Marine 1 Truro City 3

From the Swindon Advertiser

A remarkable unbeaten run that stretched back to October 29th came to an end for Swindon Supermarine on Saturday as Southern League Premier Division promotion hopefuls Truro City grabbed a 1-3 win at the Webbswood Stadium.

Will Swan scores Truro’s first goal
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But a cheap penalty which City converted in the game’s final five minutes ultimately ended hopes of Marine staging a late fightback as they suffered a first league loss in more than 12 weeks.

Ryan Campbell gave Marine chief Lee Spalding some hope when he halved the hosts’ two-goal deficit with only a quarter-of-an-hour remaining.

Will Swan scores Truro’s second goal
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Given City’s previous National League status, Spalding took encouragement from his players’ performances as the afternoon marked how far the club has come in recent seasons. He added: “Truro are a decent side, there is a reason why they are at the top of the table.

Ryan Campbell shoots and scores Marine’s goal
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Ryan Campbell’s shot goes in the top corner for Marine’s goal
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“We had a great opportunity to score in the first half when Conor McDonagh went through and hit the post – if that went in, it could’ve been a different game. “But we conceded poor goals defensively, we didn’t clear our lines. I felt if we continued as we had started, we could’ve got ourselves back into the game.

“But all three goals we conceded were sloppy, it wasn’t a case of them breaking us down. We gifted them their goals. “We didn’t make them work hard enough for their goals, we pretty much gave Truro three goals from mistakes.”

Tyler Harvey secure Truro’s win from the penalty spot but keeper Martin Horsell was so close to saving the spot kick!
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Marine’s outstanding unbeaten run prior to Saturday’s loss has lifted the club to fourth in the Southern League Premier Division table – and promotion into National League South certainly isn’t out of the question with the club sitting reasonably comfortably inside the division’s play-off frame.

But there are still 17 fixtures to complete – so any thoughts of a promotion push at this moment in time are out of the question. Spalding added: “The lads have been on a fantastic run, and there are still a lot of positives to take from Saturday’s performance. “Poole away is now a massive game next week, that’s a perfect opportunity for us to get back to winning ways.”

HT: 0-1 FT: 1-3
Attendance: 341

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Match Photo’s from Jeff Youd Photography
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SWINDON SUPERMARINE
Manager: Lee Spalding
Line-up: 1. Martin Horsell 2. Louis Spalding 3. Michael Hopkins 4. Jamie Edge 5. Matt Williams 6. Matt Coupe 7. Henry Spalding 8. Brad Hooper (14. Joe Shepherd 68m) 9. Harry Williams 10. Conor McDonagh (12. Stuart Fleetwood 68m) 11. Ryan Campbell
Subs not used: 15. Alex Henshall 16. George Dowling 17. Josh Hill
Goalscorer: Ryan Campbell 75m
Star Man: Ryan Campbell
Cards:
Henry Spalding 67m, Michael Hopkins 69m, Stuart Fleetwood 93m
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TRURO CITY
Manager: Paul Wotton
Line-up: 1. James Hamon 2. Nial Thompson 3. Ryan Law 4. Ed Palmer 5. Harlain Mbayo 6. James Richards (c) 7. Rio Garside (14. Harrison Davis 81m) 8. Will Dean 9. Tyler Harvey 10. Daniel Rooney (16. Austen Booth 88m) 11. Will Swan (12. Alex Battle 90m) Subs not used: 15. Stewart Yetton 18. Adel Gafaiti
Goalscorers: Will Swan 43m, 53m, Tyler Harvey 84m pen
Star Man: Will Swan
Cards:
Will Swan 68m, Will Dean 93m
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Referee: Lewis Sandoe (Catterick)
Assistant Referees: Derek Pratt (Stockbridge), Mark Shapland (Andover)

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