Nine-man Port hold off the Bucks

By Rob Urwin ·

Mar 24, 2024

SOUTHPORT grabbed a vital point in the relegation battle with a last-minute equaliser from Richie Bennett.It was the visitors who opened the scoring when Tony McMillan in the home goal spilt the ball and on-loan striker Ben Andreucci was on hand from 12 yards.Southport bounced back with Luke Burgess hitting the bar from 20 yards and Bennett should have done better when clean through but Joe Young denied him.Ben Hockenhull headed wide from a corner as Southport took command before Danny Lloyd brought the home side level on 36 minutes converting from the penalty spot after a handball.It took the visitors less than a minute to re-take the lead with Andreucci getting his second of the game after slack defending.The game looked to be dying out with few chances created by either side in the second period but it sparked into life in the final seven minutes when Southport equalised through Bennett.It all got lively after that with firstly Burgess shown a straight red card in added time and he was quickly followed down the tunnel by Marcus Carver, who was also sent off after getting involved in a tussle with former Sandgrounders player Jake Wright.

STAR MAN: Ben Andreucci (Buxton) ENTERTAINMENT: ★★