Port draw another blank from Bulls on home turf
JUST 18 days after their defeat at Edgar Street, Southport once again dropped points against Hereford, this time on home turf.
The first half started with a flash and a chance for the away side to take an early lead as in the second minute, Ryan McLean getting in behind the Southport defence and taking it past Tony McMillan only to see his effort cleared off the line.
Southport had a couple of good chances of their own but the best came in the 31st minute when Tyler Walton picked the ball up on the wing, drove inside and weaved through the visitors’ defence, firing a shot which Dino Visser had to get down quickly to save.
The sides went in at half-time level following a half which had seen little chances at both ends.
Once again, Hereford started off strong but this time the visitors were able to gain from it after Holmes made a smart turn on the edge of the box and fired into the bottom corner in the 50th minute.
Moments later Port should’ve equalised after the ball fell to Chris Doyle in the middle of the six yard box but his effort was closed down by Visser. The rebound fell straight to the arriving Walton who blazed his shot just over the bar.
Southport piled on the pressure in the final 15 minutes. However, Hereford were equal to anything Port could create, defending well with their backs against the wall for the majority of the latter stages of the second half.
SOUTHPORT: McMillan, Quansah, C. Doyle, Anson ©, Oliver, Munro, Bainbridge, Watson, Walton (Heath 74), Woods (Miles 62), Archer. Subs: Goudie, Carberry, Hmami.
HEREFORD: Visser, Hodgkiss ©, Thompson-Sommers, McLean, Lloyd, Amadi-Holloway, Hanson, Pendley, Barnett, Holmes, Latty-Fairweather. Subs: Pinchard, Storey, Andoh, Oppong, Livermore
ATTENDANCE: 1015 (140 away)
MEDIA MAN OF THE MATCH: Charlie Munro