BRIDPORT'S player were left 'hurting' after throwing away their one-goal lead against the University of Exeter - with boss Chris Herbst pointing to poor decision making costing them the points.
The Bees took the lead midway through the first half as Fred Parsons headed the ball home after a poor clearance from Exeter's Charlie Hewlett in the 21st minute.
But Exeter scored twice after the break to stun Herbst's side and leave the home side with a bitter taste in their mouth as the succumbed to their third defeat of the season.
It leaves the club in fifth place and eight points adrift of league leaders Elburton Villa after eight games.
Herbst admitted it was a difficult defeat to take and that the players need to move on and look to make amends this weekend when they host Okehampton Argyle at St Mary's on Saturday.
Speaking to The News, he said: "Looking back to Saturday’s result, it’s so frustrating. We were in control of the game at 1-0 and we threw that game away with poor decisions.
"It’s hurts a lot and to see lads looking to blame other things that’s even more frustrating. We have to own it more and take things on the chin.
"I do think think this result will have a positive impact as everyone was hurting and we trained last night, a really good session, so you can see they want to rectify that."
In terms of team news for this weekend's game with Okehampton, Luke King is away on holiday but Matt Brown and Darren Lock return and in in contention to play.
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