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Saturday 15th
January 2011 |
Match Report
by the Swindon Advertiser
All good things come to an
end
By Ned Payne »
Swindon Supermarine’s
recent good form in the Southern League Premier Division
deserted them on Saturday as they were edged out 2-1 at
lowly Oxford City.
The Webb’s Wood side had
won seven of their previous eight league games before
the weekend, but an early header from Craig McIlwain and
a 70th-minute effort from Adam Mekki rendered Sam
Morris’ strike in between meaningless.
“It wasn’t the Supermarine
that’s been on the pitch the last two months,” admitted
Marine boss Mark Collier. “We didn’t start the game well
and we failed to pick it up. It was a flat performance.
“We lacked a bit of inspiration and we were very
disappointed because we went there in good form. “As I
reminded the players before the game you can lose form
very quickly and that’s what happened. “All good runs
come to an end, we’ve just got to go on another one
now.”
Liam Malone spurned an
early opportunity for the hosts before McIlwain opened
the scoring, when a corner by Dave Savage was headed on
by Wayne Blossom and McIlwain nodded home. Supermarine
had several chances in the first half with left-back
Danny Allen driving wide, while Luke Hopper saw his
strike palmed away by Swindon Town stopper Jakub
Jesionkowski. Striker Steve Cook then showed neat
footwork to force himself into a shooting position, but
his final effort let him down.
The visitors equalised in
the 54th minute when Morris netted his fourth goal in
six games, the midfielder seizing on a through-ball
before directing past Jesionkowski. But the hosts’
determination paid off when they re-took the lead in
controversial fashion midway through the second period.
Adam Mekki turned in James
Clarke’s cross to bag his first goal for City, and
although Supermarine’s players appealed for offside, the
goal stood.
City’s Jack Ashton was sent
off for his second bookable offence in the closing
stages but the home side held on for their first league
win since mid-November.
Match
Report from an Oxford perspective
Oxford City v Swindon Supermarine Match Report
