just inside the box after Rowe appeared to have been brought down.

County again reacted well after the Baker strike, with captain Sean O’Hanlon seeing a header cleared off the line and the resulting handball appeals were waved away.

And with just over 15 minutes to play, County got a well-earned lead once again as substitute Dyson steered home a Dan Morton cross via the crossbar.

Young’s side, previously unbeaten on the road, sought to see out the game, but a needless free-kick with just over five minutes to play was powered home off the underside of the bar by Rowe.

And in the very last seconds of stoppage time, youngster Kirby fired home from 15 yards to send the travelling fans wild.

The kick-off had been delayed by 30 minutes as an incident on the M6 saw it closed before the match, leaving the referee, County team coach and travelling supporters stuck in an hour of motorway traffic.