Marine 1-1 King’s Lynn Town Saturday 20th September 2025
Tom Murphy reports from the MTA…
A scrappy encounter at The Marine Travel Arena ended 1-1 after a late Tom Dickens own goal cancelled out Morgan William’s free kick.
The visitors came out of the blocks quickly after Williams scored a stunning free kick with just eight minutes played.
A looping precise strike was placed perfectly into the top right corner from the number 18 leaving Fraser Barnsley helpless.
A superb save from Barnsley at point blank range kept the score at 1-0 after what looked like would be a second for the Linnets.
In monsoon conditions, both teams struggled to create dangerous chances throughout the remainder of the first half.
With the weather easing, the hosts began to knock on the door of Kings Lynn with play resuming in the second half.
Despite lots of possession Bobby Grant’s men were unable to force Aaron Chapman into making a save with Sinclair Smith’s effort coming closest to levelling the scoring.
After a few half chances Marine found a breakthrough in the 82nd minute thanks to an own goal from Dickens.
Substitute Ash Hunter whipped in a delicious ball which connected with the number 12 and into his own net.
With three points on the line both teams tried desperately to grab the winner but were unable to create anything of note in the closing stages resulting in the points being shared.
Referee: Callum Jones
Attendance: 963
Marine (4-3-3): Barnsley; Brown, Wardle, Fielding, Thomas; Whelan, Gregson (Hunter 69’), McDonald (Marsden 80’); Sinclair Smith (Bell 88’), Newell, Bondo (Warburton 80’).
Unused subs: McIntyre, Tierney, Nolan.
Kings Lynn (4-2-2-2): Chapman; Clements, Doherty, Wilson, Hall Johnson; Clunan, Williams; Forde Brown (Maja 46’), Crane; Omotayo (Dickins 65’), Gyasi (Marriott 82’ [Nyahwema 89’]).
Unused subs: Chadwick, Fleming, Lambert.