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Swindon Supermarine FC
Supermarine Football Club is Swindon's highest placed Non-League club.
The Webbs Wood Stadium , Supermarine Road , Swindon , Wiltshire , SN3 4SY
Website Email 01793 828778Swindon Supermarine were back in league action on Wednesday night as they entertained Harrow Borough looking to keep their unbeaten home record in place.
Manager Lee Spalding made two changes from the side that won at Tiverton on the Saturday with James Harding replacing Ryan Campbell and Joe Tumelty in for a debut after signing from Yate Town replacing Tom Sharpe. Lewis Hall, George Dowling and Jamie Edge continued to be ruled out with injury.
Marine started sharply and James Harding had an excellent opportunity to open the scoring after just 2 minutes but his shot on the turn was straight at Knightbridge. But the strong opening turned out to be a false dawn and it was the visitors who took the lead. Billy Leonard found some space on the edge of the box and drove home a shot into the corner which despite getting a hand to, Josh Gould could only palm into the net.
Leonard had another effort soon after but this time it was straight down the throat of the home stopper. Marine were being outrun and looked a little sluggish as Borough gave it their all in the first period and apart from a long range strike from Hooper Marine were not at the races.
Bryan replaced Assidjo for the visitors after an injury on 28 and Marine were thankful that the scoreline did not increase particularly after a shot by Moore 5 mins from the break hit the post and bounced back kindly into the hands of the goalkeeper. The hosts were glad to get into the dressing room just a goal behind, knowing that surely the visitors could not keep up this kind of intensity.
And so it proved. Despite another bright start to the half from Borough the turning point came with the introduction of lively winger Ryan Campbell on for Henry Spalding just 10 minutes into the second period. He seemed to provide the first real threat to the away goal and it was from a long throw by the winger that Ty Duffus got their ahead of his markers to head downwards into the goal and earn Marine a leveller on the hour – his first of the season.
Evans replaced Ewington up front as the visitors looked to change the pattern of the match once more and the big man came close from a deep cross soon after but couldn’t keep the header down.
With Marine now putting pressure on the tiring Harrow side a free kick was awarded to the wide right of goal. New signing Tumelty whipped in a dangerous cross and with the defence only able to poke it away Harry Williams was the quickest to react and continue his fine goalscoring run in the league to tap home and put Swindon in front. His thirteen of an amazing campaign.
Marine opted for a double sub to see out the game almost immediately with McDonagh and Sharpe on for Hooper and Harding. Sam Turl saw himself go into the book for a foul before a McDonagh shot was well held by the keeper on 84.
With time running out Marine were breaking well and Williams broke through again only to be brought down by Adenola on the edge of the box and he was promptly booked.
With Borough chasing the game in injury time McDonagh nearly scored from an effort in his own half with the keeper well off his line but it looped over the top. The final action saw a penalty appeal for the visitors turned away but in all truth it would have been a soft award and was rightfully turned away despite the Harrow protests.
Not the best performance of the season but it bodes well when you can still pick up the points when not at your most fluent and the home record continues with 5 wins and a draw out of 6 league home games played.
Fans player of the match went to Sam Turl for another strong showing.
Supermarine Football Club is Swindon's highest placed Non-League club.
The Webbs Wood Stadium , Supermarine Road , Swindon , Wiltshire , SN3 4SY
Website Email 01793 828778In case you missed it see what’s in this section
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