Derby County 1 Southport 0 – final whistle report Brave Southport were cruelly denied a slice of FA Cup magic after Championship high flyers Derby County scored an injury time winner in a pulsating third round tie. The non leaguers bravely withstood wave after wave of pressure from the home side who looked resigned to a reply until referee Graham Scott pointed the spot in the 93rd minute following skipper Luke Foster’s foul on Johnny Russell. Despite the 89 places between the two sides, the Sandgrounders more than held their own in the opening 45 minutes as they comfortable repelled most of what former England manager Steve McClaren’s Derby side had to offer. It was not until the 20th minute that the Rams created a clear cut opening when Craig Bryson wriggled free in the Southport area and curled a shot against the inside of keeper David Raya Martin’s far post with Leon Best wasteful from the rebound. From then on Foster marshalled his defence superbly as the side lying 20th in the Conference dug in for a war of attrition which led to howls of frustration from the Derby fans and increasingly wayward finishing from the Rams. When Derby did create an opening, Raya Martin was there to [...] liverpoolinnews/derby-county-1-southport-0-final-whistle-report/
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