Supermarine 2 Eastwood 1 

FA Cup 1st Round

 

RESULT: Swindon Supermarine 2 Eastwood Town 1

 

Supermarine scorers: Holgate 16, Wells 27

Eastwood scorer: Stevenson 47

  

The Supermarine FA Cup dream is still alive after a pulsating afternoon at the newly-named Webb's Wood Stadium.

 

A game that exuded tension and excitement until the final seconds as Eastwood laid seige on the Supermarine goal in the second-half hunting an equaliser - eventually hitting the post in injury-time.

 

But a historical place in the second round - and a possible draw against Swindon Town - was secured thanks to first-half goals from Ashan Holgate and Ben Wells.

 

The first on sixteen minutes as Holgate reacted first after the Eastwood keeper parried, the second a turn-and-shot right in front of the away supporters after a goalmouth scramble (see pic below).

 

Supermarine second: Ben Wells celebrates after making it 2-0 calyx multimedia

 

Both close-range efforts that stunned the higher-league visitors, who only came alive after Stevenson scored a deflected free-kick two minutes into the second-half.

 

Piling forward with the lion's share of pocession, Eastwood then dominated as Supermarine hung on with a combination of desperate defending and two world-class saves from Matt Scott in goal.

 

Scott's tip-over in the 85th minute the highlight before Eastwood hit the woodwork in the dying minutes.

 

UPDATE: Swindon Supermarine have been drawn away at Colchester United in the second round. Tie to be played over the weekend 27 & 28 November.

  

SWINDON SUPERMARINE:

Mark Scott

Kyle Lapham

Dave Bampton

Leigh Henry

Matt Robinson

Ben Wells

Chris Allen

Chris Taylor (c)

Nick Stanley

Jamie Gosling

Ashan Holgate

Subs: Danny Allen, Steve Cook, Luke Hopper, Gary Horgan, Justyn McKay, Sam Morris, Will Puddy