I’ll own our mistakes, I went man for man, thinking that if we left three up against their three, we’d be effective against them one on one with our pace, but we weren’t good enough on the ball in the first half, and because of that, we left ourselves open and exposed, and you couldn’t really have argued if it was three or four at half time – Lewis made some really good saves and kept us in the game – but there was too much to change by giving information on the side.

But every time we gave the ball away, they were so good – such intelligent football players, all big, strong, fast, quick, and mentally strong as well. They could see exactly where the space was, and were fantastic in the first half. 

Even though we were only one nil down, we had to change our style and sit in deeper, and see if we could hit them on the counter, but we knew if we gave them more space, they would get more chances, and they ran out worthy winners. Dan has done a fantastic job, these are the best coached team I’ve seen.

I’m pleased though that we dug in – it’s now a characteristic that we’ve got – it’s a fundamental part of my philosophy that we play with determination continuously – so we dug in, we worked hard, but they had all the pressure, they had to win, and came up and did it comfortably.'

The Swans' Easter weekend continues tomorrow (Monday 3.00pm), when they make the short trip to Mangotsfield United, who had their relegation confirmed on Saturday after a 4-0 loss to league Leaders Plymouth Parkway. 

The Swans then return to Thornhill Park for their final game of the season next Saturday (23rd, 3.00pm).

The Reserve side travel to Tuffley Rovers Development on Tuesday (19th, 7.30pm)

Team: Adams, Novakovic, Turner, Ford (Smith 75), Dennis, White, Yeo, McLean, Hawes, Mbunga (Jaggers 69), Thomas (Plant 69)

Supporters Man of the Match: Aleks Novakovic