After racing out the blocks in the first few mins, I thought we struggled for periods in the first half to stop giving away the silly free kicks that Southport were clearly playing for, and our passing game was stifled a bit by the high line Southport held out of possession whenever Thompson had the ball.
But Southport were appalling thankfully, we looked rock solid at the back against their balls into the box, and then we were absolutely clinical when the half-chance did come. The 2nd goal after half time killed the game and I thought we managed out the last 35 minutes very well. To the extent that I thought their consolation at the end flattered them a bit.
Solid at the back, take your chances when they do come, then manage out the game. Pretty much a textbook away performance that.
And has Tom Peers stopped running yet? What a shift!
If his ability matched his endeavour he would be some player.