A bright spark in midfield! Non-league star goes from footballer to electrician after his side's FA Trophy clash against Marine was postponed by failed floodlights... but the Dunston player had no luck at the fusebox because he didn't have his tools The floodlights cut-out during Marine's FA Trophy clash against Dunston Saturday's game was suspended just after half-time as the problem was solved Dunston midfielder Phil Turnbull attempted to solve the issue at the fuse box The 34-year-old ultimately couldn't fix the problem without his tools on hand The game was eventually restarted after a 50-minute delay in the second-half By Isabel Baldwin For Mailonline Published: 12:19 GMT, 14 November 2021 | Updated: 12:20 GMT, 14 November 2021 Viewcomments One non-league player was lightning quick to switch his focus from football to floodlights after they cut-out during Marine's FA Trophy match against Dunston on Saturday. The game was called to a stop just after half-time when the floodlights at the Marine Travel Arena failed during their first-round tie against north-east outfit Dunston. The match was suspended as Dunston midfielder and electrician Phil Turnbull stepped up to the task and swapped his skills on the pitch to the sidelines. The floodlights at the Marine Travel Arena cut-out in the second half of the FA Trophy tie Pictures emerged on social media of Turnbull, who has previously played for Gateshead, York and Hartlepool, in action at the clubhouse fuse box attempting to fix the problem. Turnbull faced immense pressure after the referee announced that if the issue wasn't sorted by 5pm, the game would have to be cancelled. Ultimately, the 34-year-old was unable to solve the issue by himself as he didn't have his tools with him but assistance arrived and play was able to resume after a 50-minute delay. The game faced the risk of being suspended if the issue could not be fixed by the 5pm deadline Marine's Twitter account announced the return of play at 5.05pm after the issue was fixed Phil Turnbull (pictured) took the action from the pitch to the fuse box as he attempted to fix it Marine, who famously hosted Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup in January, thanked Turnbull for his efforts, tweeting: 'Thanks to @dunstonutsfc player Philip Turnbull for attempting to fix our floodlights.' The match, which was watched by a crowd of 1,202, restarted in the 53rd minute with the score level at 0-0. It ultimately finished 2-2, with Marine going on to win 5-4 on penalties. The electrics hero did attempt to save his side as he scored in the shoot-out, but Turnbull's on-pitch heroics proved to be a losing cause. The Merseyside club were keen to thank the midfielder for his efforts on social media Marine weren't the only non-league side with technical issues at the weekend. The floodlights also cut-out during Hampton and Richmond FC's National League South game against Braintree Town on Saturday. But Hampton and Richmond were not as fortunate as Marine to have Turnbull's expertise on hand and the match was eventually suspended, with Braintree 1-0 up. The club's Twitter account posted: 'A power cut at the ground has meant that the match between Braintree Town is officially abandoned. 'We do apologise for this and for those with tickets for today’s game are advised to keep hold of them and further information on the re-arranged fixture will be out soon.' And, Hampton and Richmond couldn't resist having a joke with the Merseyside club over their shared misfortunes on Twitter. Hampton and Richmond FC shared a joke with Marine over their shared floodlight problems The club announced their National League South game against Braintree Town was suspended Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility