Sidmouth Raiders Under-13s went down 2-0 when they entertained Moors Milan in their first outing after the festive break.
The victory for the Mid Devon side saw them leapfrog Raiders and take over at the top of the table.
Raiders were on the back foot from the early stages, conceding just moments after kick-off.
Raiders showed plenty of endeavour and industry throughout the contest.
Yan Mercan was again a rock at the heart of the Sidmouth defence.
Freddie Dorman came agonisingly close to finding the net with some decent efforts. Frank Long found the net, but his ‘goal’ was disallowed .
Just as Raiders enjoyed domination in terms of possession and were desperately searching for what would have been a deserved equaliser, Milan struck with their second to seal the points.
Raiders remain positive knowing that they more than matched their highflying rivals and on another day would surely have bagged all three points.
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