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Southport 0-2 Blackpool: Port halted by the Seasiders

The visitors opened the scoring in the sixth minute as a low, driven cross found Demetri Mitchell, who had ghosted into the penalty area unmarked, and the right midfielder fired in from 12 yards.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
11 July 2021

By James Houghton

SOUTHPORT 0
BLACKPOOL 2
SOUTHPORT started their pre-season with a defeat as League One play-off winners Blackpool eased to victory at the Pure Stadium.

The visitors opened the scoring in the sixth minute as a low, driven cross found Demetri Mitchell, who had ghosted into the penalty area unmarked, and the right midfielder fired in from 12 yards.
Port’s Cameron Mason made a superb save on the hour mark to deny Shayne Lavery from inside the six-yard box.
Blackpool were reduced to ten men not long after as Kevin Stewart went down off the ball holding his ankle.
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