LEE Bradbury admitted his frustration as Eastleigh slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Maidenhead United, with a light squad due to injuries and fitness.

The Spitfires fall to 11th in the National League with 28 points from 20 matches but remain just two points off freefalling Solihull Moors in the playoffs.

Charlie Carter equalised for Bradbury’s side just minutes after Emile Acquah had opened, however, Reece Smith netted the eventual winner early in the second-half.

“Very frustrated, we’ve conceded a poor first goal but reacted fantastically to it to score five minutes later and get ourselves back into the game,” Bradbury reflected, speaking to club media.

“They defended well but had 14 chances in the game to their six, we’ve come here a little patched us today and had a few players who had been out for a while.”

He added: “I think that showed against a strong team. We started a little bit slowly but we had to make sure we were up for it, and stood up to it in spells.

“But too many times we switched off and we got physically outdone today, fair play to them – they did what they had to do to get points.”

Eastleigh visit Altrincham up next on Saturday, November 26, with still four more games to play before the Boxing Day fixtures in the National League.  

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