BASILDON United conceded an injury time winner as Felixstowe & Walton United snatched a 1-0 victory in John Sussex’s first encounter in charge of the Bees.
It looked as though Basildon were going to return to south Essex with a point, but Josh Kerridge claimed the winner in the dying moments.
And Sussex felt his side deserved to clinch a share of the spoils.
“I was generally pleased,” said Sussex.
“We worked on a gameplan and it worked really well for the 90 minutes.
“It was only a scrambled goal in injury time that cost us a well-deserved point, so that’s frustrating.
“But I’m still quite pleased with the performance.”
The Bees got off to a promising start and Joe Turpin nodded a good chance over the crossbar.
Basildon goalkeeper Joshua Strizovic denied Darren Mills, while Felixstowe custodian Jack Spurling stopped one of his team-mates putting through his own net.
Spurling frustrated Bees debutant Eli Benoit after the interval and the save proved crucial as Kerridge scored a late winner for the hosts.
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