Southport 1 Droylsden 0

Droylsden lined up with 4 ex-Port players including 2 strikers, Daly and Fearns, that Southport has yet to replace. Southport had plenty of possession and put lots of crosses into the box but there was no Southport striker there to meet them. Both Fearns and Daly were subbed in the second half without a goal. After a red card The Bloods were down to 10 men but there was little difference between the teams until the last 10 minutes with Southport pushing for the goal that eventually came from midfielder Carl "Cruiform" Baker who scored with only a couple of minutes to go.
Southport are playing some nice football but still lack a striker or two who can put the ball in the net. Sadly in the Conference National there is little chance of buying a player who can score 50 goals season.