AFC Portchester had to endure a frustrating afternoon as they fell to a 2-0 defeat at Bedfont Sports.

Unlike the A380s and other aircraft that thundered their way into the London sky from nearby Heathrow Airport, the Royals’ performance failed to take flight in this game and they were left grounded by a goal in each half from the home side.

The result brought to an end an unbeaten run of 20 matches in league games away from home too.

Portchester had the first chance of the game on five minutes when Charlie Williamson sent a cross into the six yard box from the right but Lee Wort couldn’t find the finishing touch from close range.

Two minutes later the visitors got a warning sign of what Bedfont were capable of when Jude Jakes-McKay was put clear down the left. He cut inside the penalty area and unleashed a shot which keeper Steven Mowthorpe had to beat away.

The home side took the lead on 12 minutes thanks to the visiting defence putting the ball into their own net. A free kick from the right hand corner of the pitch was delivered to near the penalty spot and a defender’s attempted clearance went back towards the goal and a couple of deflections on its way into the net helped the ball in.

Three minutes later things almost got a lot worse for Portchester when George Frise tried his luck with a shot from inside the centre circle, which had Mowthorpe scrambling back towards his goal but the ball dropped on to the roof of the net.

On 23 minutes Jake Woods’ free kick from just outside the box was only inches wide of the target and at the other end a cross from the left found Marley Ridge inside the box but his first time shot flew well over.

The Royals almost snatched an equaliser five minutes before the interval when James Cowan’s free kick from the left picked out Conor Bailey’s run to the near post but he glanced his header just over the bar.

The second half was much the same as the first with the home side’s solid defensive set up soaking up the majority of the pressure Portchester could assert on them, while they looked dangerous on the break.

The Royals’ best chance of getting an equaliser came on 58 minutes when the ball was slipped through to Alfie Stanley and his low shot from 15 yards out was blocked by the outstretched leg of keeper Gary Ross.

Three minutes later Wort brought down a long ball towards the edge of the penalty area but he screwed his shot wide and Bedfont made sure they would be picking up all three points with their second goal on 79 minutes.

A corner from the right was flicked on towards the six yard box and Thomas O’Neill beat Mowthorpe to the ball to knock it past him and into the net.

The game fizzled out after this as the home side comfortably saw out the remaining time that was played.