Match Report
12 points and 10 places separated them: Marine 12th with 62, Alfreton Town 22nd with 50. Alfreton Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 22nd overall. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Marine ran at 1.35 scored and 1.57 conceded, Alfreton Town at 1.07 and 1.78.
Alfreton Town carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
The match was played at The Marine Travel Arena (capacity 3,185). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Marine led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Marine: Finlay Sinclair-Smith (32'), George Newell (84') · Alfreton Town: Siyabonga Ligendza (59'), Siyabonga Ligendza (75'), Lewis Salmon (90')
Key stats
Possession: Marine 49% · Alfreton Town 51% · Total shots: 15-12 · On target: 7-7 · Corners: 2-2