In a useful test against a physically strong men's team, new Under-23s Coach Wayne Burnett was able to run the rule over his charges in front of a 2,130-strong crowd at the National League club's Stonebridge Road ground.
And he was left with plenty to ponder, with some nice passages of play on show and a good spell of pressure after Shayon Harrison halved a 2-0 deficit shortly after half-time with a tidy first-time finish from 18 yards out.
Shilow Tracey might have scored on his return to his former club with seven minutes to go when he picked up the pieces after Keanan Bennetts' shot was saved and his fierce drive looped off goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore towards the back post, but the flag was up as Jack Roles helped it over the line and it didn't count.