Southport 1 Hereford 2 . Match report

Southport went down to a home defeat this afternoon losing 2-1 to Hereford.

An even first half with Southport creating a number of good openings but unable to apply the finishing touch ended with Hereford taking the lead in th 42nd minute after a mix up in the Southport defence. The eagle eyed Assistant Referee judged the ball to have crossed the line and it was 1-0 to the visitors.

After a birght first half which had started badly with Tyler Walton going off injured inside the first minute the second half was a quiet affair that turned badly wrong when Danny Lloyd was shown a red card in the 60th minute. The Hereford player made the most of a shove by Lloyd and the referee was quick to show a red card.

The best Southport chance fell to Keenan Quansah who burst forward only to see his shot go narrowly over the bar.

Chris Renshaw was in fine form once again making several excellent saves as Hereford made the one man advantage pay.

With Southport throwing caution to the wind it was Hereford who added a second goal in the 90th minute.

There was still time for the home side to peg one back through Marcus Carver in the 93rd minute but despite some late pressure the visitors hekld on for the 2-1 win.

Line Up: Renshaw, Thomson, Lloyd, Morgan (Bennett 72), Carver, Walton (Flowers 1), Quansah, Hmami, Arthur, Hockenhull, Philliskirk(Burgess 84)

Unuused Subs: Archer & Russ

Attendance 1208

THe Southport Brewery Man Of The Match chosen by our match sponosrs and also receiving the Adam Le Roi Trophy was Chris Renshaw