Sullay Kaikai's goal was his seventh of the season for Cambridge
Cambridge maintained their League Two play-off pursuit with an away win as Fleetwood's search for a first victory of the new year continued.
Sullay Kaikai's stunning first-half strike was cancelled out by Ethan Ennis' penalty after the break, but James Gibbons secured the points at Highbury as the U's made it 11 league games without defeat.
Louis Appere headed the first real chance of the game over the crossbar for the visitors.
Kaikai broke the deadlock on the half-hour mark with a fantastic free-kick after James Brophy was tripped on the edge of the box.
The Sierra Leone playmaker almost turned provider when he teed up Appere, who could only fire wide.
On the hour, Cod Army striker Ched Evans saw his dipping volley go over the bar, and Jay Lynch denied Kaikai a second when he rushed off his line to deny the 30-year-old.
Evans earned the hosts a spot-kick 15 minutes from time and Ennis made no mistake as he sent Jake Eastwood the wrong way to equalise.
But Gibbons' powerful finish through a crowded goalmouth snatched victory with eight minutes left.
Report supplied by PA Media.
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