It proved a frustrating weekend for Bermudian talent overseas, with K'Shaela Burch-Waldron, Aaliyah Nolan, and manager Khano Smith all on the wrong side of one-goal margins in England and the United States.
Bermuda international Burch-Waldron was on the scoresheet with an eye-catching effort, but her Sutton United Women side were ultimately edged out 2-1 away to Newhaven at the Fort Road Recreation Ground in the London & South East Regional Football League Premier Division.
The hosts had taken the lead, but Burch-Waldron produced a moment of individual brilliance on the stroke of half-time, firing home a stunner to haul Sutton level at the interval. However, Newhaven struck in the second period to claim all three points and condemn the visitors to a narrow away defeat.
Over in the FA Women's National League Division One Midlands, there was similar disappointment for national team compatriots Aaliyah Nolan and Trinae Edwards.
The pair featured as Barnsley Women fell to a 1-0 loss against Leafield Athletic Ladies at the Castle Vale Stadium. A solitary goal proved the difference in a tightly contested affair, leaving the Yorkshire outfit empty-handed on the road.
Across the Atlantic, Khano Smith's Rhode Island FC endured a grinding afternoon in the USL Championship, falling 1-0 to Detroit City FC at Keyworth Stadium.
A bruising, physical encounter in the Motor City was decided by fine margins, with the hosts managing to carve out the decisive goal in a fiercely defensive contest.
Despite leaving Michigan empty-handed, the weekend was far from a total loss for Smith's side. Favourable results elsewhere across the league mean the Ocean State club remain firmly in the driving seat for post-season football, needing a victory against Loudoun United FC on Wednesday to secure a playoff berth.
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