Competition

Date

Wednesday 30th March 2011

Henry's back but Marine are still beaten

NOT even the return of former Supermarine hero Leigh Henry could save the South Marston side from a disappointing 1-0 home defeat against 10-man Weymouth last night.

 

An integral part of the side that helped Marine into the second round of the FA Cup this season, centre-half Henry left for Conference outfit Bath City in the new year but a lack of first-team action meant he was allowed to get some match practice in the old blue shirt - although it is likely to be a brief cameo.

 

Marine caretaker boss Matt Robinson said: “Leigh came in for the game and played 60 minutes for us but I think Bath will want him back for Saturday so it was probably a one-off. “He hasn’t played a great deal for them so he needed some game time.”

 

Marine didn’t concede while Henry was on the pitch, even though Weymouth were the better side in the first half. Ed Palmer was sent off early in the second period for stamping on Jamie Prictor, leaving the door wide open for Marine to capitalise on a numerical advantage against a side struggling in the Southern Premier drop zone.

 

The hosts rattled the frame of the goal and had efforts cleared off the line before Warren Byerley swooped with a last-minute sucker-punch. “At the end of the day you expect to get three points at home against 10 men,” added Robinson. “You’ve got to remember they are fighting for their lives at the bottom of the league but it’s still a disappointing result from our point of view.”

 

Match Report from a Weymouth perspective...