Tranmere Reserves suffered a 2-1 defeat against Preston North End in the totesport.com League on Wednesday afternoon.
The match, which was originally scheduled to be played at Cammell Laird FC was moved to Prenton Park due to a waterlogged pitch at Kirklands.
After Joe Collister had saved well from Scott Davidson in the third minute, Aaron Cresswell struck the right hand post with a fierce drive from the edge of the area.
Ryan Fraughan gave Rovers the lead on 19 minutes when he drilled the ball into the roof of the net from a tight angle after bursting into the area and Josh Macauley and Charlie Barnett both went close to adding further goals.
The visitors equalised in bizarre fashion on 69 minutes when Collister was beaten despite the flag being raised for offside. The referee over ruled the decision of his assistant despite the protests from the home dugout.
Michael Ricketts headed over and saw another effort deflect into the arms of Dominic Comrie at the other end, but five minutes from time Preston grabbed the winner.
Brazilian trialist Leonardo completed the full 90 minutes.
Tranmere: Collister, Pursehouse, Baker, Ashcroft, Cresswell, Barnett, Leonardo, McLaren, Macauley, Ricketts, Fraughan. Substitutes not used: Mackreth, Power, Benson, McNamara, Jennings.
