MATCH-WINNER Jamie Reed said he knew he had scored the moment he struck the super volley that downed Fleetwood Town and kept York City in hunt for a play-off place.

The 23-year-old’s 48th-minute strike, his first touch after coming on as a half-time substitute, secured a 1-0 win which vaulted the Minstermen into ninth in the Blue Square Bet Premier table and left them seven points behind fifth-placed Fleetwood with three games in hand.

Reed connected superbly with Liam Darville’s header back into the box, turning quickly before smashing the ball right-footed into the top right-hand corner.

But the former Bangor striker said he would have to see the replay of his strike on television before evaluating whether it beats some of the sublime goals he netted for his former club.

On his volley, Reed said: “It went over Ash’s (Ashley Chambers) head. I gave it a big shout and made sure that I got a good contact on it. I just tried to concentrate on getting a good strike and hitting the target. It turned out to be quite spectacular.”

When asked how highly he rated the finish, he added: “To be honest, I will have to see it on TV first. It felt good. As soon as it left my foot I knew it was going in and it is definitely up there.”

It was Reed’s second goal for City, having scored at Bootham Crescent in York’s 2-1 win over Forest Green in January, and the forward says he is settling in well – not only at his new club but with the rigours of adapting to full-time professional football.

He added: “I am definitely settling in.

“I’ve moved in to my apartment now and my girlfriend has moved up and I am starting to really get into the swing of things and I am enjoying training every day.

“I have had a decent start and I can’t really complain. It’s full-time. It’s getting into the swing of that.

“Football is football at the end of the day. It’s as simple as you make it.

“It’s a massive win. We keep pushing up towards the play-offs which is what we are aiming for.

“Every person who wants to be a footballer wants to be full-time and do as well as they can.”

He added: “Hopefully, I can do well here and you never know what will happen.”

Having initially been played on the left-hand side of a front trio in a 4-3-3 formation during his brief time with the Minstermen, Reed was employed in the middle on Tuesday night as Mills changed his favoured formation to a 4-4-2, City having initially struggled to make any impact against Fleetwood’s solid back four.

Reed said he was not really bothered where he played, as long as he – and the team – continued to flourish.

“It’s great. It’s nice to do well,” he said. “We’ve done well as a team and got a result. He (Mills) told me I was coming on and going up through the middle and to go and get a goal. Luckily, I did.

“It was 4-4-2 and I was up through the middle and did well. As long as I am doing that and the team do well, I don’t really mind where I play.

“There is a lot of competition for places and they are all good players.

“It is whoever is going to do the business on the day. That’s the manager’s job. He has to pick the players and it’s about getting the result. That’s the main thing.”