Sturminster Marshall 1  Portland United 5

Stur Line-up:

1.Paul Maitland, 2.Joe Wood , 3. John Elliott, 4.Lloyd Bird, 5.Stuart Revell, 6.Graham Duff, 7.Will Gage, 8.Ross Humphrey, 9.Chris Johnson, 10.Scott Thomas, 11.Phil Sweetland

Substitutes:

12. Matt Jones (for Thomas 80), 14.  Mark Henson

Goals:

Stur:  Will Gage

Portland: Adam Linaker 2, Pat White, Alex Halloran, Ross Doige

Star man: Will Gage

A poor performance from Stur was punished by the impressive Portland United, in this league cup fixture. 

The islanders started quickly, applying pressure on the home side from the off and enjoying the majority of the possession.  Stur had not played for 4 weeks and it showed, with the team off the pace and struggling to cope with Portland's passing and movement.

Portland deservedly went in at half time 5-0 up, with goals from Adam Linaker (2), Pat White, Alex Halloran and Ross Doige.

In the second half Stur improved.  The team upped their work-rate and made better use of the ball when in possession.

After 65 mins, Stur scored with a goal from Will Gage.  The youngster converted a neat volley from a chipped Sweetland free-kick.  Stur pressed in search of more goals but their efforts were too late.

Bowmer was more than disappointed with the teams performance, but gave credit to Portland describing them as "the best team that we have played this season" and adding "they will win the league this season for sure".  

The result puts Stur out of the DPL League Cup and Portland United move 6 points clear at the top of the group.

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