Pershore Town manager Danny Janes has said he is delighted with his players despite a narrow 1-0 away defeat to Corsham Town.

The Plums fell behind early in the first half after a penalty, having absorbed considerable pressure from the hosts.

Despite the setback, Janes' side grew into the game, causing numerous problems for the Quarrymen, particularly in the second half.

However, they were unable to find the back of the net, and Corsham secured the win, marking their seventh consecutive victory in the Hellenic League this season.

Janes said: "Firstly, congratulations to Corsham and their management team on what is an unbelievable start to the season.

"To win seven games in a row is fantastic, they have been consistent and they deserve to be where they are.

"The amount of people from Corsham that said we were the best team they have seen this season is great to hear, but it also makes it even more frustrating because the league table doesn't lie, we deserve to be where we are because of the start we made.

"There are not many games where we lose and I come away with a sense of satisfaction.

"However, I thought yesterday the players were absolutely outstanding.

"Tactically they hung on every instruction we gave them, they worked tirelessly and their level of performance was exactly what we expect."

He praised his team's defensive resilience in the first half, as they managed to cope with Corsham's attacking threats.

Janes said: "We concede the penalty which is frustrating, but the reaction was excellent and we got ourselves into some really good attacking areas.

"(In the) second half I thought we were by far the better team.

"We controlled the game, we were brave in possession and played through Corsham."

Janes concluded: "I come away disappointed with the result but pleased with the progress this week.

"A convincing win on Tuesday has been followed up by our best performance of the season yesterday.

"The two performances I have seen this week have reminded me of the old Pershore Town.

"I have some big decisions to make next Saturday and I can't wait to make them."