All the goals came in the first 21 minutes.

Altrincham took an early lead in the fifth minute with Sam Barnes finishing at close range from a corner kick.

Four minutes later, Rovers equalised thrugh a trialist.

In the 16th minute, Tom Crawford headed Alty ahead.

Five minutes later, Aidan Barlow found the top-right corner to make it 1-3.

SCORERS:

• 5 mins: Sam BARNES (Tranmere Rovers 0 Altrincham 1)
• 9 mins: TRIALIST (Tranmere Rovers 1 Altrincham 1)
• 16 mins: Tom CRAWFORD (Tranmere Rovers 1 Altrincham 2)
• 21 mins: Aidan BARLOW (Tranmere Rovers 1 Altrincham 3)

REFEREE: TBC

ATTENDANCE: Behind Closed Doors

TEAM NEWS:

Altrincham deployed their first-team squad as they sought to add more game-time to players who had only been involved in three revious ninety-minute matches this summer.

Rovers employed an amalgam of four trialists, some recent signings, a mix of first-team players (apparently only one of whom was a regular starter last season) and "students from the Education Hub".

LINE-UP:

ALTRINCHAM (Yellow shirts with black band, black shorts, yellow socks): The starting eleven included Sam Taylor, Lewis Banks, Sam Barnes, Tom Crawford, Otis Khan, Jimmy Knowles, Aidan Barlow, Kristian Dennis and others.

TRANMERE ROVERS XI (White with blue and green trim): Trialist goalkeeper, James Plant, Bobby Faulkner, Jack McEvilly, Olly Scott, Lewis Warrington, Josh Williams, Charlie Veevers, Trialist, Trialist, Sam Mann

BACKGROUND:

Altrincham arrived short of pre-season game time after an abandoned game and a postponed match had limited their fixtures.

REPORT:

See summary above.