MATHIEU Manset fired Hereford ahead after 32 minutes of their FA Cup third round tie at Adams Park.

Fleetwood had an excellent chance within two minutes when a one-two with Lunt sent him clear.

Fleetwood controlled the ball poorly, however, sending him away from goal and the chance was gone.

Colbeck was next to find himself with a good opening.

The winger was clear when he met Nicky Featherstone’s but headed wide of the target.

Fleetwood then raced on to a Manset pass with only some last-ditch defending putting the ball behind for a corner.

Hereford’s pace in attack was causing the home team problems and Colbeck raced away on the left to deliver a cross which was headed clear.

On 15 minutes, Hereford nearly had a piece of good fortune when Manset’s shot took a deflection and was heading for the top corner only for Nikki Bull to pull off a fine save.

Wycombe’s attack had rarely made any headway against the Hereford barrage but, on 16 minutes, Kevin Betsy who teed up Stuart Beavon for a shot which flashed just wide.

Betsy then found himself in the clear and forced an excellent reaction block from Adam Bartlett.

Alan Bennett evaded the Hereford defence to meet a cross from the left but flicked his header just wide.

With Wycombe now pressing Hereford back, Bartlett had to leap to tip over a Gareth Ainsworth cross.

Janos Kovacs’ lack of pace saw him caught out with Hereford lucky to survive the ensuing scramble with the ball coming back off the bar with Bartlett beaten.

After being penned back for so long, Hereford suddenly broke out and a Colbeck shot deflected behind off a defender.

The short corner was taken to Fleetwood whose cross was headed across goal by Rose for Manset to flick home.

The big Frenchman showed some neat trickery shortly afterwards to send a cross skidding across goal just beyond the reach of Fleetwood.

With Hereford resuming the attack in the lead-up to half-time, Bull dropped a McQuilkin corner but Hereford were unable to profit.