Beaumaris whipped the rug from beneath the Orangemen with one minute of regular time to play, denying a 10-man Suns outfit a point with the Sharks emerging 2-1 victors.
Understandably frustrated following the loss, coach Craig Carley voiced his thoughts on a less than desirable outcome.
“It’s obviously disappointing to come away with no points,” Carley said.
“I was quite happy with the performance in the first half, I thought we created enough clear-cut opportunities to score a couple of goals.
“In the second half we got dragged into their game plan and went a little bit too direct at times and were obviously punished in the last couple of minutes of the game.
“There’s plenty of positives there; we’ve proven once again that we can play some really good football at times and moving forward it’s all about us sticking to our game plan and being more ruthless at both ends of the pitch.”
Fortune was not on the Suns’ side from the get-go, as a gilt-edged chance went begging early.
Forward Russell Currie was scythed down for a penalty inside two minutes, with the man himself stepping up to convert.
He was denied from 12 yards as Sharks custodian Jarrod Hill got down to his right to save it and a later penalty shout on Suns winger Brandon Giaccherini would be waved away by the officials.
Beaumaris would not take long to capitalise on the luck.
Striker Ryan Brown tapped home a cross headed into his path in the 21st minute, jumpstarting the Suns into life as Geordie Lelliott squared the ledger five minutes later.
The bullish defender bundled the ball home at the back stick off a Giaccherini corner and the Orangemen continued to pile on the pressure in the remainder of the first term.
However, Beaumaris would swing the pendulum in its favour throughout the second half and forced the Suns into a box – one which they’d struggle to break out of as time ticked on.
A second yellow card to Jake Brocklebank late in the piece proved costly for the home side, as Beaumaris substitute Felix Polster popped up with a dagger in the 89th minute to put the game to bed.
Carley balked at some of the official’s decision making during the match, but hammered home the importance of discipline in such a close contest.
“Brandon’s got a stonewall penalty which has been turned away and their first goal went out for a goal kick,” he said.
“It’s really disappointing when you’re conceding goals like that, but it is what it is.
“Jake’s red card is really disappointing because now we lose him for next week’s game and that’s something we need to be a bit more ruthless about in terms of our discipline.
“We can’t afford to play games with players down and teams at this level are too good and will punish you.”
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