Tranmere Reserves went down to a 3-2 home defeat against Oldham Athletic in the totesport.com League on Tuesday evening.
Rovers went behind after 12 minutes when Djeny Bembo-Leta fired past Andy Coughlin after running on to a through ball and the visitors were on top for much of the first half hour.
However, two powerful Kithson Bain shots tested Oldham keeper Josh Ollerenshaw and Charlie Barnett levelled shortly before half time with a low shot that went in off the right hand post.
Five minutes into the second half John Macauley put Tranmere ahead with a left foot shot from a tight angle, but two goals in eight minutes from the visitors earned them the points.
Tranmere: Coughlin, Rule (Jennings 62), Pursehouse, Taylor, Benson, Fraughan, Barnett, Power, Carole, Macauley, Bain. Substitutes not used: Collister, Roberts, Gibbs, Fairclough.
