Competition

RED INSURE CUP

Date

Wednesday February 3rd 2010

Supermarine hit five in cup romp

By Ned Payne » Swindon Advertiser

Swindon Supermarine set up a Southern League Cup fourth round clash with Tiverton Town after cruising past Clevedon Town. Mark Collier’s troops overcame the Seasiders 5-2 at Hunts Copse to ensure a home meeting with Tiverton this coming Wednesday (February 10th 2010). Ash Edenborough opened the scoring on four minutes before Nick Stanley doubled the advantage soon after. Stanley got his second from the spot on 40 minutes but a goal from Sam Main and a penalty from Matt Walsh made it 3-2 at the interval. Matt Robinson converted a Chris Taylor corner midway through the second half to take the Supermarine advantage out to two goals. And Steve Cook made absolutely sure of the victory when he netted with his first touch on 78 minutes.

 

From a Clevedon perspective...

Clevedon Town travelled to Wiltshire for a midweek league cup tie against Swindon Supermarine, but without first team regulars Nana Baah, Chris Collins, Joey Evans, Danny Greaves and Ellis Wilmot, who were either unavailable or injured, they were well beaten by 5 goals to 2.

 

On a damp drizzly winter’s evening the largely young and inexperienced Clevedon team were behind in just 4 minutes when Ashley Edenborough tapped in a left wing cross at the far post. The Seasiders hit back with a Craig Loxton effort being cleared off the line with Supermarine keeper Matt Bulman well beaten. Minutes later the hosts went two up when Nick Stanley intercepted a slack Clevedon pass in midfield and advanced goalwards to beat debutante Seasiders goalie Josh Payne. On 22 minutes another Clevedon ‘new boy’ James Fitzpatrick divided to head home a stunning goal from a superb left wing cross by Hanin Romdhane only for the assistant referee to rule it out for the ball having run out of play before the cross came in. Things got worse on the 40 minute mark when Clevedon conceded a penalty which was confidently converted by Stanley. But just two minutes later Craig Loxton worked hard to win the ball and passed to Chris Hartland on the edge of the box from where he curled in a great shot into the top corner of Bulman’s net. And on the stroke of half time Clevedon pulled another goal back when they won a penalty of their own for a foul on Loxton. Matthew Walsh stepped up to score from the spot to leave Clevedon trailing just 3-2 at the break.

 

Jamie Adams shot wide for Clevedon after the resumption of play, but the play then got very scrappy as tempers started to fray, the hosts complained about everything that didn’t go their way, and the referee started to brandish yellow cards. On the hour a poor Clevedon pass let Edenborough through on Josh Payne, but the keeper pushed him wide and his shot was cleared off the line. Fitzpatrick had a great chance to get a legitimate goal for Clevedon when he beat the offside trap, but he hesitated on his shot and the opportunity went begging. The last 20 minutes belonged to the home side however as firstly captain Matt Robinson headed in their fourth goal from a corner, and then five minutes late former Seasider Steve Cook, on as a substitute, made it five as Payne misjudged a cross to leave Cookie with a simple tap in. Clevedon used the remaining time to blood two more youngsters – Charlie Conway and Germaine Hughes – and at the death Hanin Romdhane went close when his run and shot was smothered by Bulman. But the game ended with Swindon Supermarine winning 5-2 and progressing to the next round of the cup, leaving Clevedon to concentrate on retaining their Southern League Premier Division status.