Southport 0 Telford 3 - Report and pictures
AFC Telford United shook off their Conference Premier relegation disappointment to hand Southport a 3-0 beating at Haig Avenue.
They found themselves on the back foot for much of the first half, in which Scott Kay and Steven Hewitt both went close for the hosts early on.
Sean Clancy should have hit the target for the Bucks midway through the half, though, from a fine John Disney cross.
But Bradley Reid made no mistake when he pounced on a defensive blunder two minutes before half time.
The Wolves loanee intercepted a poor back pass and nipped round goalkeeper Tony Thompson to score at the far post.
Things went from bad to worse for the hosts when Will Beesley was sent off in stoppage time for a second booking, having caught Reid late.
And Tony Gray doubled Telford's advantage with a clinical strike two minutes into the second half.
Reid provided a perfectly-weighted throughball and Gray made no mistake from a one-on-one position.
Sam Smith completed the scoring with a thumping finish from the edge of the box, from Reid's cut back 10 minutes later.
Charlie Joyce and Connor McCarthy both went close to a consolation goal with long range efforts in the final 30 minutes.
And Bucks goalkeeper James Montgomery did well to deny Tom Davies from close range, after the hosts had been reduced to nine men because of an injury to Matthew Challoner.
But the result was seldom in doubt from the moment Reid scored the opener.
