Ryan Williams suffered suspected knee ligament damage yesterday evening as Gary Waddock's men suffered their first defeat of the pre-season campaign against a strong looking Palace side in front of 1520 supporters.
Once again The Shots fielded a number of trialists as Waddock continued his search for the players he feels can help secure a bright future for the club and he wasn't let down - overall.
Palace went ahead after 22-minutes courtesy of a Ben Watson spot kick after Anthony Charles was judged to have impeded James Scowcroft inside the penalty area. The Eagles lead was doubled just before the hour when a defensive mix-up allowed Shefki Kuqi to slot in to an unguarded net.
Speaking after the match, Waddock told the clubs official site, "I was extremely pleased. Even though we lost 2-0 the goals that we conceded were of our own making. We need to eliminate that from our game and I am aware that this was a problem last season.
"Up until the penalty where they scored I thought that we were on top but this is all about getting it right for the Kidderminster match and from what I have seen so far we are getting there."
Shots team:
Dean Smith (Jason Milletti)
Shaun Lamb (Alan Massey)
Ben Harding (Lewis Chalmers)
Rhys Day
Anthony Charles (Dave Winfield)
Louie Soares (Scott Donnelly)
Scott Davies
Rod Elvins
Jonny Dixon (Tom Beech)
Ryan Williams (Kirk Hudson)