Southport FC 0 Atherton Colls 0 (Southport Win 5-3 On Pens)
Southport FC have retained The Lancashire Challenge Trophy after a 5-3 win in a penalty shoot out.
The game ended 0-0 after 90 minutes.
As 0-0 draws go it was a reasonably entertaining affair with both sides creating plenty of chances.
Brad Wade had a fine game betwen the sticks for Southport making a number of good saves to maintain his clean sheet.
At the other end Jack Doyle hit a free kick against the bar after only 6 minutes and Niall Watson went close in what became a stop start first half littered with stoppages.
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Atherton can hold their heads high after a spirited performance and could easily have won it late on but were foiled by a superb Wade save that took the tie to penalties.
It is the 10th time we have won the Trophy.
The Southport penalty takers:
Oliver 1-0
Jack Doyle 2-1
Connor Heath 3-2
Charlie Munro 4-3
Josh Miles 5-3
It was our 17th penalty shoot out with 13 wins.
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