Dibling the hero for Royal Marines
Two goals from Sam Dibling kept Royal Marines in a strong position in the race for the Peninsula League Division One East title.
Dibling's strike handed the Commandos a 2-0 win at third-placed Liverton United — and they are now 15 points off leaders Stoke Gabriel with eight games in hand.
Newton Abbot Spurs bounced back from their Good Friday defeat at Liverton to beat Teignmouth 3-1 at Coombe Valley, where all the scoring took place in the final 11 minutes.
After 79 goalless minutes, it was an own goal by defender Alex Blackburn that gave Spurs the lead, which the visitors doubled two minutes later when Adam Tyson coolly slotted the ball home.
Teignmouth replied with player-manager Geoff Breslan scoring from the penalty spot after a foul on Adam Hill, but Spurs hit back with Steve Mardell completing the scoring.
Exmouth Town moved up to seventh place after an impressive 3-0 victory at Totnes & Dartington.
James Berry cut in from the left flank to fire Town into a 15th-minute lead, which they increased midway through the second half, when Adam Turner fired low past the advancing goalkeeper.
Victory was assured five minutes later as top scorer Ben Shepherd headed home from six yards.
Appledore thrashed Exeter Civil Service, last season's champions, 6-1 at Marshford. Nick Murray made it 1-1 in the first half, but Appledore proved too strong.
Okehampton Argyle eased their problems by winning 3-1 at Axminster Town, where Frankie Nomah-Koneh scored twice in the first half.
Alex Wheatley pulled a goal back from the penalty spot and then missed a great opportunity to level by missing a twice-taken spot-kick.
Jonjo Fellows' 40-yard effort then slipped through the home keeper's hands seven minutes from time.
In the Premier Division, Witheridge beat second-placed Falmouth Town 3-2 at Edge Down Park.
Steve Ebdy and Richard Lamacraft put Withy 2-0 up at the break, only for the visitors to fight back to 2-2. Ebdy tapped home the winner from David Hood's left-wing cross.
Jamie Cottrell gave Cullompton Rangers a first-half lead against Penzance, but the Cornish side fought back to win 2-1 at Speeds Meadow.
Bovey Tracey ended a run of four consecutive defeats when they twice came from behind at home to Wadebridge Town to draw 2-2.
Ollie Gibson fired Wadebridge into a 22nd-minute lead, but a bad mistake by the Bridgers' goalkeeper Ben Hurst left Mark Sneap with an empty net in which to equalise.
Glen Squires restored the visitors' lead nine minutes into the second half, but Sneap headed home from Dan Taylor's 68th-minute corner to earn his side a point.











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