THIS compelling local derby in which there were dramatic changes of fortune provided a tasty Lancashire hot-pot for a splendid Victory Park crowd of 1,525 and delivered a stunning finale.

Chorley made the early running and James Dean was just too high with a fierce drive before Ben Hinchcliffe got down quickly at his near post to parry a stinging angled volley from Chris Simm.

But it was the Coasters who were closest to the opening goal when Richie Allen’s tight-angled shot was scooped off the line by Matt Flynn with Sam Ashton beaten.

For the Magpies, Dale Whitham’s 30-yard snap-shot flew just over the top before Fylde seized the lead on 40 minutes.

The home defence failed to mop up a left-wing raid and the ball came out to Rowe who rifled a first-time low shot past Ashton from just outside the box.

A double substitution midway through the half, bringing Aaron Burns and Josh Hine into the fray, pepped up Chorley and they turned the match on its head with two goals in three minutes.

Dean struck first on 72 minutes, neatly slipping a Burns’ knock-on past Hinchcliffe, and Burns was involved again from Adam Mather’s well-flighted free-kick, clipping the ball across the goalmouth where it deflected off Matty Blinkhorn and looped beyond Hinchcliffe into the far corner.

A shell-shocked Fylde responded robustly with another Rowe trademark free-kick which flashed inches too high and a rocket from new signing Richard Baker which Ashton at full stretch turned over the bar.

In a last throw of the dice with five minutes to play, Fylde boss Dave Challinor replaced Allen with Charles and the youngster delivered spectacularly in the 88th minute.

Finding time and room 25 yards out, he hit an unstoppable shot into the top corner to rescue a point.

Chorley sit eighth, five points off the play-offs.