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Date

Tuesday 17th November 2009

Collier crushed by latest loss

» Swindon Advertiser

The usually pragmatic Mark Collier was virtually inconsolable after watching his Supermarine side slip to an undeserved derby defeat tonight.

 

The 2-1 reverse at rivals Oxford City proved a bitter pill to swallow after Marine had dominated the Southern Premier clash.

 

“We absolutely battered them. How we didn’t win that match I’ll never know,” said the Hunts Copse chief. “It’s the best we’ve played in a long time and we really didn’t deserve to lose - I’ve got a very disconsolate dressing room now after that.”

 

Debutant goalkeeper Luke Purnell did little to endear himself to the Marine faithful as his failure to deal with a cross handed Oxford an early opener. Luke Hopper responded better to a first-team start by equalising just before the hour-mark but a slip from Kyle Lapham allowed the hosts to pinch an unlikely victory with 15 minutes remaining.

 

From a Oxford perspective ~ Match Report