Southport lose 5-1 at league leaders South Shields
Southport lost 5-1 at league leaders South Shields on Saturday, November 7, after the home side produced a devastating first-half performance.
South Shields threatened from the opening minutes and took the lead in the 14th minute when Cedwyn Scott curled a shot beyond Douglass Lukjanciks. Paul Blackett headed a second eight minutes later, before Scott added his second in the 35th minute.
Adam Campbell completed a dominant first half when he followed up after the ball fell loose in the Southport penalty area. The Sandgrounders went into the break 4-0 down.
Southport created little before half-time, with Luke Griffiths sending one effort wide. The visitors improved after the interval, but South Shields continued to create chances and Lukjanciks made several saves to keep the score down.
Jack Roles added a fifth in the 76th minute with a fine finish from the edge of the area. Sol Solomon scored a late consolation for Southport in the 89th minute, but it was not enough to change the outcome.
Lukjanciks was Southport's standout performer despite conceding five goals, as the Sandgrounders struggled to contain a South Shields side that stayed top of the Enterprise National League North table.
Southport: Lukjanciks, Dwyer, Lavelle, Jameson, Davies (Edwards, 75), Griffiths (Cunningham, 46), Solomon, Williams, Minihan, Moseley (Ogwuru, 58), Hunter.
Unused substitutes: McMillan, Flowers, Burgess.
Attendance: 1,994.
