Tonights game on a cold Tuesday night at the start of Autumn was exactly the type of game that keep me coming back. It was the perfect example of English non-league football. On a night when many fans chose to stay at home and watch Liverpool on the tele I didnt envy them once.
The first half saw Hyde attacking down the wings with little resistance, luckily Hyde had no centre forwards to take advantage. Hydes defence were solid, including the Southport legend Steve Pickford. Hyde took the lead and held it up to half time.
The second half was a bit moreequal with Southport attacking more. There seemed to be an endless amount of corners. At times things got a bit fraught on the pitch as passions ran high. It looked like Hyde were going to hang on to the 3 points and weather the Southport storm. But Southport substitute Karl Noon equalised with five minutes to go. Had the game ended there I would have been relieved but with 5 minutes of extra time Kevin Lee did it again and scored from a corner to make it 2-1 and steal all the points from Hyde. The whistle blew and the smiles on the faces of the hundreds of Southport fans who had turned up showed why we all do it.
Man of the Match: Kevin Lee.
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