Marine 3 Bashley 0

Match Report from Pete Crockett

TRICKS AVOIDED, TREATS DEVOURED

There was delight in Marine manager Bobby Wilkinson’s post-match interview - the quietly satisfied pleasure of a man who felt his players had, in his own words, played “electric football in the first half“ before showing “exceptional game management“ in the second. You sensed he was justifiably proud of his team.

Marine were off like greyhounds. Barely the fourth minute gone when Max Hemmings, calm as a billiards hustler, arrowed a cross-field geometry lesson straight onto the toes of SAL ABUBAKAR. Abubakar sashayed inside shimmying past a defender and curling a peach of a shot into the far corner. Keeper statuesque; crowd bursting into admiring applause.

Eight minutes later a fearful Zack Rugman cross dipped malevolently into that infamous corridor of uncertainty and panicked an under-pressure TYLER EDMONDSON into slicing past his own keeper. Two-nil, and Bashley addlepated.

Marine did not relent. Sid Gbla pirouetted balletically from a Rugman long throw, his pivoting volley just over. Meanwhile Bashley passed neatly between the boxes but had not summoned a single effort on target by the interval.

The second half was a tactical battle. Marine kept things tight; Bashley probed. Sam Turl, Olly Case, Josh Blyth, and Tawana Changa were a secure bank vault of a back four. When the visitor’s Ieuan Turner finally broke free and sent a razor-low cross into the six-yard box home keeper Luke Purnell gathered with assurance.

Marine’s Max Hemmings almost made it three with a 25-yard free-kick that was clawed wide by an airborne Lloyd Thomas — but the cruellest football gods saved their mischief for the seventy-eighth minute. Bashley’s TYLER EDMONDSON again: a back-pass hit too firmly, his keeper too far advanced, the turf slick and the ball, with wicked intent, scudded straight into his own net and three-nil.

Bashley hit the bar but saw a follow up consolation goal ruled offside. Unflustered Marine then saw the rest of the game out with ease. Over the ninety minutes Bashley were unable to muster one shot on target – a close to perfect defensive display from the home team.

Credit to referee Adam McAnoy and his assistants who handled the match well. He allowed the game to flow and made excellent use of the advantage clause on several occasions.

Bashley will travel back to Hampshire ruing a torporous opening twelve minutes. Marine meanwhile rise to eighth, three clean sheets in six, full-backs marauding, centre-backs commanding. Max Hemmings composed; Zack Rugman tireless; Sal Abubakar sparkling — match sponsor Taylor Maxwell’s player of the match with an opening goal finish fit for any highlight reel.

The editor’s player of the match went to left back Tawana Changa who put in a tirelessly impressive performance. Fittingly for the last game before Halloween Supermarine never missed a trick and thus left with the sweetest of treats – three points.

Come on Marine!

Attendance: 214

Manager:	Bobby Wilkinson
Line-up:	Colours: Blue & White Hoops
No	Player	Goals	Card	No	Substitute	Goals	Card
1	Luke Purnell [GK]
2	Sam Turl
3	Tawana Changa
4	Olly Case
5	Josh Blythe
6	Zach Rugman		88’
7	Sal Abubakar	4’		15	Fareed Salifu 83’
8	Max Hemmings (c)			17	Josh Grant 81’
9	Frankie Monk			14	Joe Selman 85’
10	Sid Gbla			12	Dayo Sonoiki 56’
11	George Alston			16	Jonny Efedje 67’

Editors Star Man: Tawana Changa
Subs not used: None

Manager:	Jack Williamson
Line-up:	Colours: Gold & White
No	Player	Goals	Card	No	Substitute	Goals	Card	No	Substitute
1.	Lloyd Thomas [GK]
2.	Harvey-Joe Bertrand		48’
3.	Josh Bertie			14	Alfie Prescott 82’
4.	Tylor Edmondson	12’og 78’og	85’	5	Daniel Walster 90’
7.	James Martin			9	Scott Bungay 65’			18	Bas Jammeh 72’
8.	Lewis Waterfield	50’
10.	Conor Whiteley
12.	Toure Williams
15.	Ieuan Thomas
16.	Lewis Ross (C)
20.	Leighton Thomas

Editors Star Man: Leighton Thomas
Subs not used: 6. Paul Morris