Marine 4-0 Tranmere Rovers XI

Mariners return to MTA with a win...

Marine ran out comfortable winners in their opening home pre season friendly at the Marine Travel Arena as they beat a Tranmere Rovers XI 4-0.

The result against a youthful Rovers side was never in doubt once Dom Reid had opened the scoring with a rasping 25 yard drive after 15 minutes, his powerful effort beating Patrick Wharton and finding the top left hand corner of the net.

The Mariners played some flowing football with several neat moves opening up the visiting defence, Wharton making good saves on a number of occasions to keep the score at 1-0 going in to the break.

The homesters took a firm grip on proceedings four minutes in to the second half as they continued to knock the ball around nicely in the sunshine, Reid notching his second of the game after racing clear and sliding the ball past the exposed custodian.

Danny Mitchley got the third, running through on goal to take the ball round the gloveman and firing in to an empty net on 58 minutes with trialist Conor Ready adding a fourth four minutes later, heading in a deep cross at the far post from close range.

Marine: Martin Fearon (Germano Mendes 65), Kenny Strickland, James Short, Louis Coyne, Andy Hollins (Danny O'Donnell 60), Tony Donaldson, Ryan Wade (David Webb 50), Craig Carney (Caleb Jones 70), Danny Mitchley (Conor Ready 60), Dom Reid (Christian Langos 70), Ged Kinsella (Jack Stewart 54).

Tranmere Rovers XI: Patrick Wharton (Bayleigh Passant 70), Ben Kerr, Kyle Hayde (Ruibin Dai 75), Harrison Musuamba (Bailey Thompson 45), Nick Long, James Devine, Danny Walker-Rice (Dylan Makin 62), Joe Blackham, Jake Burton, Jake Connaris (James Salkeld 45), George Nugent (Lewis Sinnott 45).

Referee: Mr. Dan Locker; Assistants Mr. George Cain, Mr. Josh Jackson.

Attendance: 224.