FC Isle of Man went down 3-1 away at South Liverpool on Wednesday night, our fourth defeat in the last six.
Charlie Higgins had given the Ravens the lead, but Rick Holden’s side were unable to find a second as South Liverpool regrouped.
The Ravens started the game bright and penned the hosts back, but were a bit shot shy early on when opportunities presented themselves.
That early pressure would pay off in the 16th minute however as Danny Gerrard pinched the ball in midfield.
He picked out Charlie Higgins, who in turn laid it off to Ste Whitley, with the latter unable to find room for a shot, the ball came back to Higgins who fired into the bottom right corner to give the Ravens a deserved lead.
However that early work was undone when Owen Dursley was allowed to arrive at the back post to score, at the second attempt after a good initial stop by Adam Killey, to make it 1-1.
It was soon 2-1 to the home side as Luke Denton pounced on a lapse at the back to give South the lead after two goals in four minutes.
The Ravens pushed South back as the half wore on, but Whitley’s well placed cross being met by no-one set the tone for the rest of the game.
Killey was called into action to keep the gap at one goal as he pulled off a smart save to deny Sullivan Barker when he tried to place one into the far corner.
Whitley had a speculative effort late in the first half that nearly drew the Ravens level when Dean Pinnginton forced Lucas Allan into a rushed clearance.
The ball came to Whitley but his long range effort on his weaker foot dropped just over the bar to ensure it was 2-1 at the break.
Second Half
The second half saw some good moves come to nothing for the Ravens as Luke Booth and Higgins combined a couple of times while Whitley out on the other flank also caused issues.
However, despite their endeavours there was little reward as the South defence mopped up or crosses flashed by with no-one there to convert.
The home side would get a third goal in the second half as Neil Weaver slid in to add a third from a cross into the box that wasn’t dealt with.
Despite the efforts of Higgins and Whitley to create chances down the wings, the Ravens were unable to find a route back into the game.
Our next game is away at bottom of the league Litherland REMYCA on Saturday.
