ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, England (Interstat) — Marine AFC defeated Curzon Ashton 2-1 on Saturday in an FA Trophy match at Tameside Stadium, overcoming pregame projections that heavily favored the home side.

Alex Curran opened the scoring for the visitors in the 28th minute. Finlay Sinclair-Smith doubled Marine’s lead in the 40th minute. Curzon Ashton managed a second-half goal but could not complete the comeback.

The result improved Marine’s record in the competition to 2-0, while Curzon Ashton fell to 1-1. Interstat’s pregame simulator had projected a 1-1 draw, and its analysis gave Curzon Ashton a 64.7% probability to win. The victory also avenged a 4-0 league loss Marine suffered to Curzon Ashton in October.