The Webbswood Stadium have already played host to this fixture earlier in the season and just like tonight Swindon Supermarine triumphed over Shortwood United.This win will give The Marine the advantage going into Saturdays league clash away to The Woods, the third and final clash against each other this season.

Strikes from Luke Hopper and Corey King sealed the victory for Supermarine as they advanced into the next round of the Red Insure Cup.

The visitors started the better of the two teams and should of scored early on as Joe White went through one on one but the Supermarine goalkeeper made a great save to stop his team from conceding. Shortwood also had an attempt cleared of the line after a scramble from a corner.

United didn’t have it all their own way in the first half as Connor Waldon (on loan from Swindon Town) who was making his home debut looked bright early on with some good link up play but just lacked that strikers instinct in front of goal.

The teams went in at halftime goalless as the ball was mostly in the middle of the pitch due to the midfield battle between both teams.

The home side turned up the pressure in the second half and pressed for a goal, but it wasn't until Luke Hopper and Dan Martin came on that The Marine started to look a threat in front of goal.

Marine soon took the lead through Hopper who was found by Corey King and the forward finished well into the bottom corner. Hopper also scored Supermarines first goal against Shortwood in the earlier fixture this season. Thus making it two goals in two games against The Woods. Will he be able to make it three in three this Saturday?

The Hosts then scored a second goal just minutes later when King beat two defenders with his pace before chipping the ball over Tom King the out-rushing keeper, demonstrating that there was only one person worthy of being crowned King on the pitch tonight.

“I needed that goal I was having a stinker of a game,” said King.

Waldon who was making his home debut gives his review of how well he think it went and how his teammates performed. “It wasn't one of my best performances tonight but I know I can do better and will give my all to the club whilst I am here, the main point to take away from tonight is how much better we were as a team in the second half and I feel we can go far in this cup.”

Shortwood are currently ninth in The Evo-Stik League Southern, Division One South & West with Supermarine trailing behind them in 14th and five points behind. If The Marine win then this could claw them up to 11th and only two points behind The Woods for their top ten spot.

The Gloucestershire based team do have a chance to gain revenge on the team from Wiltshire with the league reverse fixture at their home stadium this Saturday. Ross Langworthy who is The Woods top goalscorer was rested as a sub for tonights game, this could mean that he will be starting against The Marines this Saturday.

Dave Webbs team showed a lot of character tonight and will be boosted with the clean sheet that they kept as The Marine defence looked solid tonight, Joe Shepherd was the backbone to that defence as nothing was getting past him.

If the team from Wiltshire can pull off another performance like they did tonight then this could spur them on a league run, as their last one came to a halt on New Years day. Two wins in one week may just give them that extra boost to climb the ladder in the league.