Barrow suffered a narrow home defeat by Southport on their return to National League action.
The hosts, who were knocked out of the FA Cup by League One side Rochdale on Saturday, fell behind in the 14th minute when winger Ben McKenna made a penetrating run down the right flank and produced a neat finish.
Barrow, having been watched by a crowd of 4,414 at Holker Street for the cup tie, were looking to improve on sixth place in the National League table, and went close to an equaliser before half-time when an acrobatic effort by defender Moussa Diarra hit the crossbar.
Southport could have extended their lead in the second half, but Andrai Jones’ close-range effort was saved by Jonathan Flatt as the visitors held out to secure a crucial three points in their battle to pull clear of the relegation fight.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
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