The visitors scored the crucial goal from the penalty spot on 21 minutes after Lucas Akins needlessly tripped Sido Jombati. Darryl Duffy gave keeper Owain Fon Williams no chance with a fine strike into the top left corner. Tranmere almost levelled five minutes later but Ash Taylor's header from Adam McGurk's free kick shaved the outside of a post. Scott Brown in the Town goal did well to turn aside Andy Robinson's free kick soon after the break but little went right for the Merseysiders. They made a double substitution on 63 minutes with Enoch Showunmi and Martin Devaney joining the action followed by Joss Labadie 10 minutes later. But the visitors stood firm and nearly got a second goal on 77 minutes with David Buchanan kicking off the line from Russell Penn.
