Southport 2-1 Eastleigh

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Micah Evans' second-half strike secured Southport's place in the FA Cup third round for the first time in 16 years with victory over 10-man Eastleigh.

The visitors went in front when Craig McAllister beat Port keeper David Raya Martin to the ball and squared for James Constable to tap home.

The hosts levelled before the break through Richard Brodie's diving header.

The Spitfires had Dean Beckwith sent off for fouling Mitchell Austin before Evans fired the winner from 15 yards.

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Hill blasts referee performance

Evans should have doubled his tally from close range but blazed over and Ben Strevens almost made him pay as the Eastleigh striker's header hit a post late on.

Eastleigh manager Richard Hill told BBC Radio Solent: "I thought we played well when we were allowed to play.

"Sometimes the opposition stop you from playing and sometimes the officials stop you from playing - and most definitely today I felt that the officials have stopped us from playing.

"In the magnitude of this game for these two clubs in the second round of the FA Cup with what could be, that performance from that referee was just not good enough."

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