Competition

Date

Tuesday 14th September 2010

Stanley penalty bags Marine a point

A first half strike from a former teammate of David Beckham was not enough to deny Swindon Supermarine a point at Hednesford Town in the Southern League Premier Division on Tuesday night.

Kyle Patterson, who featured several times for US club LA Galaxy last year, gave hosts Hednesford the lead after 15 minutes, but Marine levelled matters three minutes before the break when Nick Stanley fired home from the spot.

The 1-1 result meant Mark Collier’s men are now six games unbeaten in all competitions, with an away trip to Banbury to come in the league on Saturday.

They suffered an early setback against the Pitmen yesterday evening when Patterson’s speculative 25-yard shot deflected off the leg of Gary Horgan and squirmed under Mark Scott in the Marine goal.

But the South Marston outfit got themselves on terms just before the break, as Leigh Henry was clearly shoved over in the box and the in-form Stanley converted confidently.

Marine might have snatched all three points late on but Leigh Henry saw his header cleared off the line. “It was a well-deserved point,” said Collier, pictured above.