Marine 2 Tiverton Town 2

Match Report from Pete Crockett

Injury time blow for Marine

The game started with lots of endeavour but few chances on target. The second half was a more eventful affair with four goals and a sending off,

Marine took the lead in the 50th minute when Jake Andrews hit a belter from 25-yards that beat Zak Baker, the Tiverton keeper, who was rooted to the floor and could only watch the ball enter the back of the goal.

Then in the 56th minute Henry Spalding beat his man on the flank. He played the ball to Liban Ibrahim who slotted the ball home from fifteen yards to score his first goal for Marine.

In the 76th minute Marine’s Henry Spalding was dismissed for a second yellow. A flag had gone up for offside and the referee blew his whistle, and a second later the Marine man put the ball in the net. Spectators waited for the restart when but to the surprise of many, the referee brandished a second yellow and a red card for a second offence having been booked earlier for a foul.

The visitors then benefitted from an in-direct free kick in the penalty area awarded for Fiachra Pagel in the Marine goal retaining the ball in his hands for too long. The free kick was charged down and cleared.

Then the sucker punch. In the 92nd minute Dylan Jones netted as Tiverton broke away from a Marine corner and out numbered our defenders. A minute later a long-range effort from Joe Parker cruelly deflected past the Marine keeper with Marine’s Zack Kotwica getting the final touch and gifting Tiverton a late equaliser.

There is no way of sugar coating this one. This felt like two points thrown away. This is a good Marine side but too often in recent weeks the naivety in seeing out games has cost points – Winchester City, Hungerford Town, and now this one. Marine really should have had at least five more points from these games.

Glass half empty - there is work to do on the game management of those crucial final minutes. The other concern has to be the number of goals Marine are conceding. The team currently has the worst defensive record in the division.

Glass half full – the team has plenty of goals in their locker. Also, in mid-October most Marine supporters would be delighted to still have their fate in their own hands at the business end of the season.

Editors Marine Star Men: Ryan Campbell
Editors Tivvy Star Man: Niall Thompson
Attendance: 203

Line Ups

Swindon Supermarine
Head Coach: Stuart Fleetwood
Colours: Blue & White Hoops
Line-up: 1. Fiachra Pagel 2. Sam Turl 3. Ryan Campbell 4. Mat Liddiard 5. Ioan Richards 6. Jake Andrews (c) 7. Zack Kotwica 8. Liban Ibrahim (17. Joe Tumelty 62’) 9. Dave Sims-Burgess (12. Levi Irving 46’) 10. Harry Williams 11. Henry Spalding
Subs not used: 14. Jamie Edge, 15. Matt Bower, 16. George Dowling
Goalscorers: Jake Andrews 50’, Liban Ibrahim
Cards:
Liban Ibrahim 61’, Sam Turl 63’,
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Henry Spalding 31’, 78’

Tiverton Town
Assistant Manager: Leigh Robinson
Colours: All Yellow
Line-up: 1. Zak Baker 2. Niall Thompson 3.** Dylan Jones 17. Ben Gerring (18. Callum Thomas 51’) 5. Josh Jones 6. Matt Britton (c) 7. Alefe Santos (12. River Allen 51’) 8. Carlo Garside (14. Alex Fletcher 62’) 9. Joe Parker 10. Jevan Wright 11. Jack Rice
Goalscorers: Dylan Jones 90’, Zack Kotwica 90+2 OG
Subs Not Used: 16. Sam Gleeson 18. Charlie White
Cards:
Josh Jones 38’, Ben Gerring 48’, Jack Rice 61’, Callum Thomas 90+2’, River Allen 90+4’
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Team Sheet

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Match Officials

Referee: Adam Wilson
Assistant Referees: Kevin Slade, Kwame Hinson