Playing in a league cup match against the Woodham Radars, the Rams were unable to capitalise on a number of good scoring opportunities, and fell foul of some clinical finishing from the home side.
The Rams lined up with Jamie McNeilly in goal, a back three of Harvey Ricci, James O'Reilly and Emma Root, a midfield duo of Tom McInerney and Olivia Hales and Matthew Norris up front.
However the Radars made the most of some indecision in the middle of the field to break away and open the scoring with a cleanly taken finish.
And it was two-nil to the Radars shortly after a series of substitutions which saw Jonathan Stoneman, Sam Donnelly, George Morris and Ben Rodley enter the fray.
In the second half, the Rams switched McNeilly and Ricci in goal, with the former adding some steel to the defensive and playing arguably his best 25 minutes for the club this season.
However the Radars again caught the Rams out with a sucker punch break and converted a third to secure the league cup points.
Rams boss John Stoneman said: "While obviously disappointed with the result I was very pleased with the overall performance. It is clear that the lessons we are learning on the training field about passing and vision are starting to translate to the match situations.
"It was quite baffling that on an afternoon where our goalkeepers had very little to do, we actually ended up on the wrong end of the scoreline. We had twice as many changes as the Radars, the difference being that they took theirs, and we need to show a touch more composure in front of goal.
"But the weekly improvements of the entire squad are there to see."
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