By Andy Marshall

ALTRINCHAM 1
Linney 78

SOUTHEND UTD 0
ALTRINCHAM left it late to steal the points at home to struggling Southend United in a tepid affair from the J.Davidson Stadium.
A Regan Linney penalty with ten minutes to go sealed victory and inflicted a sixth straight league defeat on the visitors that extinguishes any late hopes of a play-off push.
Alty road their luck at times but assistant boss Neil Sorvel was delighted with the outcome. “We lived dangerously at times, but it’s so nice for us to get a clean sheet, it feels a long time coming,” he said.
“That pleases me the most...