TRURO City boss John Askey admitted his side were second best against Southend United in the FA Trophy.
The Tinners suffered a 4-0 defeat in the third round tie at Roots Hall.
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And Askey was full of praise for the Shrimpers at the final whistle
“It’s always difficult coming here and we saw that today,” Askey told the club's YouTube channel.
“Southend are a really good team and we struggled with them.
“I thought for about 30 minutes we defended really well but then a mistake cost us.
“It’s tough to come back from that but we did and we rallied a little bit.
“But to then concede just before half-time knocks the stuffing out of you a little bit.”
Truro trailed 2-0 at the break before conceding twice more in the second half.
But Askey knew it was always going to be tough going against Blues.
“It was one of those when the draw came out it’s another long journey against a tough team,” said Askey.
“We could have done without it but it did enable us to play one or two lads who haven’t been playing.
“We have had a look at a different way of playing but the main concern is that everyone came through because league games are obviously the most important for us.”
Truro - who were promoted as National League South champions last season - are currently bottom of the National League standings.
The Tinners have now suffered seven defeats in succession but Askey remains keen to repay the club’s fans for their backing.
“This couldn’t have been a worse draw for us in a regionalised draw really,” said Askey.
“I think it was the furthest team possible other than Dover.
“For the supporters to dig deep and come is a fantastic effort from everyone.
“As we say every week we can’t thank them enough and we just hope on Tuesday we can give them something back in our game against Wealdstone.”
Truro had 20 visiting supporters in attendance at Roots Hall with many Shrimpers fans standing to applaud them when the official attendance was announced over the tannoy inside the stadium.
The Tinners visit Roots Hall again in the National League at the start of January.
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