Words: Will Morris
Hereford FC entertain Marine AFC on the MandM Edgar Street Stadium on Tuesday night time, of their penultimate match of the marketing campaign.
STATE OF PLAY
The Bulls will probably be in search of an analogous efficiency to Saturday’s overcome Radcliffe, as they bid to flee the relegation zone for the primary time since early December.
First-half strikes from George Munday and Harry Tustin proved sufficient to safe an important three factors going into the ultimate two encounters of the season. Despite Rio Clegg’s lifeline for the Boro moments earlier than the interval, Aaron Downes’ facet held on to their 3-1 benefit, taking their general factors tally to 48 from 44 outings.
Victory over Marine on Tuesday would put the Bulls stage on factors with Curzon Ashton and King’s Lynn Town forward of their remaining fixture, at house to Peterborough Sports.
Hereford’s kind has been regular over the past six video games, posting the eleventh greatest file within the division, however Aaron Downes is aware of his facet want most factors to make sure security, reiterating the significance of manufacturing an analogous displaying on Tuesday.
“I’m really pleased with them, don’t get me wrong, but at the same time we have to shift our focus,” careworn the Bulls’ boss after Saturday’s win. “We have to maneuver on as a result of it’s a fast turnaround. So I’ll be difficult them once more to copy what we’ve finished in the present day towards completely different opposition and a distinct model of play.
“They stood up to the challenge [against Radcliffe] and now I’m going to ask them, ‘Have they got that again?’ That’s my challenge to them. And I’ve got to do my bit as well, which I will, but I’m going to have to put them under a little bit more pressure.”
THE OPPOSITION
Marine have loved a decent marketing campaign, presently sitting twelfth on 61 factors, however have fallen brief in latest weeks concerning their potential play-off push. They at the moment are 9 factors earlier than behind seventh-placed Buxton with two video games to play, so the Mariners will probably be trying to finish their season on a excessive be aware and put up a top-half end.
Since the Bulls triumphed 1-0 at Rossett Park lower than two weeks in the past, the Merseysiders have accrued three factors from a potential 9. An spectacular victory at play-off-chasing Darlington was adopted by consecutive defeats to Merthyr Town and most just lately Alfreton Town, who prevailed 3-2 in Crosby on Saturday.
After Finlay Sinclair-Smith had opened the scoring for the Mariners, a Siyabonga Ligendza brace fired the Derbyshire membership in entrance. George Newell thought he had grabbed a late equaliser, till Lewis Salmon popped up with a Ninety fifth-minute winner.
Despite scoring simply 22 instances on the street this time period, the joint-second least within the division, Marine have gained eight, drawn three and misplaced 10 away league video games.
ONE TO WATCH: FINLAY SINCLAIR-SMITH
The 26-year-old former Blackpool and Bamber Bridge winger has 12 league targets and 5 assists to his title this season, discovering the web 5 instances his final eight outings.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Bulls are unbeaten in three clashes with the Mariners, victorious on two events. In this season’s reverse fixture, Mikey Lane bagged the one objective on his native Merseyside as Hereford secured a hard-fought 1-0 win. Marine have solely travelled to the MandM Edgar Street Stadium as soon as earlier than, shedding 4-0 courtesy of a first-minute Ryan Bartley objective, plus efforts from Jason Cowley, Andy Williams and Mark Derricott.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
April 2026
MARINE 0-1 HEREFORD (Lane)
March 2025
MARINE 2-2 HEREFORD (R. Campbell, Babos)
November 2024
HEREFORD 4-0 MARINE (Bartley, Cowley, Williams, Derricott)
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