ALBION coach Lee Smith says he cannot find fault with his players’ efforts after they fell to a heavy defeat at Golborne on Saturday.

They travelled to the game with just 15 players but the hosts showed no mercy and inflicted a punishing scoreline.

“Every team faces adversity during the course of a season and today it was our turn,” said Smith, whose side stay second in the North West Mens League Division One table.

“I cannot fault the effort and commitment of the boys who took to the field today but we now regroup and come back stronger.”