That was Mick Jenkins' assessment after Bognor lost their fourth game in five but came away from Eastleigh feeling a little unlucky not have claimed a draw.

Paul Watson's superb free-kick put the Rocks on level terms ten minutes into the second half, but Saturday's trick of letting in a goal soon after they had scored one came back to haunt them as they fell behind again minutes later.

The Rocks battled for an equaliser – even after going down to ten men when debut-making goalkeeper James Lester blotted his copybook with a red card for raising a hand in a spat with Spitfires striker Matt Groves – but ended up empty-handed.

Manager Jenkins said: "It was a far-improved performance but it's still earned us no points. Even their manager, Ian Baird, felt we were worth a draw.

"We dominated possession for a time when we were 1-0 down and deserved to draw level.

"It was a great strike that made it 2-1 but we're getting punished too often. We've got to learn quickly and I'm confident we will."