Gateshead and Southport did not go beyond a tie

Gateshead and Southport drew 0x0 in their goalless match on Saturday, on matchday 1. Both Mike Williamson's team and Liam Watson's team held their first game in the competition.

The first-half ended without any goals.

The second half was not much different from the first, with the match coming to an end with no goals.

After the result Gateshead is 9th in the table, 1 points, while Southport occupy 10th place, 1 points. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Gateshead's team visit Darlington, while Southport's team will host Curzon Ashton.