Dylan Duncan finished off an excellent team move and Marcus Edwards netted from the penalty spot during a bright first-half display at the Training Centre, in which Edwards was lively on the ball and Shilow Tracey, operating as the central striker, showed impressive prowess in attack.
We began the second period in the same fashion with captain Joe Pritchard leading by example and driving forward, only to drag just wide.
But when Dan Kemp steered home from close range after we switched off at the back, it started to go wrong. Nathan Holland curled home an unstoppable equaliser before Josh Pask completed the Hammers’ comeback just after the hour mark.