Rovers- Southall, Snodin, Mcintyre, Warren, George, Sutherland, Wright, Minnett, Maamria, Kirkwood, Maxfield. Subs used-Brookes, Snodin G

We went 2 goals up in this match and then conceded goals in the 69th, 72, and 79mins to lose 3-2. Kirkwood gave us the perfect start, and an og from a corner put us in a great position. Things started to go wrong when Southall got injured and was even struggling to do basic things.The squad was down to the minimum with Danny George getting his first start of the season and Brookes, Esdaille, and Glyn Snodin on the bench. Darren Brookes went on a sub replacing tiring Tommy Wright. We conceded a goal in the 69th min and a shocking penalty decision lead to Southport equalising from the spot on 72mins. Then Southport got a winner on 79 to gutt Rovers fans everywhere. Ian Snodin was then sent off on 81mins to add to the problems. Southall then was replaced by Glyn Snodin and Brookes went in goal. What a course of events!