Southport go down to just the second home defeat of the season losing 2-1 to Peterboorugh Sports who have become something of a bogy side to The Sandgrounders.

A rather dull and non descript first half with chances at a preminum for both sides saw the visitors take the lead on 27 minutes when Eliot Putnam powered home a header past Chris Renshaw after an excellent delivery from a free kick.

Southport came out with a lot more purpose in the sceond period and created more chances but were wasteful in front of goal when the opportunities did present themselves.

Sports were reduced to ten men in the 62nd minute when Bayley McCann was shown a second yellow card. However it was the visitors who increased the lead in the 70th minute with the impressive Dan Jarvis finishing from close range.

Southport huffed and puffed and introduced 4 subs at the same time to freshen things up and had plenty of posession but were lacking a cutting edge until David Morgan’s shot took a big deflection and flew into the back of the net in the 89th minute.

With 7 minutes of added time it gave the home side a chance to grab an unlikley equaliser but it was not to be and Peterborough esaily saw out the added tine to record a fine win on the road.

Line Up: Renshaw, Doyle (Stafford 78), Williams(Morgan 72) Knight-Percival (Quansah 72) Lloyd, Carver, Moore, Hilton (Burgess 72) Minihan, Philliskirk, Arthur(Angus 72)

Attendance 1233

The Southport Brewery Man Of The Match who also receives the Adam Le Roi Trophy was Jack Doyle

STAR MAN: Kaine Felix (Peterborough)

ENTERTAINMENT: ★★★

SOUTHPORT fell to their second home defeat as a clinical display saw Peterborough Sports leave with the points.

The home side started with intent and had the ball in the net after seven minutes. Danny Lloyd was the catalyst in an attack finished by Sonny Hilton, but the latter was offside.

Peterborough Sports should have took the lead after 20 minutes when chances were blocked from close range by Chris Renshaw and Jack Doyle.

The visitors managed to break through shortly when a deep free-kick found Eliot Putman, who found the far corner

Southport came out for the second half with intent and threatened from the off, Festus Arthur with a couple opportunities that were blocked by the Sports’ defence.

Just after the hour the visitors were reduced to ten after Bayley McCann received two yellows in three minutes.

The Yellows had their tails up but it was Dan Jarvis who scored on the 70th minute, sinking the momentum of the home side.

Sub David Morgan scored a consolation goal in the 89th minute after firing from outside the box looping over Peter Crook and into the net.