On 67 minutes Reece Thomson replaced Hall as Parkway looked to increase their striking options and find a way back into the game but it was the hosts who continued to look the more threatening forcing corners from the left and then right on 69 minutes.

With Parkway off field frustration increasing, both the manager and coach were shown yellow cards in quick succession after comments made to the officials. With Marine looking to slow the game down and break up play, new signing Michael Fernandes replaced Sims-Burgess on 70 minutes.

Parkway continued to look to force their way back in to the game and on 72 minutes Jones and Thomson linked well with the latter’s cross finding Wright whose header was cleared. Lane then made a strong forward and slid in Thomson whose angled drive was saved low down at his near post by Pagel.

Marine continued to absorb pressure and play on the counter with Parkway rarely getting into the final third with the hosts continuing to defend strongly. On 77 minutes a Marine break along the left saw Parkes make a superb save from a Williams close range header with the striker having drifted narrowly offside.

Parkway continued to work hard, compete and create  pressure without creating too many clear chances and 79 minutes Wright and Jones linked well on the left with the latter being dragged down on the edge of the 18 yard area with Turl being booked for the challenge.

The resultant free kick saw a Parkway effort hooked behind with Marine then breaking quickly along the left and Halls doing well to cover and clear.

Marine made their final change on 85 minutes with Bradley Gray replacing Williams. Parkway continued to push forward with Marine content to contain and on 86 minutes a deep cross from Crago reached Jones whose header failed to test Pagel.

On 88 minutes another Parkway corner was cleared and with so many men pushed forward they were unsurprisingly caught on the break. The speedy Fernandes raced clear unchallenged along the right and squared the ball to fellow substitute Gray who, unmarked, had the simple task of poking home past an exposed Parkes to seal the game.

Despite this Parkway did not give up and created a couple more half chances in the 6 added minutes with Crago having a header saved and Jones heading narrowly over with Marine defending resolutely until the end.

A strong first half performance by Parkway who could consider themselves unfortunate to be behind at the break having arguably the better of the game and creating more clear cut chances than the hosts. However conceding the early second half goal altered the complexion of the game allowing Marine to control large parts of the half.

Despite personnel and formation changes and continuing to compete well throughout, Parkway were unable to match their first half performance or provide the necessary quality or penetration in the final third to break down a solid Marine defence.

The result sees Parkway remain in 19th place, the final relegation slot, and now 6 points from safety but still with numerous games in hand which are becoming ever more crucial. They now, weather permitting, face 3 games in 5 days commencing on Tuesday with a visit to 14th  placed Hanwell Town followed by 2 home games with 5th placed Merthyr Town the visitors to Bolitho Park on Thursday and 17th placed Hayes and Yeading the visitors next Saturday.