St Ives manager Ricky Marheinke gave his reaction to Hereford's 2-0 win at ProEdge Westwood Road yesterday.
"We were beaten by the better side and that’s hardly surprising when a third-bottom team is going up against the runaway champions," said Marheinke.
"But we were really competitive for most of the game until starting to look tired towards the end – and again that’s no shock given the amount of football we’ve had to cram into the last few weeks."The supporters can be proud of the shift the players put in and I’m certainly very proud of the people who gave up their morning to get water off the pitch and ensure the game went ahead.
"It’s been a difficult season and a frustrating one, but staying at Step 3 is a success for us. We all know we’re punching above our weight and things such as our facilities and budget also make it difficult for us to recruit.
"But we’ll be back next season – hopefully better, hopefully stronger, but definitely raring to go."