Match ends, Southport 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
Southport halted a run of four-straight league defeats with a draw against promotion-chasing Macclesfield.
The Silkmen had won their previous five games, but nearly went behind before half-time when Richard Brodie's shot hit the inside of the post.
Danny Whitaker broke the deadlock for the in-form side with a header from Matthew Barnes-Homer's cross.
Brodie drilled in a low shot past goalkeeper Rhys Taylor to equalise and keep Southport a point above safety.
Line-ups
Southport
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Lloyd-Weston
- 20Smith
- 6Foster
- 5Collins
- 3Fitzpatrick
- 9ThompsonSubstituted forRutherfordat 83'minutes
- 8George
- 14Joyce
- 24BeesleySubstituted forCatonat 59'minutes
- 10Brodie
- 23DonnellySubstituted forMcCarthyat 86'minutes
Substitutes
- 15Connor
- 16Rutherford
- 25Burton
- 26Caton
- 27McCarthy
Macclesfield
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Taylor
- 12Cowan
- 28Grant
- 5Pilkington
- 3Barrow
- 23Whitaker
- 8LewisSubstituted forFairhurstat 58'minutes
- 18Bell
- 34RoweSubstituted forHolroydat 86'minutes
- 29Barnes-Homer
- 11Moke
Substitutes
- 6Turnbull
- 9Holroyd
- 10Fairhurst
- 20Branagan
- 35Bailey-Jones
- Referee:
- Adrian Holmes
- Attendance:
- 1,207
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away4
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Southport 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
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Foul by Matthew Barnes-Homer (Macclesfield Town).
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Luke George (Southport) wins a free kick.
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Corner, Southport.
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Hand ball by Waide Fairhurst (Macclesfield Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Southport. Connor McCarthy replaces George Donnelly.
Substitution
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Chris Holroyd replaces Danny M. Rowe.
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Attempt missed. Richard Brodie (Southport) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by David Fitzpatrick.
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Corner, Southport.
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Hand ball by Waide Fairhurst (Macclesfield Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Southport. Paul Rutherford replaces Joe Thompson.
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Foul by Joe Thompson (Southport).
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Lee Bell (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
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Corner, Macclesfield Town.
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Attempt saved. Matthew Barnes-Homer (Macclesfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
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Waide Fairhurst (Macclesfield Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
Goal!
Goal! Southport 1, Macclesfield Town 1. Richard Brodie (Southport) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Caton with a cross.
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Corner, Macclesfield Town.
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Offside, Macclesfield Town. Dan Cowan tries a through ball, but Dan Cowan is caught offside.