Badshot Lea manager Gavin Smith was disappointed after his side fell to a 2-0 defeat at home to a powerful Hanworth Villa side in the Isthmian League South Central Division.
“Hanworth Villa are always a difficult side to play against – even more so now with the age of our group,” said Smith.
“It's a real learning curve for a lot of them because everything Hanworth Villa did is what our boys can't do.
“It's the consistency in decision making and making the right decisions.
“I thought Hanworth Villa were good to be fair.
“I thought they were aggressive in the way they pressed – they were all on the same page.
“They've got leaders and have got players who have played a better level – and it showed in their dominance of the game.
“We couldn't do anything – we had one half chance.
“The game wasn't littered with chances – the pitch wasn't great.
“They've scored from two set pieces but if I'm honest it flattered us a little bit that we lost 2-0.
“We were camped in our half quite a bit and couldn't get out.
“We didn't have the physicality to get out and couldn't clear the ball to get out, but that's all to do with how Hanworth Villa pressed us.
“They put us under pressure and the boys panicked.
“Credit to the opposition that they forced us into that.
“I thought we competed as much as we could but it was a step too far.
“If Hanworth Villa are not in and around the play-offs I'll be surprised – they've got a bit of everything.
“It's a good experience to compete against teams like that – we need to learn from it and try to improve.”